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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.

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Jetpack Compose Best Practices

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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:

@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.
```
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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---
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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