is there a reason why xml serialization is not part of kotlinx but ktor?

# serialization

[Bernhard]

is there a reason why xml serialization is not part of kotlinx but ktor?

[hfhbd]

It’s not part of Ktor, but a very good 3rd party library: https://github.com/pdvrieze/xmlutil

[Bernhard]

right, there's where I picked up the "use ktor" part

[Sebastian Schuberth]

Well, that third-party library is exactly what Ktor uses.