Hi Now that we have Compose Beta do we have a date for Andro kotlinlang #compose

Hi! Now that we have Compose Beta, do we have a date for Android Studio 4.2 to reach Stable*? I wanted to migrate our "design system prototype" to Compose Beta without customizations from my side (gradle plugin) but I did not want to break other developers using Android Studio 4.1 stable. Thank you.

Javier

02/25/2021, 12:59 PM

AS 4.2 is beta

The only way to use compose in stable AS versions is using Jetbrains Gradle plugin

zsperske

02/25/2021, 3:05 PM

do you have any more details on that?

Javier

02/25/2021, 3:06 PM

https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb

https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/tree/master/examples/imageviewer

zsperske

02/25/2021, 3:14 PM

thanks!

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Marcello Galhardo

02/25/2021, 3:34 PM

@Javier sorry, I meant 4.2 Beta to Stable. I typed wrong. But thank you for the type with JB Compose.

Javier

02/25/2021, 3:35 PM

4.2 doesnt support Compose without JB Gradle plugin

Marcello Galhardo

02/25/2021, 3:44 PM

@Javier it does not support the general tooling (preview, etc) but, at this moment, you can use and build Compose applications with Android Studio 4.2 - only Android Studio 4.1 is limited to Compose version 1.0.0-alpha03. I do actively use AS 4.2 as I feel it is way more stable for coding if compared to AF.

androidx.compose:compose-compiler
has been refactored to
androidx.compose.compiler:compiler
. This is the first release in the new group.

Javier

02/25/2021, 3:44 PM

Yeah, you can't use preview in common or jvm modules

A workaround can be using a simple

main

function which run a desktop app with the screen you are editing for example

sample:

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fun main = Window {
     SomeScreen()
}

@Composable
fun SomeScreen() {
    ...
}

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