How can I verify if a file contains a valid Kotlin...

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[igor.wojda]

How can I verify if a file contains a valid Kotlin code (ideally for given Kotlin version)? 🤔

[Ruckus]

Compile it

[Thomas Hormes]

Depending on the platform you're targeting, you might be able to do it like they do in Detekt, using a ScriptingEngine:
https://github.com/detekt/detekt/blob/221d701d1e7c9755619afc00c0a8e82b02229a4f/det[…]c/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/test/utils/KotlinScriptEngine.kt

[Adam S]

to compile code via a REST API there’s the kotlin-compiler-server