Is not being able to call extension class methods ...

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[Matej Drobnič]

Is not being able to call extension class methods from another class (https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-24290) design choice or shortcoming of the compiler? It makes class methods that extend CoroutineScope (needed by convention) quite awkward to call.

[louiscad]

You can use with to have a second receiver.

[Matej Drobnič]

yes, but it makes it a bit awkward

[Matej Drobnič]

instead of simple someObject.call() I have to do with(someObject) { call() }

[louiscad]

There's no better solution, apart from getting rid of the class (top-level) or the receiver (suspend)

[pavi2410]

How do I fix this, for instance? https://pl.kotl.in/2ihLqKfqT

[louiscad]

@pavi2410 I just said how. Make the extension top-level. Putting that into an object is a Java statics habit that is not needed in Kotlin.

You can also get rid of the Context receiver by using the top level appCtx property I developed here: https://github.com/LouisCAD/Splitties/tree/master/modules/appctx