MvvmImplementation

  //add this to the plugins
  id 'kotlin-kapt'
  
  //add this to dependencies
//live data
    def lifecycle_version = "2.6.0-alpha01"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx:$lifecycle_ver"                //for lifecyclescope

    //room implementation
    def room_version = "2.4.3"
    annotationProcessor "androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version"
    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:$room_version"
    implementation "androidx.room:room-ktx:$room_version"

    //coroutines
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.6.4"
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.6.4"

     //retrofit
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0'