How to make sealed classes generic in kotlin?

your Object can’t have a generic type in Kotlin but this could be solved simply by following the example below:

sealed class ResponseState<out T> {
    data object Loading : ResponseState<Nothing>()
    data class Error(val throwable: Throwable) : ResponseState<Nothing>()
    data class Success<T>(val item: T) : ResponseState<T>()
}

writing:

val _state = MutableLiveData<ResponseState<MessageModel>>() 


_state.postValue(ResponseState.Loading)

myNetworkCall { response, e
  if (e != null) _state.postValue(ResponseState.Error(e))
  else _state.postValue(ResponseState.Success(response))
}

reading:

state.observe(..., {state -> 
  when(state) {
    Loading -> showLoading()
    is Error -> showError(state.throwable)
    is Success -> onSuccess(state.item)
  }
}