How to access context in repository [MVVM]

I ended up injecting the context via dagger. However, from my point of view making your ViewModel extend from AndroidViewModel is also an valid option and definitely the easier one. If I were developing an simple and small application I would probably recommend just extending from AndroidViewModel to avoid unnecessary boilerplate code from dagger.

I followed the dagger series from codingwithmith in order to implement my own solution. So his channel might be useful for future readers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNZZLhPuuRteu02rh7bzsw/featured

Using Android Hilt

//Dagger - Hilt
def hilt_version = "2.31.2-alpha"
implementation "com.google.dagger:hilt-android:$hilt_version"
kapt "com.google.dagger:hilt-android-compiler:$hilt_version"

def hilt_viewmodel_version = "1.0.0-alpha03"
implementation "androidx.hilt:hilt-lifecycle-viewmodel:$hilt_viewmodel_version"
kapt "androidx.hilt:hilt-compiler:$hilt_viewmodel_version"

.

@Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
class AppModule {

    @Singleton
    @Provides
    fun provideContext(application: Application): Context = application.applicationContext
}

Then pass it via constructor

class MyRepository @Inject constructor(private val context: Context) {
...
}