It looks like you're setting up a shared data store using Kotlin Multiplatform for both Android and iOS platforms, with dependency injection (DI) via Koin. Here's how the pieces fit together:
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Shared DataStore Implementation:
- You have defined a
DataStoreProviderclass that takes aDataStore<Preferences>as a parameter. - The shared module (
sharedModule) in your DI setup includes this provider.
- You have defined a
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Platform-Specific Implementations:
- For Android, you provide the actual implementation of
createPreferencesDataStore()which uses the context to create and return a DataStore instance. - For iOS (Swift), you use Objective-C interop via Kotlin/Native to get the document directory path and then create the DataStore.
- For Android, you provide the actual implementation of
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DI Setup:
- The platform-specific modules (
PlatformModule.android.ktfor Android,PlatformModule.ios.ktfor iOS) provide concrete implementations of the shared interfaces or classes. - In these platform modules, you inject the actual context (Android) or use Objective-C interop to get the document directory path (iOS).
- The platform-specific modules (
Key Points:
- DataStoreProvider: This class is provided in
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