Suspending over Views

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Kotlin coroutines can replace Android's callback-heavy View APIs with clean, readable suspending functions. Using `suspendCancellableCoroutine`, you can wrap callbacks like `View.OnLayoutChangeListener` and `AnimatorListener` into await-style functions (`awaitNextLayout()`, `awaitEnd()`). This enables sequential or concurrent orchestration of complex UI transitions — mixing animations, RecyclerView scrolls, and delays — using standard coroutine primitives like `async`, `delay`, and `repeat`, all scoped to the fragment's `viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope` for automatic cancellation and memory safety.

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Android views 💘 callbacks #KTX extension functions #Coroutines to the rescue #suspendCancellableCoroutine #Wait for a view to be laid out #Scope #Waiting for an Animator to finish #Orchestrating the band #post.resume() #Suspending over Views — Example