Is it possible to use `kotlinc` programatically? I’d like to compile a kotlin class from a kotlin so...

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[Rob Elliot]

Is it possible to use kotlinc programatically? I’d like to compile a kotlin class from a kotlin source file in a JVM app at runtime.

[Rob Elliot]

Obviously I can fork a real kotlinc external process, but I’d rather do it in the same JVM process if possible. If only for ease of deployment.

[Marc Knaup]

https://github.com/fluidsonic/fluid-compiler

[Rob Elliot]

That’s awesome, thanks!

[Vampire]

Besides that, you could also consider using the scripting support

[Rob Elliot]

The scripting might meet my needs… I basically want to have a data class compiled in my app that my app uses, but load a file that defines an instance of that data class at startup. So I need my app to be on the compile time classpath when the file is compiled. Scripting might do that for me.

[Rob Elliot]

Scripting works perfectly, thanks @Vampire.