Is there a library that serializes data classes in...

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[Alex Kuznetsov]

Is there a library that serializes data classes into compilable Kotlin code? Something like this:

[Alex Kuznetsov]

data class Thing(val color: String, val shape: String)

val myThing = Thing("Red", "Square")

[Alex Kuznetsov]

serializeToSourceCode(myThing)

output:

[Alex Kuznetsov]

Thing(color="Red", shape="Square")

[Kroppeb]

huh?

[Alex Kuznetsov]

@Kroppeb what do you mean?

[Kroppeb]

So you want to print a representation that is valid Kotlin code that would generate the originial object?

[Alex Kuznetsov]

yes. The context: I am replacing an API call with a mock.

[Alex Kuznetsov]

Capturing the call's parameters, and what it returns, and spitting out:

[Kroppeb]

Not really possible. The issue is that you'd have to do this recursive. In Python this would be somewhat possible.

[Kroppeb]

I don't understand why you would need this for mock

[Kroppeb]

Maybe #mockk can help you?

[Alex Kuznetsov]

every { myApi.callMethod(1, Thing("Red", "Square") } returns LocalDate.of(2020, 4, 30)

So I need to generate these mockk calls

[Alex Kuznetsov]

Yes I know this needs to be recursive. And I know this is doable. Just don't want to write it if there already is something.

[Alex Kuznetsov]

Thank you for a quick reply!

[Alex Kuznetsov]

regarding "Maybe #mockk can help you?" of course it will, I am using mockk, I just don't want to type it manually.

[Alex Kuznetsov]

too much work

[Kroppeb]

I mean, maybe people in that channel know an other way to solve your problem

[Kroppeb]

Might be something that happens often

[Alex Kuznetsov]

Got it thank you so much!