ViewModel Extension

gistfile1.txt

fun <T: ViewModel> T.createFactory() : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
    val viewModel = this
    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
    return object :ViewModelProvider.Factory{
        override fun <T : ViewModel?> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T = viewModel as T
    }
}

gistfile2.txt

   //fragments or activities
   
   private val myViewModel by viewModels<MyViewModel> {
        MyViewModel(MyRemoteDatasource(MyApi())).createFactory()
   }

gistfile3.txt

//Dependencies

   implementation 'androidx.core:core-ktx:1.6.0'
   implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.3.1'
   
  //lifecycle
  implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:2.2.0"
  implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:2.2.0"
  implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:2.2.0"