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Transcript
Compose Previews as a Power User Chennai Subhrajyoti Sen Motive
Simple Previews
@Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview() { BorrowedItemRow( item = BorrowItem( id =
0, itemName = "XBox Series X", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2023" ) ) }
@Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview() { BorrowedItemRow( item = BorrowItem( id
= 0, itemName = "XBox Series X", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2023" ) ) }
@Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview() { BorrowedItemRow( item = BorrowItem( id
= 0, itemName = "XBoz Series X", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2023" ) ) }
None
Available Arguments • name • group • uiMode • locale
• showSystemUi • showBackground • device • apiLevel
Dark Mode
@Preview(uiMode = UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES) @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowDevicePreview() { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow(
item = //.. ) } }
None
Multi Preview Annotation
@Preview(uiMode = UI_MODE_NIGHT_NO) @Preview(uiMode = UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES) @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowDevicePreview() {
BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item = //.. ) } }
@Preview(uiMode = UI_MODE_NIGHT_NO) @Preview(uiMode = UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES) annotation class LightDarkThemePreview
@LightDarkThemePreview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowDevicePreview() { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item =
//.. ) } }
@LightDarkThemePreview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowDevicePreview() { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item =
//.. ) } }
None
@Preview( showSystemUi = true, device = Devices.NEXUS_5X ) @Preview( showSystemUi
= true, device = Devices.NEXUS_10 ) annotation class MultiDevicePreview
@Preview( showSystemUi = true, device = Devices.NEXUS_5X ) @Preview( showSystemUi
= true, device = Devices.NEXUS_10 ) annotation class MultiDevicePreview
@Preview(locale = "en") @Preview(locale = "fr-rCA") @Preview(locale = "es-rUS") annotation
class MultiLocalePreview Valid locale format: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/provid ing-resources#LocaleQualifier
@LightDarkThemePreview @MultiLocalePreview annotation class MultiLocaleLightDarkPreview
Dataset Driven Preview
None
@Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview() { BorrowedItemRow( item = BorrowItem( id
= 0, itemName = "XBox Series X", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2023" ) ) } @Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview() { BorrowedItemRow( item = BorrowItem( id = 0, itemName = "PlayStation", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2023" ) ) }
class BorrowItemsProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<BorrowItem> { override val values = sequenceOf(
BorrowItem( id = 0, itemName = "PlayStation", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2022" ), BorrowItem( id = 0, itemName = "XBox", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2022" ) ) }
class BorrowItemsProvider : PreviewParameterProvider<BorrowItem> { override val values = sequenceOf(
BorrowItem( id = 0, itemName = "PlayStation", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2022" ), BorrowItem( id = 0, itemName = "XBox", borrowerName = "Steve", borrowDate = "2-11-2022" ) ) }
@Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview( @PreviewParameter(BorrowItemsProvider::class) item: BorrowItem ) { BorrowedItemRow(
item ) }
@Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview( @PreviewParameter(BorrowItemsProvider::class) item: BorrowItem ) { BorrowedItemRow(
item ) }
Declutter using Groups
@MultiLocaleLightDarkPreview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowDevicePreview() { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item =
//.. ) } }
None
@Preview(locale = "en", group = "English") @Preview(locale = "fr-rCA", group
= "Canadian French") @Preview(locale = "es-rUS", group = "US Spanish") annotation class MultiLocalePreview
None
Local Inspection
None
@Composable fun BorrowedItemRow(item: BorrowItem) { var expanded by remember {
mutableStateOf(false) } // this will only affect previews if (LocalInspectionMode.current) { expanded = true } //.. }
@Composable fun BorrowedItemRow(item: BorrowItem) { var expanded by remember {
mutableStateOf(false) } // this will only affect previews if (LocalInspectionMode.current) { expanded = true } //.. }
Showkase
None
@ShowkaseComposable(group = "Individual rows") @Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowExpandedPreview() { BorrowTheme
{ BorrowedItemRow( //.. ) } }
@ShowkaseComposable(group = "Individual rows") @Preview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowExpandedPreview() { BorrowTheme
{ BorrowedItemRow( //.. ) } }
@ShowkaseComposable(group = "Individual rows") @Composable @Preview fun BorrowedItemRowCollapsedPreview() { CompositionLocalProvider(LocalInspectionMode
provides false) { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( //.. ) } } }
None
None
None
Animation Previews
None
None
updateTransition Supported Animations AnimatedVisibility animate*AsState rememberInfiniteTransition CrossFade AnimatedContent
Screenshot Testing
Available Options
Paparazzi Available Options
Paparazzi Roborazzi Available Options
Paparazzi Roborazzi Compose Preview Available Options
Paparazzi
Works on JVM Paparazzi
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Paparazzi
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Needs JUnit tests Paparazzi
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Needs JUnit tests Paparazzi
Supports Views
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Needs JUnit tests Paparazzi
Supports Views Emulates Production
class PaparazziTests { @get:Rule val paparazzi = Paparazzi( deviceConfig =
PIXEL_5.copy(nightMode = NightMode.NIGHT), renderingMode = RenderingMode.SHRINK ) }
class PaparazziTests { @get:Rule val paparazzi = Paparazzi( deviceConfig =
PIXEL_5.copy(nightMode = NightMode.NIGHT), renderingMode = RenderingMode.SHRINK ) }
class PaparazziTests { //.. @Test fun launchComposable() { paparazzi.snapshot {
BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item = //.. ) } } } }
class PaparazziTests { //.. @Test fun launchComposable() { paparazzi.snapshot {
CompositionLocalProvider(LocalInspectionMode provides true) { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item = //.. ) } } } } }
class PaparazziTests { //.. @Test fun launchComposable() { paparazzi.snapshot {
CompositionLocalProvider(LocalInspectionMode provides true) { BorrowTheme { BorrowedItemRow( item = //.. ) } } } } }
Baseline
After changes
Failure Comparison
Compose Preview Screenshot
Works on JVM Compose Preview Screenshot
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Compose Preview Screenshot
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Fully Automated Compose Preview
Screenshot
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Fully Automated Compose Preview
Screenshot Needs a special directory
Works on JVM Based on Layoutlib Fully Automated Compose Preview
Screenshot Needs a special directory Emulates Debug
Compose Preview Screenshot - Source
Compose Preview Screenshot - Source @LightDarkThemePreview @Composable fun BorrowedItemRowPreview( @PreviewParameter(BorrowItemsProvider::class)
item: BorrowItem ) { BorrowedItemRow( item ) }
Compose Preview Screenshot - Destination
Screen Comparison
Screen Comparison
Can’t decide? sergio-sastre/ComposablePreviewScanner
Further Exploration https://github.com/takahirom/roborazzi Composable Preview Driven Development: TDD-fying your UI
with ease!
Questions?
Thank You! Chennai