Cannot run Kotlin projects from book "First Line of Code 3rd Edition" on Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro

[xiaoya3506]

Hello, thank you for developing CodeAssist!

I am using CodeAssist (v3.7.4) on my Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro (12.4 inches, HyperOS 2.10.0) to learn Android development from the book "First Line of Code (3rd Edition)" (Chinese version). This book uses Kotlin and modern AndroidX libraries.

Here is my situation:

1. I can create a new Kotlin project in CodeAssist.
2. But when I try to build or run the example projects from the book (for example, the Fragment demo in Chapter 5, which uses ViewBinding and basic Fragment transactions), the build fails.

I am not sure if CodeAssist fully supports the Gradle/Android Gradle Plugin versions and Kotlin features (like coroutines, ViewBinding, Jetpack components) used in this book.

My questions are:

1. Can CodeAssist run a project that uses Kotlin + ViewBinding + Fragments + basic AndroidX libraries?
2. If yes, what specific Gradle version, AGP version, and SDK settings should I put in the build.gradle file to make it work?
3. If not, what is the best way to use CodeAssist to study this book? Should I rewrite the code in Java instead, or only practice the basic Android APIs?

Thank you for your time! I really appreciate your help.

[inari-codes]

I'm not the creator but CodeAssist doesn't use Gradle since it's quite heavy, however it can parse most AndroidX dependencies normally, so I think you can skip the AGP and Gradle version setup

[xiaoya3506]

Thank you for your reply! Does CodeAssist support ViewBinding and Kotlin coroutines? If not, should I just avoid using those features and stick to basic Android APIs while learning from this book?"

[ItIsMeYourMoon]

ViewBinding and Kotlin coroutines?

It does support them. For View Binding you need to activate it in project's module settings. Modules -> Build Features -> View Binding. No problems with Kotlin Coroutines. You'll face challenges when it'll be time for Room Database but you can simply replace it with traditional SQLite

[xiaoya3506]

Thank you for your help