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+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Aurora OSS
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package com.aurora.store.compose.composition
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.MutableState
+import androidx.compose.runtime.State
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.neverEqualPolicy
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
+import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
+
+/**
+ * Collects a [StateFlow] as [State], always triggering recomposition on every emission
+ * regardless of structural equality, by using [neverEqualPolicy].
+ */
+@Composable
+internal fun <T> StateFlow<T>.collectForced(): State<T> {
+    val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+    val state: MutableState<T> = remember(this) { mutableStateOf(value, neverEqualPolicy()) }
+    LaunchedEffect(this, lifecycleOwner) {
+        lifecycleOwner.repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+            collect { state.value = it }
+        }
+    }
+    return state
+}
+
+/**
+ * Collects a [Flow] as [State] starting from [initial], always triggering recomposition on
+ * every emission regardless of structural equality, by using [neverEqualPolicy].
+ *
+ * Useful for non-state flows (e.g. [kotlinx.coroutines.flow.SharedFlow]) and for flows whose
+ * values have broken `equals` implementations that would otherwise be conflated upstream.
+ */
+@Composable
+internal fun <T> Flow<T>.collectForced(initial: T): State<T> {
+    val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+    val state: MutableState<T> = remember(this) { mutableStateOf(initial, neverEqualPolicy()) }
+    LaunchedEffect(this, lifecycleOwner) {
+        lifecycleOwner.repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.STARTED) {
+            collect { state.value = it }
+        }
+    }
+    return state
+}
+
+/**
+ * Observes a [LiveData] as [State], always triggering recomposition on every emission
+ * regardless of structural equality, by using [neverEqualPolicy].
+ */
+@Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+@Composable
+internal fun <T> LiveData<T>.observeForced(): State<T?> {
+    val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+    val state: MutableState<T?> = remember { mutableStateOf(value, neverEqualPolicy()) }
+    DisposableEffect(this, lifecycleOwner) {
+        val observer = Observer<T> { state.value = it }
+        observe(lifecycleOwner, observer)
+        onDispose { removeObserver(observer) }
+    }
+    return state
+}