Hey everyone I am thrilled to introduce Airbnb s latest open

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Hey everyone I am thrilled to introduce Airbnb s latest open source project flashlight <https github com airbnb Showkase|Showkase> flashlight Showkase is an annotation processor based Android library that helps you organize discover search and visualize Jetpack Compose UI elements It auto generates a UI browser app for you sparkles More info in the thread point down skin tone 3

Vinay Gaba · Answer

Showkase eliminates the manual work of maintaining a UI preview browser app that each company is forced to build in order to maintain their design systems By just adding a few annotations to your UI elements this is what you get for free point down

Vinay Gaba · Answer

It currently supports Jetpack Compose composables colors and typography but you should expect support for more UI elements You can also easily search and find the right elements that someone else on your team might ve built This helps in maintaining consistency across your app

Vinay Gaba · Answer

But that s not all Showkase also auto generates permutations of your composables and renders it in common situations like RTL Dark Mode Font Scaling etc This helps in catching issues early and gives you early signals while you are still developing your components

Vinay Gaba · Answer

What do I need to do to see my Compose UI elements in this app Glad you asked Showkase provides annotations that you need to add to your UI elements and that s mostly it boom Setup instructions here <https github com airbnb Showkase installation>

Pete Doyle · Answer

Very cool slightly smiling face clap

Vinay Gaba · Answer

We are thinking about some interesting ways in which we can extend this We d love to hear more about other creative ways to improve it I hope that you find Showkase useful as you start experimenting with Compose This has been in the works since April so I m very excited to finally launch it Give it a shot and let me know what you think

Vinay Gaba · Answer

Some obvious questions that may arise are about whether we are already using Compose etc I cover them in the FAQ s <https github com airbnb Showkase frequently asked questions>

Vinay Gaba · Answer

Would love feedback around whether the value prop is clear and if the documentation makes sense pray skin tone 3

Vinay Gaba · Answer

Also I apologize if this is too many words for your liking I really struggle with writing and didn t want that to hold me back from launching So I m posting my first draft of this launch message sweat smile

Afzal Najam · Answer

Oh this is neat