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Dependency Best Practices

Kotlin DSL: The Modern Standard

The report strongly recommends using Gradle's Kotlin DSL (`.gradle.kts`) for build scripts over the older Groovy DSL. Kotlin DSL provides a superior development experience with better IDE support, including code completion, navigation to source, and refactoring. All dependency snippets on this platform are provided exclusively in Kotlin DSL to align with modern Android development standards.

Using a Bill of Materials (BOM)

A Bill of Materials (BOM) is a special kind of dependency that groups together a set of libraries and their tested, compatible versions. The Jetpack Compose BOM is a prime example. By importing the BOM platform, you can declare other Compose dependencies without specifying their versions, as the BOM manages them for you. This prevents version conflicts and simplifies updates.

dependencies {
    // Import the Compose BOM
    val composeBom = platform("androidx.compose:compose-bom:2025.05.00")
    implementation(composeBom)
    androidTestImplementation(composeBom)

    // Now, declare Compose dependencies without versions
    implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui")
    implementation("androidx.compose.material3:material3")
}

Dependency Injection with Hilt

Dependency Injection (DI) is a core principle for building scalable and testable apps. Hilt is Google's recommended DI library for Android, built on top of Dagger. It reduces boilerplate by providing a standard way to use DI in your application, integrating seamlessly with Jetpack components like ViewModel, Navigation, and WorkManager.

Testing Frameworks

A robust testing strategy is crucial. Use unit testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito for business logic, and instrumentation testing frameworks like Espresso for UI tests that run on a device or emulator. This platform lists the necessary dependencies to set up a comprehensive testing suite.