Any pointers towards how to create a stream from okio so that i can post a file via ktor client in k...

# squarelibraries

[Alex Styl]

Any pointers towards how to create a stream from okio so that i can post a file via ktor client in kotlin multiplatform?

Can't seem to figure out the wiring

[jessewilson]

FileSystem.SYSTEM.source(“path/to/file.txt”).source().buffer().inputStream()

[Alex Styl]

thanks @jessewilson. forgot to mention this is for kotlin multiplatform. InputStream is a java API so can't use it

[Alex Styl]

Also asked in #ktor at https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0A974TJ9/p1711093509194449

Got a good hint about the wiring. seems like I am missing a buffer to input . will have a look how the .inputStream() and .asInput() works under the hood and will try to do a buffer().asInput() tomorrow.

[vanniktech]

This is what you're looking for, right? https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KTOR-5066/Integration-with-okio

[Alex Styl]

@vanniktech maybe? Im not sure what ByteReadChannel is or how to get it.

I ended up figuring out the wiring though: https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C0A974TJ9/p1711121156524589?thread_ts=1711093509.194449&cid=C0A974TJ9

[vanniktech]

For streaming from ktor you can use the prepareGet().execute and prepareFormWithBinaryData().execute methods and from those you get the types which you can map onto the okio's equivalent

[Colton Idle]

did you ever figure this out?

[Alex Styl]

i shared my solution above