Updated dependencies and fixed related issues

Signed-off-by: Diraj H S <dirajhsdj@gmail.com>

README.md

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Access all branches from this tab.
 
 The branches are also accessible from the drop-down in the "Code" tab.
 
+## Requirements
+
+1. Android Studio (Jellyfish or above)
+2. JDK 21 with `JAVA_HOME` environment variable set. If you don't have JDK 21 installed or `JAVA_HOME` is not set, consider using a tool like `sdkman` to simplify the process. Refer to the sdkman documentation for installation instructions: [sdkman installation](https://sdkman.io/install)
 
 ## Working with the Course Code
 

app/build.gradle

@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
-apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
 apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
 apply plugin: "androidx.navigation.safeargs"
+apply plugin: 'kotlin-parcelize'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 31
+    compileSdk 34
     buildFeatures {
         dataBinding true
     }
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.example.android.marsrealestate"
-        minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 31
+        minSdkVersion 21
+        targetSdkVersion 34
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         multiDexEnabled true
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
     }
-    compileOptions {
-        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-    }
+    namespace = "com.example.android.marsrealestate"
 
-    kotlinOptions {
-        jvmTarget = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8.toString()
+    compileOptions {
+        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
     }
 }
 

app/src/main/java/com/example/android/marsrealestate/BindingAdapters.kt

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fun bindStatus(statusImageView: ImageView, status: MarsApiStatus?) {
             statusImageView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             statusImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.loading_animation)
         }
-        MarsApiStatus.ERROR -> {
+        MarsApiStatus.ERROR, null -> {
             statusImageView.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             statusImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_connection_error)
         }

app/src/main/java/com/example/android/marsrealestate/detail/DetailViewModel.kt

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import android.app.Application
 import androidx.lifecycle.AndroidViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
-import androidx.lifecycle.Transformations
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.map
 import com.example.android.marsrealestate.R
 import com.example.android.marsrealestate.network.MarsProperty
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DetailViewModel(marsProperty: MarsProperty, app: Application) : AndroidVie
 
     // The displayPropertyPrice formatted Transformation Map LiveData, which displays the sale
     // or rental price.
-    val displayPropertyPrice = Transformations.map(selectedProperty) {
+    val displayPropertyPrice = selectedProperty.map() {
         app.applicationContext.getString(
             when (it.isRental) {
                 true -> R.string.display_price_monthly_rental
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class DetailViewModel(marsProperty: MarsProperty, app: Application) : AndroidVie
 
     // The displayPropertyType formatted Transformation Map LiveData, which displays the
     // "For Rent/Sale" String
-    val displayPropertyType = Transformations.map(selectedProperty) {
+    val displayPropertyType = selectedProperty.map() {
         app.applicationContext.getString(R.string.display_type,
             app.applicationContext.getString(
                 when(it.isRental) {

build.gradle

@@ -6,26 +6,27 @@ buildscript {
         // Versions for all the dependencies we plan to use. It's particularly useful for kotlin and
         // navigation where the versions of the plugin needs to be the same as the version of the
         // library defined in the app Gradle file
-        version_core = "1.3.1"
-        version_constraint_layout = "2.0.0-rc1"
-        version_glide = "4.8.0"
-        version_gradle = '7.1.0'
-        version_kotlin = '1.4.10'
-        version_kotlin_coroutines = "1.3.7"
-        version_lifecycle = '2.4.1'
-        version_moshi = "1.13.0"
-        version_navigation = '2.4.1'
+        version_android_gradle_plugin = '8.4.2'
+        version_core = "1.13.1"
+        version_constraint_layout = "2.1.4"
+        version_glide = "4.16.0"
+        version_gradle = '8.4.2'
+        version_kotlin = '1.9.24'
+        version_kotlin_coroutines = "1.8.1"
+        version_lifecycle = '2.8.2'
+        version_moshi = "1.15.1"
+        version_navigation = '2.7.7'
         version_retrofit = "2.9.0"
         version_retrofit_coroutines_adapter = "0.9.2"
-        version_recyclerview = "1.2.0-alpha05"
+        version_recyclerview = "1.3.2"
     }
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         google()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:$version_gradle"
+        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:$version_android_gradle_plugin"
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$version_kotlin"
         classpath "androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:$version_navigation"
     }

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 android.databinding.enableV2=true
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip