MyViewModel.kt

class MyViewModel(authManager..., repository...) : ViewModel() {
    private val userId: LiveData<String?> = 
        authManager.observeUser().map { user -> user.id }.asLiveData()

    val result: LiveData<Result<Item>> = userId.switchMap { newUserId ->
        liveData { emit(repository.fetchItem(newUserId)) }
    }
}