Use cancelPreviousThenRun to control concurrency

CancelPrevious.kt

// Solution #1: Cancel previous work

// This is a great solution for tasks like sorting and filtering that
// can be cancelled if a new request comes in.

class ProductsRepository(val productsDao: ProductsDao, val productsApi: ProductsService) {
   var controlledRunner = ControlledRunner<List<ProductListing>>()

   suspend fun loadSortedProducts(ascending: Boolean): List<ProductListing> {
       // cancel the previous sorts before starting a new one
       return controlledRunner.cancelPreviousThenRun {
           if (ascending) {
               productsDao.loadProductsByDateStockedAscending()
           } else {
               productsDao.loadProductsByDateStockedDescending()
           }
       }
   }
}