Could someone look over this code? ```private fun getIntent(utterance: String): Intent = IntentRun...

# codereview

[Ellen Spertus]

Could someone look over this code?

private fun getIntent(utterance: String): Intent =
  IntentRunner.processUtterance(utterance)?.let { intent ->
    intent.resolveActivityInfo(packageManager, intent.flags)?.let { activityInfo ->
      if (activityInfo.exported) intent else null
    }
  } ?: Intent(
    Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
    Uri.parse("${BASE_URL}${URLEncoder.encode(utterance, ENCODING)}")
  )

The idea is that I want the bottom Intent to be returned if either processUtterance() returns null, resolveActivityInfo() returns null, or activityInfo.exported is false. I welcome comments on correctness and style.

[trevjones]

IMO: this looks like abuse of the nullability chaining that kotlin provides. It's a cool trick but is usually harder to read, and change than just capturing a few val's and doing a few if/else blocks.

[Ellen Spertus]

Thanks, @trevjones! It will be interesting to see what others say. I do want to write code that is simultaneously maintainable and idiomatic and appreciate the guidance I get here.

[trevjones]

would be less nasty if the nested let wasn't there.

IntentRunner.processUtterance(utterance)?.takeIf { it.resolvesToExportedActivity() }
  ?: Intent(ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("${BASE_URL}${URLEncoder.encode(utterance, ENCODING)}"))

fun Intent.resolvesToExportedActivity() =
  resolveActivityInfo(packageManager, flags)?.exported == true