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# [Guarding the Gate: Refusing Bad State Before It Lands with Kotlin’s Delegates.vetoable()](https://android-expert.hashnode.dev/guarding-the-gate-refusing-bad-state-before-it-lands-with-kotlin-s-delegates-vetoable?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Enforce value limits and legal state transitions on the property itself, and avoid six production traps that quietly break the guard.

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