Jetpack Compose Tutorial #23: Building the UI Layer — Screens and ViewModels

In the previous tutorial, we built the data layer — Room entities, DAO, repository, and use cases. Now we connect it to the UI. This tutorial builds the three main screens of our task manager app: the task list, the add task form, and the settings screen. What We Build UI Layer: ├── TaskListScreen + TaskListViewModel (MVI) │ ├── Search bar │ ├── Filter chips (All, Active, Completed) │ ├── Task cards with priority badge + category │ └── Swipe to delete ├── AddTaskScreen + AddTaskViewModel │ ├── Title + description fields │ ├── Category chips │ ├── Priority chips │ └── Save button with validation └── SettingsScreen + SettingsViewModel ├── Dark mode toggle └── Delete completed tasks Task List Screen — State and Intents State // ui/screens/tasklist/TaskListState.kt // Everything the task list screen needs to display data class TaskListState( val tasks: List<Task> = emptyList(), val filter: TaskFilter = TaskFilter.ALL, val searchQuery: String = "", val isLoading: Boolean = true, val error: String? = null, val taskCount: Int = 0, val completedCount: Int = 0 ) Intents // ui/screens/tasklist/TaskListIntent.kt // Every action the user can take on the task list sealed interface TaskListIntent { data class Search(val query: String) : TaskListIntent data class ChangeFilter(val filter: TaskFilter) : TaskListIntent data class ToggleTask(val taskId: Long) : TaskListIntent data class DeleteTask(val taskId: Long) : TaskListIntent data object DeleteCompleted : TaskListIntent data object Retry : TaskListIntent } ViewModel // ui/screens/tasklist/TaskListViewModel.kt @HiltViewModel class TaskListViewModel @Inject constructor( private val getTasks: GetTasksUseCase, private val toggleTask: ToggleTaskUseCase, private val deleteTask: DeleteTaskUseCase, private val repository: TaskRepository ) : ViewModel() { private val _state = MutableStateFlow(TaskListState()) val state: StateFlow<TaskListState> = _state.asStateFlow() private var searchJob: Job? = null init { observeTasks() observeCounts() } fun onIntent(intent: TaskListIntent) { when (intent) { is TaskListIntent.Search -> { _state.update { it.copy(searchQuery = intent.query) } observeTasks() } is TaskListIntent.ChangeFilter -> { _state.update { it.copy(filter = intent.filter) } observeTasks() } is TaskListIntent.ToggleTask -> { viewModelScope.launch { toggleTask(intent.taskId) } } is TaskListIntent.DeleteTask -> { viewModelScope.launch { deleteTask(intent.taskId) } } is TaskListIntent.DeleteCompleted -> { viewModelScope.launch { repository.deleteCompletedTasks() } } is TaskListIntent.Retry -> { _state.update { it.copy(error = null) } observeTasks() } } } private fun observeTasks() { searchJob?.cancel() searchJob = viewModelScope.launch { _state.update { it.copy(isLoading = true) } try { getTasks( filter = _state.value.filter, searchQuery = _state.value.searchQuery ).collect { tasks -> _state.update { it.copy(tasks = tasks, isLoading = false, error = null) } } } catch (e: Exception) { _state.update { it.copy(error = e.message, isLoading = false) } } } } private fun observeCounts() { viewModelScope.launch { repository.getTaskCount().collect { count -> _state.update { it.copy(taskCount = count) } } } viewModelScope.launch { repository.getCompletedCount().collect { count -> _state.update { it.copy(completedCount = count) } } } } } The ViewModel pattern: ...

March 26, 2026 · 9 min

Jetpack Compose Tutorial #10: MVI — Keep Your App Simple and Clean

Your app is growing. Your code is getting messy. Let’s fix that. Jetpack Compose makes building Android UI easy. But here is the problem — when your app gets bigger, things get complicated fast. Buttons, loading spinners, error messages… suddenly your code is everywhere. MVI can help you organize all of this. In this guide, you will learn: What MVI means (in plain words) Why it works so well with Jetpack Compose How to build a real example, step by step Mistakes you should avoid Let’s start. ...

March 14, 2026 · 6 min