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What types of coroutine dispatchers do you know and how do they work?

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In Kotlin, there are several main types of dispatchers for coroutines, which determine on which thread or thread pool the coroutine will run:

  • Dispatchers.Main — used for UI thread work on Android. All UI updates should be done here.
  • Dispatchers.IO — optimized for IO operations like file, network, or database access. Uses a thread pool that can expand as needed.
  • Dispatchers.Default — designed for CPU-intensive tasks, such as complex calculations. Uses a thread pool with a size based on the number of CPU cores.
  • Dispatchers.Unconfined — starts the coroutine in the current thread until the first suspension, then continues in the thread where it was resumed. Rarely used, for example, in testing.

Example usage:

GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
    val data = fetchDataFromNetwork()
    withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
        updateUI(data)
    }
}
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