Hi all, I am an Android dev experimenting with creating a ktor api, to be consumed by front a front ...

# exposed

[James]

Hi all, I am an Android dev experimenting with creating a ktor api, to be consumed by front a front end. I cannot figure out how to get a list of a custom object would anybody be able to connect with me and let me know? I have read the docs and looked around for examples but I do not see any for my usecase. Any help would be appreciated.

[Ruben Holen]

First off, I recommend asking in #ktor for specific help about Ktor issues. Secondly, I think it's a good idea to separate the data you load from the database from the data you respond with to a client. Here's a simple example:

object FooTable : IntIdTable("foo") {
    val bar = text("bar")
    val baz = text("baz")
}

class FooRow(id: EntityID<Int>) : IntEntity(id) {
    companion object : IntEntityClass<FooRow>(FooTable)

    var bar by FooTable.bar
    var baz by FooTable.baz
}

data class FooDto(
    val bar: String,
    val baz: String
)

fun main() {
    val foos = FooRow.all().toList()
    val responseDto = foos.map { FooDto(it.bar, it.baz) }
    println(responseDto)
}

[James]

Makes sense thanks for that, I will play around with it more using your example then if I am still stuck go to the ktor chat