I wonder if it s possible to use kotlin script for type safe

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I wonder if it s possible to use kotlin script for type safe declarative configuration for newbie users that is a user is supposed to open a given `kts` file in his Idea and fill out the fields of a class or whatever and nothing more is this something possible

Daniel Pitts · Answer

What are you imagining the kts file looks like

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

I m also wondering what you mean by newbie users do they even know how to code Or is it about their lack of knowledge about a particular domain

elect · Answer

I imagine kind of like a declarative DSL

elect · Answer

users are reasearcher phd who aren t coder by profession

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

so why do you want it to be a Kotlin script Are the class s fields simple values or also e g functions lambdas I m thinking if a simple configuration language would be more proper E g YAML together with a proper schema they re supported in IntelliJ does the job I think I d need more info to advise further

elect · Answer

because I hope it would be possible to enforce apply somehow that via the script definition and host

elect · Answer

I d love a statically typed language

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

do you need the versatility of the statically typed language is it meant to cover some possible future use cases

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

for very basic use cases YAML and Kotlin with IntelliJ provide similar functionality e g suggesting what fields to add what s their type possible values and so on Once you start thinking about some more complex scenarios e g avoiding duplication of some values YAML still gives you e g anchors and aliases but they are a rudimentary way to handle it

elect · Answer

the context is to create a template to fill the metadata Gradle and more for scijava plugin developers

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

so a researcher requests the plugin developers to create a plugin for him right does it need to be in a form of a file and not e g a Google Forms form just asking to further understand the reqs

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

is it the number of created plugins so high to automate this step will it pay off

Piotr Krzemiński · Answer

sorry if I went too far answering your very first question I think it s possible but I m personally not sure if it s worth going this path

elect · Answer

I m glad to go far if needed <https github com scijava pom scijava base enforcer rules declared in this parent|here> you can see under Required metadata some of the info he needs to fill moreover they should also be enforced ie the build should fails if they aren t defined I was kind of hoping to catch two birds with a stone there

elect · Answer

there are literally several thousands of plugins so it s surely worth it although right now all mostly Maven based