I have a kotlin-compiling-to-js application using ...

# multiplatform

[Ray Rahke]

I have a kotlin-compiling-to-js application using multiplatform. I don't want the folder structure to be src/jsMain/Kotlin How can I change it? Here are the contents of my gradle file

plugins {
    kotlin("multiplatform") version "1.9.22"
}

group = "org.example"
version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

kotlin {
    jvmToolchain(21)
    sourceSets {
        commonTest {
            dependencies {
                implementation(kotlin("test"))
            }
        }
    }
    js {
        browser {
            commonWebpackConfig {
                outputFileName = "main.js"
            }
        }
        binaries.executable()

    }
}

[ephemient]

you should really re-order that so that the targets are specified before the source sets are set up. doesn't matter for common since it's always there, but for anything else it does matter

[ephemient]

in any case the api mirrors typical gradle sourcesets

kotlin {
    sourceSets {
        val jsMain by getting {
            kotlin.srcDir("additional/kotlin/sources")
            resources.srcDir("additional/resources")

but why??

[Ray Rahke]

but why??

Because this is for teaching children who don't need to know about these distinctions that will just function as visual noise that scares and confuses them

[Ray Rahke]

I just want src/

[ephemient]

you need separate folders for resources and kotlin sources at least

[ephemient]

and you should have tests too

[ephemient]

and at that point you're basically at the same place

[Ray Rahke]

Is it possible to have
src/
main.kt
resources/
...
test/
...

[ephemient]

just srcDirs like above. but I don't think breaking the norms is worth it. every language has its expected structure, even simple scripting languages once you get beyond single-file projects.

[Ray Rahke]

these are 8 year olds lol

[Ray Rahke]

internalizing industry standards for a particular language is not a large priority

[Ray Rahke]

I only chose Kotlin for them because it has the best syntax

[Ray Rahke]

they will forget everything in 3 years anyway, hah

[ephemient]

8 year olds can click a couple things just fine. I had classes way back in the day with LOGO

[Ray Rahke]

yeah I know, but for little kids who aren't super familiar with computers, the more visual noise and boiler plate the more disoriented they feel

[Ray Rahke]

instead, if they are launched into an IDE and just see 1 folder src, with 1 file main.kt, with 1 function main() which prints hello world, it all just clicks as super intuitive for them

[Ray Rahke]

and they feel like they understand all the moving pieces

[Ray Rahke]

some of my students would be fine with memorizing "go into src/ then jsMain then kotlin/ then main.kt"

[Ray Rahke]

but some of my other students, in our current python class where we literally only have src/main.py, still struggle with knowing where to click constantlyl

[Ray Rahke]

a huge pain during our lessons.

[Ray Rahke]

watching them go into a disoriented panic mode where they look in all directions and start opening tons of stuff

[Ray Rahke]

kotlin {
sourceSets {
val jsMain by getting {
kotlin.srcDir("additional/kotlin/sources")
resources.srcDir("additional/resources")

what is "additional" here?

[Ray Rahke]

kotlin {
    sourceSets {
        val jsMain by getting {
            kotlin.srcDir("src/*")
            js.srcDir("src/jsstuff/*")
            resources.srcDir("resources/*")
            test.srcDir("test/*")

[Ray Rahke]

something like this?

[Ray Rahke]

src/
jsstuff/
canvassetup.kt
main.kt
resources/
index.html
test/
...

[Ray Rahke]

is what I have in mind.