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(app) build.gradle

android {
    // your other configuration..
    
    buildFeatures {
        // enable jetpack compose in the module
        compose true
    }
    // target Java compiler to Java 8
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
    // target Kotlin compiler to Java 8
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = '1.8'
    }
    // compose compiler
    composeOptions {
        kotlinCompilerExtensionVersion compose_version 
    }
}
dependencies {
    // your other dependencies

    // Compose
    // integration with activity
    implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.3.1'
    // foundation (Column, Row, etc)
    implementation "androidx.compose.foundation:foundation:$compose_version"
    // UI component & function
    implementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui:$compose_version"
    // Material theme design
    implementation "androidx.compose.material:material:$compose_version"
    // Integration with livedata, etc
    implementation "androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-livedata:$compose_version"
    // Tooling preview
    debugImplementation "androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview:$compose_version"
}