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Best practices for building UI with Jetpack Compose, focusing on state hoisting, detailed performance optimizations, and theming. Use this when writing or refactoring Composable functions.
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Best practices for building UI with Jetpack Compose, focusing on state hoisting, detailed performance optimizations, and theming. Use this when writing or refactoring Composable functions.
Best practices for building UI with Jetpack Compose, focusing on state hoisting, detailed performance optimizations, and theming. Use this when writing or refactoring Composable functions.
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Follow these guidelines to create performant, reusable, and testable Composables.
Make Composables stateless whenever possible by moving state to the caller.
@Composable
fun MyComponent(
value: String, // State flows down
onValueChange: (String) -> Unit, // Events flow up
modifier: Modifier = Modifier // Standard modifier parameter
)
viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()) and passes it down.modifier: Modifier = Modifier as the first optional parameter.modifier to the root layout element of your Composable.padding().clickable() is different from clickable().padding(). Generally apply layout-affecting modifiers (like padding) after click listeners if you want the padding to be clickable.remember: Use remember { ... } to cache expensive calculations across recompositions.derivedStateOf: Use derivedStateOf { ... } when a state changes frequently (like scroll position) but the UI only needs to react to a threshold or summary (e.g., show "Jump to Top" button). This prevents unnecessary recompositions.
val showButton by remember {
derivedStateOf { listState.firstVisibleItemIndex > 0 }
}
viewModel::onEvent) or remembered lambdas to prevent unstable types from triggering recomposition of children.MaterialTheme.colorScheme and MaterialTheme.typography instead of hardcoded colors or text styles.DesignSystem.kt or Components.kt) if they are shared across features.@Preview(showBackground = true) and include Light/Dark mode previews if applicable.name: compose-ui description: Best practices for building UI with Jetpack Compose, focusing on state hoisting, detailed performance optimizations, and theming. Use this when writing or refactoring Composable functions.
---
name: compose-ui
description: Best practices for building UI with Jetpack Compose, focusing on state hoisting, detailed performance optimizations, and theming. Use this when writing or refactoring Composable functions.
---
# Jetpack Compose Best Practices
## Instructions
Follow these guidelines to create performant, reusable, and testable Composables.
### 1. State Hoisting (Unidirectional Data Flow)
Make Composables **stateless** whenever possible by moving state to the caller.
* **Pattern**: Function signature should usually look like:
```kotlin
@Composable
fun MyComponent(
value: String, // State flows down
onValueChange: (String) -> Unit, // Events flow up
modifier: Modifier = Modifier // Standard modifier parameter
)
```
* **Benefit**: Decouples the UI from simple state storage, making it easier to preview and test.
* **ViewModel Integration**: The screen-level Composable retrieves state from the ViewModel (`viewModel.uiState.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()`) and passes it down.
### 2. Modifiers
* **Default Parameter**: Always provide a `modifier: Modifier = Modifier` as the first optional parameter.
* **Application**: Apply this `modifier` to the *root* layout element of your Composable.
* **Ordering matters**: `padding().clickable()` is different from `clickable().padding()`. Generally apply layout-affecting modifiers (like padding) *after* click listeners if you want the padding to be clickable.
### 3. Performance Optimization
* **`remember`**: Use `remember { ... }` to cache expensive calculations across recompositions.
* **`derivedStateOf`**: Use `derivedStateOf { ... }` when a state changes frequently (like scroll position) but the UI only needs to react to a threshold or summary (e.g., show "Jump to Top" button). This prevents unnecessary recompositions.
```kotlin
val showButton by remember {
derivedStateOf { listState.firstVisibleItemIndex > 0 }
}
```
* **Lambda Stability**: Prefer method references (e.g., `viewModel::onEvent`) or remembered lambdas to prevent unstable types from triggering recomposition of children.
### 4. Theming and Resources
* Use `MaterialTheme.colorScheme` and `MaterialTheme.typography` instead of hardcoded colors or text styles.
* Organize simple UI components into specific files (e.g., `DesignSystem.kt` or `Components.kt`) if they are shared across features.
### 5. Previews
* Create a private preview function for every public Composable.
* Use `@Preview(showBackground = true)` and include Light/Dark mode previews if applicable.
* Pass dummy data (static) to the stateless Composable for the preview.
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License: Apache-2.0
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