Is there a focus to use http4k on the Android/KMP ...

# http4k

[reactormonk]

Is there a focus to use http4k on the Android/KMP side? From what I can read, http4k was basically built for the server-side. Mostly referring to https://github.com/http4k/http4k/issues/94

[dave]

It's an option. We're waiting at least for the kotlinx Io and date time APIs to firm up a bit

[reactormonk]

Currently I'm experimenting with both ktor and http4k, and I just like the base simplicity, and since I've been using http4s in the past. If no one of the contributors is using it as client, it's a bit spicy of a decision. Already got some other libraries which we gotta write in the future, so I'd like to avoid investing much into the http client, hence the question.

[dave]

We are currently hooked to the JVM because of 3 things: (at last count)

1. IO
2. Datetimes
3. URL en/decoders
Since a lot of http4k users (and clients since we do a fair amount of consulting!) that we work with are banks and financial firms, they will take an exceptionally dim view of us embracing anything that is in any way beta level. Hence our patience and "wait and see" approach. 🙃

[Mikael Ståldal]

Android (as opposed to KMP in general) is still mostly JVM. Is Android enough JVM to work with http4k? It would be useful to be able to use http4k client on Android (less useful to use http4k server I guess).