Android (Compose) Sandbox
Instructions for trying Compose/Hilt/Retrofit patterns in a fresh project.
Setup
- Create a new project in Android Studio: Empty Activity with Jetpack Compose.
- Ensure Kotlin, Compose, and Hilt plugins are enabled.
Paste from guides
- ui/: composables and view models (MVVM, MVI, state hoisting)
- data/: Api.kt, DTOs, Room entities, repositories
- di/: Hilt modules
- navigation/: NavHost and screens
Tips
- Add Hilt dependencies and annotate Application with @HiltAndroidApp.
- Use
collectAsStateWithLifecycle() from lifecycle-runtime-compose.
- Point Retrofit base URL to jsonplaceholder for quick tests.
Gradle wrapper & keystores
- Generate a wrapper in your project root if missing:
# In your Android project root
gradle wrapper
- Keep release keystores out of source control. This sandbox ships a
.gitignore that excludes *.jks, *.keystore, and keystore/.