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Android Clean Architecture

by affaan-m in affaan-m/ECC

Applies Clean Architecture to Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects: module layout, dependency rules, UseCases, Repositories and data layer patterns.

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Skill name
android-clean-architecture
GitHub stars
277k
Used in
4 other repos
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
274 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
683
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Applies Clean Architecture to Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects: module layout, dependency rules, UseCases, Repositories and data layer patterns.

  • Splitting an Android project into app, domain, data and presentation modules
  • SKILL.md covers When to Activate, Module Structure, Domain Layer and Data Layer, plus 5 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Writing UseCases and repository interfaces without framework dependencies

What it does

This skill lays out Clean Architecture for Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects. It recommends a module layout with app, core and layered modules, plus dependency rules where app can reach every layer, presentation and data depend on domain, and domain never depends on data, presentation or any framework and holds only pure Kotlin.

In the domain layer, each UseCase models one business operation and uses `operator fun invoke`, domain models are plain data classes, and repository interfaces live in domain. The data layer implements repositories by coordinating local and remote data sources, keeps mappers as extension functions near the data models, and shows persistence with Room on Android and SQLDelight in KMP, with Ktor as the network client. Dependency injection with Koin or Hilt is also in scope.

When your agent uses it

  • Splitting an Android project into app, domain, data and presentation modules
  • Writing UseCases and repository interfaces without framework dependencies
  • Designing how data flows between local and remote sources
  • Setting up Koin or Hilt in a layered Android or KMP project

Example prompts

  • “Restructure our Android app into domain, data and presentation modules with the dependency rules enforced.”
  • “Write a GetItemsByCategoryUseCase and the ItemRepository interface it depends on.”
  • “Add a Room-backed local data source and map entities to domain models with extension functions.”

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SKILL.md

The full file from affaan-m/ECC at commit 2d515e4, republished under its MIT licence (© affaan-m). 274 words, ~2,200 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/android-clean-architecture/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
android-clean-architecture
description
Clean Architecture patterns for Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects — module structure, dependency rules, UseCases, Repositories, and data layer patterns. Use when structuring modules, layers, or data flow in an Android or KMP project.
metadata.origin
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Android Clean Architecture

Clean Architecture patterns for Android and KMP projects. Covers module boundaries, dependency inversion, UseCase/Repository patterns, and data layer design with Room, SQLDelight, and Ktor.

When to Activate

  • Structuring Android or KMP project modules
  • Implementing UseCases, Repositories, or DataSources
  • Designing data flow between layers (domain, data, presentation)
  • Setting up dependency injection with Koin or Hilt
  • Working with Room, SQLDelight, or Ktor in a layered architecture

Module Structure

project/
├── app/                  # Android entry point, DI wiring, Application class
├── core/                 # Shared utilities, base classes, error types
├── domain/               # UseCases, domain models, repository interfaces (pure Kotlin)
├── data/                 # Repository implementations, DataSources, DB, network
├── presentation/         # Screens, ViewModels, UI models, navigation
├── design-system/        # Reusable Compose components, theme, typography
└── feature/              # Feature modules (optional, for larger projects)
    ├── auth/
    ├── settings/
    └── profile/
Dependency Rules
app → presentation, domain, data, core
presentation → domain, design-system, core
data → domain, core
domain → core (or no dependencies)
core → (nothing)

Critical: domain must NEVER depend on data, presentation, or any framework. It contains pure Kotlin only.

Domain Layer

UseCase Pattern

Each UseCase represents one business operation. Use operator fun invoke for clean call sites:

kotlin
class GetItemsByCategoryUseCase(
    private val repository: ItemRepository
) {
    suspend operator fun invoke(category: String): Result<List<Item>> {
        return repository.getItemsByCategory(category)
    }
}

// Flow-based UseCase for reactive streams
class ObserveUserProgressUseCase(
    private val repository: UserRepository
) {
    operator fun invoke(userId: String): Flow<UserProgress> {
        return repository.observeProgress(userId)
    }
}
Domain Models

Domain models are plain Kotlin data classes — no framework annotations:

kotlin
data class Item(
    val id: String,
    val title: String,
    val description: String,
    val tags: List<String>,
    val status: Status,
    val category: String
)

enum class Status { DRAFT, ACTIVE, ARCHIVED }
Repository Interfaces

Defined in domain, implemented in data:

kotlin
interface ItemRepository {
    suspend fun getItemsByCategory(category: String): Result<List<Item>>
    suspend fun saveItem(item: Item): Result<Unit>
    fun observeItems(): Flow<List<Item>>
}

Data Layer

Repository Implementation

Coordinates between local and remote data sources:

kotlin
class ItemRepositoryImpl(
    private val localDataSource: ItemLocalDataSource,
    private val remoteDataSource: ItemRemoteDataSource
) : ItemRepository {

    override suspend fun getItemsByCategory(category: String): Result<List<Item>> {
        return runCatching {
            val remote = remoteDataSource.fetchItems(category)
            localDataSource.insertItems(remote.map { it.toEntity() })
            localDataSource.getItemsByCategory(category).map { it.toDomain() }
        }
    }

    override suspend fun saveItem(item: Item): Result<Unit> {
        return runCatching {
            localDataSource.insertItems(listOf(item.toEntity()))
        }
    }

    override fun observeItems(): Flow<List<Item>> {
        return localDataSource.observeAll().map { entities ->
            entities.map { it.toDomain() }
        }
    }
}
Mapper Pattern

Keep mappers as extension functions near the data models:

kotlin
// In data layer
fun ItemEntity.toDomain() = Item(
    id = id,
    title = title,
    description = description,
    tags = tags.split("|"),
    status = Status.valueOf(status),
    category = category
)

fun ItemDto.toEntity() = ItemEntity(
    id = id,
    title = title,
    description = description,
    tags = tags.joinToString("|"),
    status = status,
    category = category
)
Room Database (Android)
kotlin
@Entity(tableName = "items")
data class ItemEntity(
    @PrimaryKey val id: String,
    val title: String,
    val description: String,
    val tags: String,
    val status: String,
    val category: String
)

@Dao
interface ItemDao {
    @Query("SELECT * FROM items WHERE category = :category")
    suspend fun getByCategory(category: String): List<ItemEntity>

    @Upsert
    suspend fun upsert(items: List<ItemEntity>)

    @Query("SELECT * FROM items")
    fun observeAll(): Flow<List<ItemEntity>>
}
SQLDelight (KMP)
sql
-- Item.sq
CREATE TABLE ItemEntity (
    id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    title TEXT NOT NULL,
    description TEXT NOT NULL,
    tags TEXT NOT NULL,
    status TEXT NOT NULL,
    category TEXT NOT NULL
);

getByCategory:
SELECT * FROM ItemEntity WHERE category = ?;

upsert:
INSERT OR REPLACE INTO ItemEntity (id, title, description, tags, status, category)
VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?);

observeAll:
SELECT * FROM ItemEntity;
Ktor Network Client (KMP)
kotlin
class ItemRemoteDataSource(private val client: HttpClient) {

    suspend fun fetchItems(category: String): List<ItemDto> {
        return client.get("api/items") {
            parameter("category", category)
        }.body()
    }
}

// HttpClient setup with content negotiation
val httpClient = HttpClient {
    install(ContentNegotiation) { json(Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }) }
    install(Logging) { level = LogLevel.HEADERS }
    defaultRequest { url("https://api.example.com/") }
}

Dependency Injection

Koin (KMP-friendly)
kotlin
// Domain module
val domainModule = module {
    factory { GetItemsByCategoryUseCase(get()) }
    factory { ObserveUserProgressUseCase(get()) }
}

// Data module
val dataModule = module {
    single<ItemRepository> { ItemRepositoryImpl(get(), get()) }
    single { ItemLocalDataSource(get()) }
    single { ItemRemoteDataSource(get()) }
}

// Presentation module
val presentationModule = module {
    viewModelOf(::ItemListViewModel)
    viewModelOf(::DashboardViewModel)
}
Hilt (Android-only)
kotlin
@Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
abstract class RepositoryModule {
    @Binds
    abstract fun bindItemRepository(impl: ItemRepositoryImpl): ItemRepository
}

@HiltViewModel
class ItemListViewModel @Inject constructor(
    private val getItems: GetItemsByCategoryUseCase
) : ViewModel()

Error Handling

Result/Try Pattern

Use Result<T> or a custom sealed type for error propagation:

kotlin
sealed interface Try<out T> {
    data class Success<T>(val value: T) : Try<T>
    data class Failure(val error: AppError) : Try<Nothing>
}

sealed interface AppError {
    data class Network(val message: String) : AppError
    data class Database(val message: String) : AppError
    data object Unauthorized : AppError
}

// In ViewModel — map to UI state
viewModelScope.launch {
    when (val result = getItems(category)) {
        is Try.Success -> _state.update { it.copy(items = result.value, isLoading = false) }
        is Try.Failure -> _state.update { it.copy(error = result.error.toMessage(), isLoading = false) }
    }
}

Convention Plugins (Gradle)

For KMP projects, use convention plugins to reduce build file duplication:

kotlin
// build-logic/src/main/kotlin/kmp-library.gradle.kts
plugins {
    id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform")
}

kotlin {
    androidTarget()
    iosX64(); iosArm64(); iosSimulatorArm64()
    sourceSets {
        commonMain.dependencies { /* shared deps */ }
        commonTest.dependencies { implementation(kotlin("test")) }
    }
}

Apply in modules:

kotlin
// domain/build.gradle.kts
plugins { id("kmp-library") }

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

  • Importing Android framework classes in domain — keep it pure Kotlin
  • Exposing database entities or DTOs to the UI layer — always map to domain models
  • Putting business logic in ViewModels — extract to UseCases
  • Using GlobalScope or unstructured coroutines — use viewModelScope or structured concurrency
  • Fat repository implementations — split into focused DataSources
  • Circular module dependencies — if A depends on B, B must not depend on A

References

See skill: compose-multiplatform-patterns for UI patterns. See skill: kotlin-coroutines-flows for async patterns.

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Questions about Android Clean Architecture

What does Android Clean Architecture do?

Applies Clean Architecture to Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects: module layout, dependency rules, UseCases, Repositories and data layer patterns. This skill lays out Clean Architecture for Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects. It recommends a module layout with app, core and layered modules, plus dependency rules where app can reach every layer, presentation and data depend on domain, and domain never depends on data, presentation or any framework and holds only pure Kotlin.

When should I use Android Clean Architecture?

Android Clean Architecture fits situations like: splitting an Android project into app, domain, data and presentation modules; writing UseCases and repository interfaces without framework dependencies; designing how data flows between local and remote sources; setting up Koin or Hilt in a layered Android or KMP project.

How do I install Android Clean Architecture in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill android-clean-architecture -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/android-clean-architecture in affaan-m/ECC) into .claude/skills/android-clean-architecture in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

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Run `npx skills add affaan-m/ECC --skill android-clean-architecture -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/android-clean-architecture in affaan-m/ECC) into .agents/skills/android-clean-architecture in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

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affaan-m (a GitHub user) maintains it in affaan-m/ECC, which has 276,673 GitHub stars. The repository holds 683 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.

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