val suIdKeyFlow = dataStore.data.map { // this is dataStoreRepository class member
    it[PreferenceKeys.suIdKey] ?: 0
}

private suspend fun readSuId(){
    storeRepository.suIdKeyFlow.collect {
        currentUserSuId.value = it
        Log.d("main", "current user su id flow: ${currentUserSuId.value}") // log is printed to logcat
    }
}

init {
    Log.d("main","Main View Model created")// this gets printed to logcat

    viewModelScope.launch(<http://Dispatchers.IO|Dispatchers.IO>){
        Log.d("main","inside viewmodel coroutine scope 1")// this also gets printed to logcat
        readSuId()
        Log.d("main","inside viewmodel coroutine scope 2: --> ${currentUserSuId.value}}")// can't observe this log at logcat

        if(currentUserSuId.value != 0){
            getCurrentUser(currentUserSuId.value)
        }
    }
 isUserLoggedIn()// this sets isLoggedIn mutableState<Boolean> in viewmodel, and observed at composable for automatic login, not necessarily related to problem
        Log.d("main", "  user logged in : ${userLoggedIn.value}")