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This is the repository for the [Now in Android](https://developer.android.com/series/now-in-android)
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app.
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Now in Android is a fully functional Android app built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It
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**Now in Android** is a fully functional Android app built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. It
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follows Android design and development best practices and is intended to be a useful reference
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for developers. As a running app, it's intended to help developers keep up-to-date with the world
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of Android development by providing regular news updates.
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The app is currently in early stage development and is not yet available on the
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# Features
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Now in Android displays content from the
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**Now in Android** displays content from the
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[Now in Android](https://developer.android.com/series/now-in-android) series. Users can browse for
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links to recent videos, articles and other content. Users can also follow topics they are interested
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in or follow specific authors.
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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ in or follow specific authors.
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# Development Environment
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Now in Android uses the Gradle build system and can be imported directly into the latest stable
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**Now in Android** uses the Gradle build system and can be imported directly into the latest stable
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version of Android Studio (available [here](https://developer.android.com/studio)). The `debug`
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build can be built and run using the default configuration.
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@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ for more details.
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# Architecture
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The Now in Android app follows the
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The **Now in Android** app follows the
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[official architecture guidance](https://developer.android.com/topic/architecture)
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and is described in detail in the
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[architecture learning journey](docs/ArchitectureLearningJourney.md).
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# Modularization
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The Now in Android app has been fully modularized and you can find the detailed guidance and
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The **Now in Android** app has been fully modularized and you can find the detailed guidance and
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description of the modularization strategy used in
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[modularization learning journey](docs/ModularizationLearningJourney.md).
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baseline profile (see below for more information).
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`app-nia-catalog` is a standalone app that displays the list of components that are stylized for
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Now in Android.
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**Now in Android**.
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The app also uses
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[product flavors](https://developer.android.com/studio/build/build-variants#product-flavors) to
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# Testing
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To facilitate testing of components, Now in Android uses dependency injection with
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To facilitate testing of components, **Now in Android** uses dependency injection with
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[Hilt](https://developer.android.com/training/dependency-injection/hilt-android).
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Most data layer components are defined as interfaces.
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Then, concrete implementations (with various dependencies) are bound to provide those interfaces to
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other components in the app.
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In tests, Now in Android notably does _not_ use any mocking libraries.
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In tests, **Now in Android** notably does _not_ use any mocking libraries.
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Instead, the production implementations can be replaced with test doubles using Hilt's testing APIs
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(or via manual constructor injection for `ViewModel` tests).
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# License
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Now in Android is distributed under the terms of the Apache License (Version 2.0). See the
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**Now in Android** is distributed under the terms of the Apache License (Version 2.0). See the
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[license](LICENSE) for more information.
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