Hi there. Inside some `ViewModel`, I tend to use `...

# coroutines

[ubu]

Hi there. Inside some ViewModel, I tend to use ConflatedBroadcastChannel (fooChannel) as some kind of reactive field, which I transform to Flow (fooFlow), which I hold also as a field of this ViewModel when needed, in order to observe it, combine streams, etc. For me, it’s like using BehaviorSubject from RxJava. Sometimes I need to access the current value of this channel to perform some fire-and-forget operation . What is then more correct, less error-prone:

fooFlow.take(1).collect { performSomeSuspendableOperation(it) }

or

performSomeSuspendableOperation(fooChannel.value)

Thanks guys!

[Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]]

I think the latter is simpler, the intent is more obvious, and it's easier to read especially if you're new to programming with streams like this. Can't think of any reason to do the former if you've got direct access to the CBC.