Lifecycle

CoroutineScope functionality linked with an Android Lifecycle.

Types

Name	Description
DispatchLifecycleScope	MainCoroutineScope with a Lifecycle, capable of automatically cancelling and restarting coroutines along with that lifecycle.
MinimumStatePolicy	Defines the behavior of a Lifecycle-aware Job when it passes below its minimum Lifecycle.State

Member functions

Name	Description
launchOnCreate	Creates a coroutine tied to a Lifecycle which will automatically enact a MinimumStatePolicy upon dropping below Lifecycle.State.CREATED
launchOnStart	Creates a coroutine tied to a Lifecycle which will automatically enact a MinimumStatePolicy upon dropping below Lifecycle.State.STARTED
launchOnResume	Creates a coroutine tied to a Lifecycle which will automatically enact a MinimumStatePolicy upon dropping below Lifecycle.State.RESUMED

Extension functions

LifecycleOwner extension suspending functions:

Name	Description
onNextCreate	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.CREATED
onNextStart	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.STARTED
onNextResume	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.RESUMED

Lifecycle extension suspending functions:

Name	Description
onNextCreate	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.CREATED
onNextStart	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.STARTED
onNextResume	Executes code one time upon reaching a state of Lifecycle.State.RESUMED

Minimum Gradle Config

Add to your module's build.gradle.kts:

repositories {
  mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {

  implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.5.2")
  implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.5.2")
  implementation("com.rickbusarow.dispatch:dispatch-android-lifecycle:1.0.0-beta10")
  implementation("androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-common:2.2.0")
}