Did anyone implement a build logic convention for KMP? I’ve tried to build one, but the build fails ...

# multiplatform

[Ana Sekuloski]

Did anyone implement a build logic convention for KMP? I’ve tried to build one, but the build fails complaining that plugins with ID: “org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization” and “com.google.devtools.ksp” cannot be found. I’m using InteliJ community edition.
In my Kotlin Multiplatform plugin, I’m adding them like:

apply(libs.findPlugin("kotlin.multiplatform").get().get().pluginId)
                apply(libs.findPlugin("android.library").get().get().pluginId)
                apply(libs.findPlugin("kotlin.serialization").get().get().pluginId)
                apply(libs.findPlugin("ksp").get().get().pluginId)

libs is from version catalog. Multiplatform and Android library plugins seem to don’t have the issue. Any ideas?

[hfhbd]

Instead using findPlugin add the plugins to your build logic classpath and just use the id, its way easier: https://github.com/hfhbd/kotlinx-uuid/tree/main/gradle/build-logic

[Ana Sekuloski]

I’ve tried using directly the id, instead of findPlugin, but still the same error.
Thanks for the source, I’ll take a look. Maybe I’m implementing the Plugin interface wrongly, I see you’re not using it.

[Adam S]

I suspect you need to add the plugins as dependencies to the build logic project.

When you apply a plugin using an ID and the build script plugins {} block, then Gradle will do some behind-the-scenes magic to automatically add the plugin to the build script classpath. But if you use the apply() method, without the plugins {} block, then you need to add the plugins to the build script classpath.

[hfhbd]

Nope, I use the precompiled script plugins feature (applied with kotlin-dsl) to have the same DevEx comparing to "normal" build.gradle.kts allowing code sharing and reduces complexity.

[Adam S]

sorry, I was replying to Ana not you Philip. Your project looks good :)

[hfhbd]

I know, me too 🙂

[Adam S]

d'oh 😅

[Adam S]

there's like 10 different ways to add plugins in Gradle, it's confusing

[Ana Sekuloski]

thank you both, I’ve added these two plugins via implementation in dependencies of build.gradle.kts. Seems that the problem is resolved now.
I agree that Philip’s approach is simpler, I’ll try to re-implement with it.

[Ana Sekuloski]

Seems like for unknown reason I cannot use the kotlin {} block in my plugin gradle script.
I’m adding the kotling jvm plugin:

dependencies {
    implementation(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm.toDep())
}

however, the build is failing with:

Unresolved reference. None of the following candidates is applicable because of receiver type mismatch: 
public fun DependencyHandler.kotlin(module: String, version: String? = ...): Any defined in org.gradle.kotlin.dsl
public fun PluginDependenciesSpec.kotlin(module: String): PluginDependencySpec defined in org.gradle.kotlin.dsl

[hfhbd]

You are using Kotlin Multiplatform, so I guess you have to use implementation(libs.plugins.kotlin.multiplatform.toDep()) but it depends on your libs.versions.toml entry.

[Ana Sekuloski]

Still the same error, but I’ll dig deeper, thank you 🙂