Use <#CHJP9K00L|splitties>

# android

[ribesg]

Use #splitties

[gildor]

Migrate manually from one library without preview to another library without preview when one of your main reasons for migration is lack of preview 🤔

[louiscad]

@gildor Splitties Views DSL has preview, I'm even using it these days.

[ribesg]

What? Splitties has preview, so I don’t get your point.

[gildor]

Which requires compilation

[louiscad]

Compilation of my ui module (using the compileKotlin gradle task from IDE Gradle tool windows) is very fast after initial build thanks to incremental compilation and kapt-free plus java-free module. About 1-2, seconds, and preview refreshes automatically.

[ribesg]

It’s basically as fast as XML preview for me. No difference.

[gildor]

What is ui module? Do you have whole UI or the app there?

[louiscad]

I have the whole UI there, including xml resources. I then use it in 2 modules:
- One is the actual app, with all kapt stuff and slow build.
- Another is the test module (not to be confused with test sources), which is a lightweight app where I manipulate the UI and do other kind of tests. It's more of a playground that is an actual full fledged Android app, so I can test special entry points like services, broadcast receivers, and storage related stuff if needed, foreground services, sound, does that work on all devices, etc…