how to i take the first element fro ma flow and then consume the rest with collect ? seems like when i use

take

it closes the flow

withIndex + collect and destructuring

ohh, smart

If you have a better idea about the API you want, I guess it's relatively easy to implement it yourself

how can i implement taking one value out a flow without cancelling it ? that seems to be the main issue.. and that spring + reactor types are involved possibly

By using

collect

when i use shareIn i can then call

first()

and

.skip(1).collect()

later correct ? or do i need to ensure it has a buffer for that ?

It depends on the timing, but probably

the first message should be there instantly.. the other ones could come later.. i will jsut try this

Could always

produceIn

and

receive()

the items manually.

Ah yes, very true, you can do something like that:

yourFlow.produceIn(someScope).consume {
    receive() // First value
    receiveAsFlow().collect { // Other values
    }
}