Get logcat for your app as a Kotlin flow

LogcatFlow.kt

import android.os.Process
import android.util.Log
import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.awaitClose
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.callbackFlow
import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flowOn
import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
import java.io.BufferedReader
import java.io.InputStreamReader
import java.util.LinkedList

object LogcatFlow {

    const val TAG = "LogcatFlow"
    private val runtime = Runtime.getRuntime()
    private const val MAX_LOGS = 100

    fun logcatFlow(): Flow<List<String>> = callbackFlow {
        val process = runtime.exec("logcat -v threadtime")
        val logcatReader = BufferedReader(InputStreamReader(process.inputStream))

        // Logs are filtered using PID of the app.
        val pid = Process.myPid().toString()
        val logList = LinkedList<String>()

        val job = launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
            try {
                logcatReader.use { reader ->
                    reader.forEachLine { line ->
                        if (line.contains(pid)) {
                            if (logList.size >= MAX_LOGS) {
                                logList.poll()
                            }
                            logList.add(line)
                            trySend(ArrayList(logList))
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (e: Exception) {
                Log.d(TAG, "logcatFlow: $e")
                close(e)
            } finally {
                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                    process.destroy()
                }
            }
        }

        awaitClose {
            job.cancel()
            process.destroy()
        }
    }.flowOn(Dispatchers.IO)
}

Example usage:

val logItems = LogcatFlow.logcatFlow().collectAsState(initial = listOf()).value
LazyColumn {
     items(logItems.size) { idx ->
           Text(
                text = logItems[idx],
                fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
                fontSize = 20.sp,
                modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp)
            )
            HorizontalDivider()
      }
}