How does reading files with kotlin work? I want to...

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[Antonios Barotsis]

How does reading files with kotlin work? I want to read a json file and parse it, im on a javascript with gradle project

[nkiesel]

In JVM, this would be something like File("f.json").readText(). I never used Ktlin with JS, but would https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/org.w3c.files/-file-reader/read-as-text.html help?

[Antonios Barotsis]

I'm not sure how to use java.io in a js project, what do i have to include in my gradle file?

[louiscad]

You cannot use java.io in Kotlin/JS.
You need to use JS APIs instead, browser or nodejs APIs depending on what you target

[Antonios Barotsis]

Thanks! I ended up using the fs node module