Architecture & Development

🏗️ Architecture & Tech Stack

Flow follows Clean Architecture principles with a modular, component-based structure built entirely with Jetpack Compose.

Tech Stack

• Language: Kotlin 100%
• UI Framework: Jetpack Compose (Material Design 3)
• Architecture Pattern: MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel)
• Video Player: ExoPlayer (Media3) + DASH
• Data Extraction: NewPipeExtractor
• Recommendation Engine: Custom Vector Space Model (FlowNeuro)
• Async Operations: Kotlin Coroutines & StateFlow
• Local Storage: Room Database & DataStore Preferences
• Dependency Injection: Hilt
• Image Loading: Coil
• Navigation: Jetpack Compose Navigation

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Android Studio Hedgehog or later
• JDK 17+
• Android SDK 24+

Installation Guide

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/A-EDev/Flow.git
   cd Flow

2. Open in Android Studio

   • Select "Open an existing project"
   • Navigate to the project directory

3. Sync Gradle

   • Wait for dependencies (Media3, Hilt, Accompanist) to download.

4. Run the app

   • Connect an Android device or start an emulator.
   • Click "Run" (Shift+F10).