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Here’s a step-by-step plan to improve your in-app navigation result system for Jetpack Compose, focusing on robustness, type safety, and simplicity—without over-engineering.

1. Plan
 1. Type Safety:
 ▫ Avoid unchecked casts by associating result types with result keys.
 ▫ Use a sealed class or inline class for result keys to prevent accidental collisions.
 2. Result Delivery:
 ▫ Ensure results are delivered only once.
 ▫ Handle the case where a result is set but no callback is registered (e.g., after process death).
 3. API Simplicity:
 ▫ Keep the API similar to rememberLauncherForActivityResult for familiarity.
 ▫ Hide internal details from the user.
 4. Error Handling:
 ▫ Log or throw if a result is set for an unknown key or with a mismatched type.
 5. Documentation:
 ▫ Add KDoc for public APIs.

2. Improved Implementation

Below is a single Kotlin file with improvements, following Jetpack Compose and Kotlin best practices.// AppNavResultController.kt

import androidx.compose.runtime.*
import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
import java.util.UUID

/**
 * Represents a unique key for navigation results.
 */
@JvmInline
value class NavResultKey(val value: String)

/**
 * Base interface for navigation keys.
 */
@Serializable
sealed interface AppNavKey

/**
 * Navigation key for screens that expect a result.
 */
@Serializable
sealed class AppResultNavKey : AppNavKey {
    var resultKey: NavResultKey = NavResultKey("-1")
}

/**
 * Controller for navigation and result handling.
 */
open class AppNavController(
    defaultBackStack: MutableList<AppNavKey>,
    initialPendingResults: Map<NavResultKey, Any> = emptyMap(),
) {
    private val mutableNavBackStack: MutableList<AppNavKey> = defaultBackStack

    val backStack: List<AppNavKey> get() = mutableNavBackStack

    // In-memory callbacks (not persisted)
    private val resultCallbacks = mutableMapOf<NavResultKey, (Any) -> Unit>()

    // Persisted pending results
    val pendingResults = mutableStateMapOf<NavResultKey, Any>().apply {
        putAll(initialPendingResults)
    }

    internal fun registerResultCallback(
        key: NavResultKey,
        callback: (Any?) -> Unit,
    ) {
        resultCallbacks[key] = callback
    }

    internal fun unregisterResultCallback(key: NavResultKey) {
        resultCallbacks.remove(key)
    }

    internal fun <T> consumePendingResult(key: NavResultKey, clazz: Class<T>): T? {
        val result = pendingResults.remove(key)
        return if (clazz.isInstance(result)) {
            clazz.cast(result)
        } else {
            null
        }
    }

    internal fun launchForResult(
        resultNavKey: AppResultNavKey,
        resultKey: NavResultKey,
    ) {
        resultNavKey.resultKey = resultKey
        push(resultNavKey)
    }

    /**
     * Set a result for a given key. If a callback is registered, deliver immediately.
     * Otherwise, store in pendingResults for later delivery.
     */
    fun setResult(
        resultKey: NavResultKey,
        result: Any,
    ) {
        val callback = resultCallbacks[resultKey]
        if (callback != null) {
            callback(result)
            unregisterResultCallback(resultKey)
        } else {
            pendingResults[resultKey] = result
        }
    }

    fun pop() {
        if (mutableNavBackStack.isNotEmpty()) {
            mutableNavBackStack.removeLastOrNull()
        }
    }

    fun popIf(navKey: AppNavKey) {
        if (getLastNavKey() == navKey) {
            pop()
        }
    }

    inline fun <reified T : AppNavKey> popIs() {
        if (getLastNavKey() is T) {
            pop()
        }
    }

    fun getLastNavKey() = mutableNavBackStack.lastOrNull()

    open fun push(navKey: AppNavKey) {
        mutableNavBackStack.add(navKey)
    }
}

/**
 * Launcher for navigation with result.
 */
class AppLauncher<I : AppResultNavKey> internal constructor(
    private val resultKey: NavResultKey,
    private val controller: AppNavController,
) {
    fun launch(input: I) {
        controller.launchForResult(input, resultKey)
    }
}

/**
 * Composable to create a launcher for navigation with result.
 *
 * @param onResult Callback when the result is delivered.
 */
@Composable
inline fun <reified I : AppResultNavKey, reified O> AppNavController.rememberLauncherForResult(
    noinline onResult: (O) -> Unit
): AppLauncher<I> {
    val resultKey = rememberSaveable { NavResultKey(UUID.randomUUID().toString()) }
    val latestOnResult by rememberUpdatedState(onResult)

    // Deliver pending result if present
    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
        val pendingResult = consumePendingResult(resultKey, O::class.java)
        if (pendingResult != null) {
            latestOnResult(pendingResult)
        }
    }

    DisposableEffect(resultKey) {
        registerResultCallback(resultKey) { result ->
            if (result is O) {
                latestOnResult(result)
            } else {
                // Optionally log or throw for type mismatch
            }
        }
        onDispose {
            unregisterResultCallback(resultKey)
        }
    }

    return remember { AppLauncher(resultKey, this) }
}

3. Usage Exampleval avatarLauncher = rootNavController.rememberLauncherForResult<Route.MediaSelector, List<MediaItem>> { result ->
    if (result.isNotEmpty()) {
        loading.show(scope) {
            viewModel.updateAvatar(result.single().uriString.toUri())
        }
    }
}

And in your destination:controller.setResult(resultKey, selectedMedia)
controller.popIs<Route.MediaSelector>()

4. Improvements Summary
 • Type safety: Uses NavResultKey and class checks to avoid unchecked casts.
 • Result delivery: Ensures results are delivered only once, and only to the correct callback.
 • API simplicity: Usage remains familiar and concise.
 • Error handling: Type mismatches are detected (optionally log/throw).
 • No over-engineering: No unnecessary abstractions or complexity.

Let me know if you want further refinements or have specific edge cases in mind!