Hey friends, I am not sure if this is the right channel to post, but we at CodandoTV (tech community...

# gradle

[Gabriel Bronzatti Moro]

Hey friends, I am not sure if this is the right channel to post, but we at CodandoTV (tech community from Brazil) developed a gradle library.
• Article: https://medium.com/codandotv/effortless-architecture-enforcement-in-multi-module-projects-with-popcorngp-06087be7be29
• Library: https://github.com/CodandoTV/popcorn-guineapig
• Documentation: https://codandotv.github.io/popcorn-guineapig/
If you want to contribute, PRs are welcome ❤️

[spand]

Looks good!
How does it compare to ArchUnit ? Do you know ?

I havent used that either but have considered starting using something like this to enforcing architecture.

[Gabriel Bronzatti Moro]

ArchUnit is an excellent tool for enforcing architectural rules. Our goal is to validate the communication protocol between modules in a multi-module project, specifically in KMP (Kotlin Multiplatform). In this context, Popcorn is designed to analyze in a coarse granularity way, focusing on broader structural constraints. In contrast, ArchUnit provides fine-grained control, allowing for more precise enforcement of architectural rules.

In Popcorn, you have an easy interface to inform rules such as:
• “helper” modules should not have internal dependencies;
• “presentation” modules should not depends on data modules directly;
• you also can write custom rules.

[Gabriel Bronzatti Moro]

Thanks for the question @spand 🙏

[spand]

Would it then be correct to say that
• Popcorn enforces constraints between gradle/kotlin modules ? (only?)
• ArchUnit enforces constraints between classes/packages (jvm only?)

[Gabriel Bronzatti Moro]

Yep 👏 🎯