Hi everyone, I have a question regarding Kotlin vs...

# multiplatform

[Martin Štrambach]

Hi everyone, I have a question regarding Kotlin vs Objc/Swift static properties. Kotlin doesn’t have any explicit support of static functions. Instead, we use companion objects. Following example is often used in factory classes.

class MyClass {
  ...
  companion object {
    fun companionFun()
  }
}

When we generate ObjC code out of this example it creates one interface for MyClass and another one for MyClass.Companion.
Then, in Swift we use it as MyClass.companion.companionFun() . The issue is companion nor companionFun aren’t static because companion is a singleton object.
Is there a way how to generate Swift static functions for Kotlin functions without the need of second interface?
I found one feature ticket which would potentially solve this issue but it is without any activity for a long time. https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-44862