What are the advantages and disadvantages of using code-generation in Dagger for dependency injection?

Advantages of using code-generation in Dagger:

• High performance: generating code at compile time avoids reflection at runtime, speeding up the application.
• Type safety: dependency configuration errors are detected at compile time.
• Explicit and understandable code: generated code can be reviewed and debugged.

Disadvantages:

• Increased build time due to additional code generation.
• Configuration complexity: it may be difficult for beginners to understand how to properly set up modules and components.
• Less flexibility at runtime compared to solutions that use reflection.

Example of using Dagger:

@Component
interface AppComponent {
    void inject(MainActivity activity);
}

@Module
class NetworkModule {
    @Provides
    Retrofit provideRetrofit() {
        return new Retrofit.Builder().baseUrl("https://api.example.com").build();
    }
}

Here, Dagger will generate code for creating and linking dependencies at compile time.