FlowExtKt

public static final @NonNull Flow<@NonNull T> <T extends Object> flowWithLifecycle(
    @NonNull Flow<@NonNull T> receiver,
    @NonNull Lifecycle lifecycle,
    @NonNull Lifecycle.State minActiveState
)

Flow operator that emits values from this upstream Flow when the lifecycle is at least at minActiveState state. The emissions will be stopped when the lifecycle state falls below minActiveState state.

The flow will automatically start and cancel collecting from this upstream flow as the lifecycle moves in and out of the target state.

If this upstream Flow completes emitting items, flowWithLifecycle will trigger the flow collection again when the minActiveState state is reached.

This is NOT a terminal operator. This operator is usually followed by collect, or onEach and launchIn to process the emitted values.

Note: this operator creates a hot flow that only closes when the lifecycle is destroyed or the coroutine that collects from the flow is cancelled.

class MyActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        /* ... */
            // Launches a coroutine that collects items from a flow when the Activity
            // is at least started. It will automatically cancel when the activity is stopped and
            // start collecting again whenever it's started again.
            lifecycleScope.launch {
                flow
                    .flowWithLifecycle(lifecycle, Lifecycle.State.STARTED)
                    .collect {
                        // Consume flow emissions
                     }
            }
        }
    }

flowWithLifecycle cancels the upstream Flow when lifecycle falls below minActiveState state. However, the downstream Flow will be active without receiving any emissions as long as the scope used to collect the Flow is active. As such, please take care when using this function in an operator chain, as the order of the operators matters. For example, flow1.flowWithLifecycle(lifecycle).combine(flow2) behaves differently than flow1.combine(flow2).flowWithLifecycle(lifecycle). The former continues to combine both flows even when lifecycle falls below minActiveState state whereas the combination is cancelled in the latter case.

Warning: Lifecycle.State.INITIALIZED is not allowed in this API. Passing it as a parameter will throw an IllegalArgumentException.

Tip: If multiple flows need to be collected using flowWithLifecycle, consider using the Lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle API to collect from all of them using a different launch per flow instead. That's more efficient and consumes less resources as no hot flows are created.