In what situations is it recommended to use the Provides module in Dagger for dependency provision?

The @Provides annotation in Dagger is used within modules to define methods that create and supply dependencies. It is recommended to use @Provides in the following situations:

• When creating a dependency requires complex logic or configuration that cannot be expressed through a constructor with @Inject.
• If you need to provide an interface or abstraction, and the implementation is created inside the method.
• For creating objects that cannot be annotated with @Inject (e.g., classes from third-party libraries).
• When you need to control the lifecycle or parameters of the created object.

Example:

@Module
public class NetworkModule {

    @Provides
    OkHttpClient provideOkHttpClient() {
        return new OkHttpClient.Builder()
            .connectTimeout(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
            .build();
    }

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

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