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Component used: lifecycle-livedata-ktx
Version used: 2.3.0-alpha03

StateFlow and (as of now, not yet released) SharedFlow contain initial values. Those are not set on the LiveData created by the asLiveData extension methods on Flow in FlowLiveData.kt. It would be nice if the initial value was available as value on the created LiveData to help reduce unnecessary UI updates that happen when the values arrive on the Flow after the lifecycle method responsible for creating the initial view has already finished.

Here is a failing test for StateFlow that should work, IMHO:

@Test
fun asLiveData_should_preserve_initial_value_of_StateFlow() {
    val result = MutableStateFlow("init")
        .asLiveData()
        .value
    Truth.assertThat(result).isNotNull()
}