BroadcastChannel

Creates a broadcast channel with the specified buffer capacity.

The resulting channel type depends on the specified capacity parameter:

• when capacity positive, but less than UNLIMITED -- creates ArrayBroadcastChannel with a buffer of given capacity. Note: this channel looses all items that are send to it until the first subscriber appears;

• when capacity is CONFLATED -- creates ConflatedBroadcastChannel that conflates back-to-back sends;

• when capacity is BUFFERED -- creates ArrayBroadcastChannel with a default capacity.

• otherwise -- throws IllegalArgumentException.

Note: This API is obsolete since 1.5.0. It will be deprecated with warning in 1.6.0 and with error in 1.7.0. It is replaced with StateFlow and SharedFlow.