Is there any difference between

.conflate().map { … }

and

.conflate().mapLatest { … }

?

yes. in first case map's body will be processed (for each non-conflated item), while in second it will be cancelled if new item appear.

flow {
        repeat(20) {
            emit(it)
            delay(100)
        }
    }.conflate()
        .mapLatest { // change to map to see difference. 
            delay(250)
            it
        }.collect {
            println(it)
        }

If map's body is perfectly supports cooperative cancellation, there is no

conflate()

necessary.

Thanks, so

mapLatest

makes the

conflate

pointless and not the other way round 👍

Kinda, you can change

delay

in map to

Thread.sleep

and you will see that conflate may be important even with

mapLatest