Can't print data from the room database

Question

Learning Hilt is giving me a hard time, so I've decided to ask you for help.

I have an, where I'd like to perform basic cruds on room database. I have inserted some data already, and now, I'd like to display it in console, but I can't manage to do it. It just doesn't print anything at all.

DAO

@Dao
interface EmployeeDAO {
    @Query("SELECT * FROM employees")
    fun getEmployees(): Flow<EmployeeModel>`
}

repository interface

interface EmployeeRepository {
    suspend fun getEmployees(): Flow<EmployeeModel>
}

repository implementation

class RepositoryImplementation @Inject constructor(
    private val employeeDAO: EmployeeDAO): EmployeeRepository {

    override suspend fun getEmployees(): Flow<EmployeeModel> {
        return employeeDAO.getEmployees()
    }
}

ViewModel

@HiltViewModel
class EmployeeViewModel @Inject constructor(
    private val repository: dagger.Lazy<EmployeeRepository>
) : ViewModel() {


    suspend fun getEmployees() = viewModelScope.launch {
        repository.get().getEmployees().collect{
            println("TEST: ${it.name}")
        }
    }
}

Fragment

@AndroidEntryPoint
class ManageEmployees : Fragment() {
    private var _binding: FragmentManageEmployeesBinding? = null
    private val mBinding get() = _binding!!
    private val mViewModel: EmployeeViewModel by activityViewModels()
    @Inject
    lateinit var repo: EmployeeRepository

    override fun onCreateView(
        inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
    ): View {
        _binding = FragmentManageEmployeesBinding.inflate(inflater, container, false)
        val view = mBinding.root

        viewLifecycleOwner.lifecycleScope.launch {
            repeatOnLifecycle(Lifecycle.State.CREATED) {
                mViewModel.getEmployees()
            }
        }
        return view
    }

Repository module

@Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
abstract class RepositoryModule {

    @Binds
    @Singleton
    abstract fun bindRepository(
        repositoryImplementation: RepositoryImplementation
    ): EmployeeRepository
}

Database module

    @Module
@InstallIn(SingletonComponent::class)
object DatabaseModule {

    @Singleton
    @Provides
    fun createDatabase(
        @ApplicationContext context: Context
    ) = Room.databaseBuilder(
        context,
        EmployeeDatabase::class.java,
        "employee_database"
    ).build()

    @Singleton
    @Provides
    fun provideDAO(database: EmployeeDatabase): EmployeeDAO{
        return database.getDAO()
    }
}

Answer 1

you will have to define getEmployeeDAO() method in database like :

 // Tell the database the entries will hold data of this type  
@Database(     entities = [ItemsYouAreStoringInDB::class],version = PUT_YOUR_DATABASE_VERSION )
 abstract class YourDatabase : RoomDatabase()
{
     abstract class YourDatabase : RoomDatabase() { 
         abstract fun getYourDao(): YourDAO 
    }
}

then provide DAO like this :

@Singleton 
@Provides
fun provideYourDao(db: YourDatabase) = db.getEmployeeDAO()