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Kotlin Coroutines & Flows
Patterns for structured concurrency, Flow-based reactive streams, and coroutine testing in Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects.
When to Activate
- Writing async code with Kotlin coroutines
- Using Flow, StateFlow, or SharedFlow for reactive data
- Handling concurrent operations (parallel loading, debounce, retry)
- Testing coroutines and Flows
- Managing coroutine scopes and cancellation
Structured Concurrency
Scope Hierarchy
Application
└── viewModelScope (ViewModel)
└── coroutineScope { } (structured child)
├── async { } (concurrent task)
└── async { } (concurrent task)Always use structured concurrency — never GlobalScope:
kotlin
// BAD
GlobalScope.launch { fetchData() }
// GOOD — scoped to ViewModel lifecycle
viewModelScope.launch { fetchData() }
// GOOD — scoped to composable lifecycle
LaunchedEffect(key) { fetchData() }Parallel Decomposition
Use coroutineScope + async for parallel work:
kotlin
suspend fun loadDashboard(): Dashboard = coroutineScope {
val items = async { itemRepository.getRecent() }
val stats = async { statsRepository.getToday() }
val profile = async { userRepository.getCurrent() }
Dashboard(
items = items.await(),
stats = stats.await(),
profile = profile.await()
)
}SupervisorScope
Use supervisorScope when child failures should not cancel siblings:
kotlin
suspend fun syncAll() = supervisorScope {
launch { syncItems() } // failure here won't cancel syncStats
launch { syncStats() }
launch { syncSettings() }
}Flow Patterns
Cold Flow — One-Shot to Stream Conversion
kotlin
fun observeItems(): Flow<List<Item>> = flow {
// Re-emits whenever the database changes
itemDao.observeAll()
.map { entities -> entities.map { it.toDomain() } }
.collect { emit(it) }
}StateFlow for UI State
kotlin
class DashboardViewModel(
observeProgress: ObserveUserProgressUseCase
) : ViewModel() {
val progress: StateFlow<UserProgress> = observeProgress()
.stateIn(
scope = viewModelScope,
started = SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(5_000),
initialValue = UserProgress.EMPTY
)
}WhileSubscribed(5_000) keeps the upstream active for 5 seconds after the last subscriber leaves — survives configuration changes without restarting.
Combining Multiple Flows
kotlin
val uiState: StateFlow<HomeState> = combine(
itemRepository.observeItems(),
settingsRepository.observeTheme(),
userRepository.observeProfile()
) { items, theme, profile ->
HomeState(items = items, theme = theme, profile = profile)
}.stateIn(viewModelScope, SharingStarted.WhileSubscribed(5_000), HomeState())Flow Operators
kotlin
// Debounce search input
searchQuery
.debounce(300)
.distinctUntilChanged()
.flatMapLatest { query -> repository.search(query) }
.catch { emit(emptyList()) }
.collect { results -> _state.update { it.copy(results = results) } }
// Retry with exponential backoff
fun fetchWithRetry(): Flow<Data> = flow { emit(api.fetch()) }
.retryWhen { cause, attempt ->
if (cause is IOException && attempt < 3) {
delay(1000L * (1 shl attempt.toInt()))
true
} else {
false
}
}SharedFlow for One-Time Events
kotlin
class ItemListViewModel : ViewModel() {
private val _effects = MutableSharedFlow<Effect>()
val effects: SharedFlow<Effect> = _effects.asSharedFlow()
sealed interface Effect {
data class ShowSnackbar(val message: String) : Effect
data class NavigateTo(val route: String) : Effect
}
private fun deleteItem(id: String) {
viewModelScope.launch {
repository.delete(id)
_effects.emit(Effect.ShowSnackbar("Item deleted"))
}
}
}
// Collect in Composable
LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
viewModel.effects.collect { effect ->
when (effect) {
is Effect.ShowSnackbar -> snackbarHostState.showSnackbar(effect.message)
is Effect.NavigateTo -> navController.navigate(effect.route)
}
}
}Dispatchers
kotlin
// CPU-intensive work
withContext(Dispatchers.Default) { parseJson(largePayload) }
// IO-bound work
withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { database.query() }
// Main thread (UI) — default in viewModelScope
withContext(Dispatchers.Main) { updateUi() }In KMP, use Dispatchers.Default and Dispatchers.Main (available on all platforms). Dispatchers.IO is JVM/Android only — use Dispatchers.Default on other platforms or provide via DI.
Cancellation
Cooperative Cancellation
Long-running loops must check for cancellation:
kotlin
suspend fun processItems(items: List<Item>) = coroutineScope {
for (item in items) {
ensureActive() // throws CancellationException if cancelled
process(item)
}
}Cleanup with try/finally
kotlin
viewModelScope.launch {
try {
_state.update { it.copy(isLoading = true) }
val data = repository.fetch()
_state.update { it.copy(data = data) }
} finally {
_state.update { it.copy(isLoading = false) } // always runs, even on cancellation
}
}Testing
Testing StateFlow with Turbine
kotlin
@Test
fun `search updates item list`() = runTest {
val fakeRepository = FakeItemRepository().apply { emit(testItems) }
val viewModel = ItemListViewModel(GetItemsUseCase(fakeRepository))
viewModel.state.test {
assertEquals(ItemListState(), awaitItem()) // initial
viewModel.onSearch("query")
val loading = awaitItem()
assertTrue(loading.isLoading)
val loaded = awaitItem()
assertFalse(loaded.isLoading)
assertEquals(1, loaded.items.size)
}
}Testing with TestDispatcher
kotlin
@Test
fun `parallel load completes correctly`() = runTest {
val viewModel = DashboardViewModel(
itemRepo = FakeItemRepo(),
statsRepo = FakeStatsRepo()
)
viewModel.load()
advanceUntilIdle()
val state = viewModel.state.value
assertNotNull(state.items)
assertNotNull(state.stats)
}Faking Flows
kotlin
class FakeItemRepository : ItemRepository {
private val _items = MutableStateFlow<List<Item>>(emptyList())
override fun observeItems(): Flow<List<Item>> = _items
fun emit(items: List<Item>) { _items.value = items }
override suspend fun getItemsByCategory(category: String): Result<List<Item>> {
return Result.success(_items.value.filter { it.category == category })
}
}Anti-Patterns to Avoid
- Using
GlobalScope— leaks coroutines, no structured cancellation - Collecting Flows in
init {}without a scope — useviewModelScope.launch - Using
MutableStateFlowwith mutable collections — always use immutable copies:_state.update { it.copy(list = it.list + newItem) } - Catching
CancellationException— let it propagate for proper cancellation - Using
flowOn(Dispatchers.Main)to collect — collection dispatcher is the caller's dispatcher - Creating
Flowin@Composablewithoutremember— recreates the flow every recomposition
References
See skill: compose-multiplatform-patterns for UI consumption of Flows. See skill: android-clean-architecture for where coroutines fit in layers.
