Contexts and scope

Context and scope are fundamental concepts in the world of Kotlin coroutines and play a crucial role in managing their life cycle and behavior.

A context in Kotlin coroutines is like a container that groups key information about how and where a coroutine will run. This context includes the following:

• Dispatcher: Defines which thread or thread group the coroutine will run on, as follows:
  • Dispatchers.IO for I/O operations (such as working with files or network calls).
  • Dispatchers.Main for updating the UI.
• Job: Represents the specific task the coroutine performs. It also allows you to cancel it or monitor its progress.
• Other attributes: Can include things such as the following:
  • CoroutineName: A useful identifier to distinguish coroutines.
  • NonCancellable: Indicates that the coroutine should not be cancelled, even if its parent or associated scope is.

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