`.publish().refCount()`

# rx

[jw]

.publish().refCount()

[ursus]

But in order to return the same observable you need to cache the observable to some field + behind some if == null check right?

[jw]

No. Create it once and re-use it. Null needn't be involved.

[ursus]

sure eagerly / lazily initializing it, but the point is to actually share the instance, i.e. regular kotlin stuff right?

[jw]

The instance must be shared, yes.