We would like to expose code highlighting and comp...

# scripting

[Primoz Delopst]

We would like to expose code highlighting and completion via REST API for our Kotlin Scripts to be able to develop them on web. Are there any existing solutions for this?

[CLOVIS]

You can self host the Kotlin Playground, which has both of these features. Not sure how flexible it is for your use-cases though.

[CLOVIS]

https://github.com/JetBrains/kotlin-playground

[Primoz Delopst]

Yes, this is the frontend part. As per my understanding kotlin-playground is working with kotlin-compiler-server. But the kotlin-compiler-server can not directly work with custom kotlin scripts, specially the ones without main function.

I am not worried for the frontend part. I want to generete highlighting and completion on my backend based on the kotlin script definition on the server.

[Piotr Krzemiński]

I recall there's an AWS Lambda function on the backend, but I don't know if its implementation is published anywhere. All I found is a list of API routes here. I'd ask on #C02B3PECK6E for some details on the backend, maybe JB will open-source it?

[CLOVIS]

I believe it is open source somewhere already because when I asked how to make @sample work in Dokka they told me to self&host the Playground 🤔

[Piotr Krzemiński]

Who is they and where did they tell it to you? 😄

[CLOVIS]

Honestly I don't know, but it was years ago

[CLOVIS]

Maybe my brain invented this?

[CLOVIS]

Ah

[CLOVIS]

how to use external libraries · Issue #119 · JetBrains/kotlin-playground https://share.google/5fny1eXWU7slvxDTp

[CLOVIS]

I'm right, you can

[CLOVIS]

The instructions don't seem very clear to me, but maybe there's a more precise tutorial elsewhere

[Piotr Krzemiński]

Cool, thanks for sharing!