What does the abbreviation MVI mean in the context of architectural patterns?

MVI (Model-View-Intent) is an architectural pattern often used in Android development for managing UI state. It is based on the following components:

• Model — contains the application's state.
• View — displays the state and sends user actions.
• Intent — user intentions, which are transformed into actions to change the state.

The main idea is a unidirectional data flow: the View sends an Intent, the Model updates and passes the new state back to the View. This simplifies state management and makes the code more predictable and testable.