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Learn how to create a hot flow in Kotlin that detects consecutive value increments from another flow using `SharedFlow`. Perfect for Android developers looking to enhance their reactive programming skills!
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Detecting Consecutive Value Increments in Kotlin Flow: A Step-by-Step Guide

In the world of reactive programming with Kotlin, flows are an essential tool for handling asynchronous data streams. However, there may be times when you want to monitor a flow for specific conditions, such as detecting when a value is consistently increasing. This is the problem we’ll tackle today: how to create a flow that only emits values when another flow emits a larger value than the last emitted value.

Understanding the Problem

Let's start with a quick overview of the components involved:

Source Flow: We have a hot flow called fooFlow that emits integer values.

Target Flow: Our goal is to create another hot flow, barFlow, which will only emit when fooFlow emits a larger integer than the most recently emitted integer.

Example Scenario:

Consider the following sequence of integers emitted by fooFlow:

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In this case, the target flow barFlow should emit:

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These are the values where fooFlow produces a new emission that is larger than the previous one.

Crafting the Solution

To achieve this, we'll make use of Kotlin's SharedFlow, which allows us to emit values from one flow to another. Below, I will guide you through the implementation step-by-step.

Step 1: Setup barFlow

We'll begin by defining our barFlow as a SharedFlow that can emit integer values.

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Step 2: Observing fooFlow

Next, we need to listen to emissions from fooFlow using the onEach operator. This allows us to react whenever a new value is emitted.

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Full Implementation Example

By combining the above snippets, we get the following full implementation:

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Conclusion

This approach to creating a flow that detects consecutive increments effectively leverages Kotlin's reactive programming features. With just a few lines of code, we can create a responsive data stream that reacts to changes in another flow, facilitating clean and maintainable code for your Android applications.

Feel free to explore more about Kotlin Flows and improve your application's responsiveness and interactivity. Happy coding!