`kotlinx.datetime.Instant` would be visible to iOS as `Kotlinx_datetimeInstant` Since it is moved to...

# kotlinx-datetime

[curioustechizen]

kotlinx.datetime.Instant would be visible to iOS as Kotlinx_datetimeInstant
Since it is moved to the stdlib, what should it be exported as? Kotlin_timeInstant is not found, neither is just Instant.

[Dmitry Khalanskiy [JB]]

I don't know the actual answer, but here are some pointers.

The general approach of making Kotlin APIs available from native code: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx-datetime/issues/78

Converter functions that allow you to avoid exposing Instant to Native and instead use a native NSDate object:
• https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx-datetime/kotlinx-datetime/kotlinx.datetime/to-n-s-date.html
• https://kotlinlang.org/api/kotlinx-datetime/kotlinx-datetime/kotlinx.datetime/to-kotlin-instant.html

[curioustechizen]

I have this in my app

extension Date {
    static func instantFromEpochSeconds(date: Date) -> Kotlinx_datetimeInstant {
        return Kotlinx_datetimeInstant.Companion()
            .fromEpochSeconds(
                epochSeconds: Int64(date.timeIntervalSince1970),
                nanosecondAdjustment: Int32(0)
            )
    }
}

I just want to change the return type of this Swift function.

[curioustechizen]

Okay I found out that the I need to use KotlinInstant in place of Kotlinx_datetimeInstant
However like Dmitry mentioned above, this is probably not the best approach. I should change my APIs such that Instant should never have to be used directly from Swift.