Confusing myself here with Kotlin multiplatform how can I ca

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Confusing myself here with Kotlin multiplatform how can I call kotlinx browser from Kotlin js and get that code compiled into Kotlin native e g mingw Can I use a wasm js target and then load that wasm artifact in native

jw · Answer

If you re bringing along a standalone WASM runtime and setting that up or building on top of something like V8 then sure

jw · Answer

The Kotlin native code sets up the runtime and then separately you ll build a WASM artifact that you can load into it

mac · Answer

Ah ok yeah thanks

mac · Answer

I forget that there s not a universal embedded browser in Kotlin multiplatform

mac · Answer

Which is strange since jetbrains already embedded chromium in intellij so why not do it for kotlinmp

jw · Answer

Kotlin multiplatform is just a compiler + stdlib It s nowhere near even drawing pixels let alone something as complex as rendering a whole webview

mac · Answer

Looks like I ll need to either bundle JCEF find another Kotlin mp webview lib or just bite the bullet and build multi platform app like the docs do with a folder for each runtime

mac · Answer

It just feels counterintuitive to create folders for iOS main Android main etc when I just want to wrap a webview in a native runtime per platform

jw · Answer

Right but with what UI toolkit on each platform It s not like there s one built in Are you doing Qt Gtk Are you doing the platform native tookit for each platform

jw · Answer

Kotlin multiplatform is a mechanism of compiling code to different backends to run in different execution modes that are native to various platforms JS JVM native etc It s not an application framework

mac · Answer

Or just give up on Kotlin and stick to PWA js

mac · Answer

I ve got some js but the requirement is to have native apps

mac · Answer

Looks like compose multiplatform already bundled chrome for desktop and somehow supports androidx browser on iOS and Android

mac · Answer

jw · Answer

is that a native app it runs the JVM and a UI toolkit that is bundled on every platform

mac · Answer

Yeah I know it s not ideal

mac · Answer

Just trying to balance limited development resources

mac · Answer

Pure js gt browser could be ok but blink gecko webkit might as well be different platforms

jw · Answer

well you re getting webkit on iOS no matter what you do

mac · Answer

Oh they will still block my app store app if it bundles chromium embedded

mac · Answer

The app store monopoly needs to be crushed frfr