I'm having an issue with KotlinPoet and I can't se...

# squarelibraries

[vbsteven]

I'm having an issue with KotlinPoet and I can't seem to figure it out.

I'm trying to build a statement that uses a number of extension functions and the problem is with the alloc extension function. On some classes it manages to "find" and "import" the alloc extension fine, while on other classes it does not, and it generates something like Box(nativeHeap.kotlinx.cinterop.alloc<,,,>().ptr.

Any idea what could be the reason for the member not being recognized in some classes but recognized in others? Any tips on debugging this?

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[vbsteven]

The wrong one generates this (without the import statement):

public fun allocateHeap(): Box =
                Box(nativeHeap.kotlinx.cinterop.alloc<graphene_box_t>().ptr)

and when I manually fix the code to this while also in IntelliJ <Alt>Enter on alloc to add the import, it works

public fun allocateHeap(): Box =
                Box(nativeHeap.alloc<graphene_box_t>().ptr)

[ephemient]

https://square.github.io/kotlinpoet/#:~:text=addAliasedImport

You just need to make sure the member can be imported without simple name collisions, otherwise importing will fail and the code generator output will not pass compilation.

[vbsteven]

hmm, I just discovered that the classes that have problems with this also have a generated alloc function in the same companion object as the one I am generating my problematic function in.

So it looks like KP is not importing the extension member when it finds a similarly named member in the same Spec, am I doing something wrong by using MemberName for extension functions?

[ephemient]

multiple things named alloc require manual disambiguation

[vbsteven]

I'm giving the aliased import a try, that will probably solve my issue