channel_flow_immediate_v1.kt

// viewModel layer
class MyViewModel: ViewModel() {
  private val _eventWithChannel = Channel<Event>()
  val eventFlowFromChannel = _eventWithChannel.receiveAsFlow()
}

 sealed class Event {
    object NavigateToAnotherScreen: Event()
 }

// compose layer
LaunchedEffect(lifecycleOwner) {
        lifecycleOwner.repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
            // switch to Dispatchers.Main.immediate maaaaaaaybe a bit overkill
            withContext(Dispatchers.Main.immediate) {
                viewModel.eventFlowFromChannel.collect {
                   // handle one-time event
                }
            }
        }
    }