Hello, how i can do something like that: ``` inlin...

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[Alexjok]

Hello, how i can do something like that:

inline fun <reified T>  execute(): T {
   
    return doRequest()
}

private  inline fun <reified T> doRequest(): T
{
   //doSomething
}

Get the error "Public API inline function cannot access non public API"
How to solve it?

[diesieben07]

A call to an inline function is replaced by it's body, so if someone calls execute that call is replaced by doRequest (since that's what execute does). For that to work doRequest must be accessible to whoever might call execute, which in this case is everyone.

You can make doRequest internal and annotate it with @PublishedApi - note however that you must then treat doRequest like a public method, you can't change it without breaking your API.

[diesieben07]

Alternatively you could not use reified for doRequest, but instead pass T::class from execute.

[Jonathan Mew]

Sorry, this is probably a noob question but how does passing T::class help? I'm probably missing the point of having this inlined in the first place or something 😕

[louiscad]

Use @PublishedApi internal instead of private.

[diesieben07]

Using inline is required here, since you are using reified. But if you just need the KClass<T> (or Class<T>, you can make doRequest not inline and take a Class<T> parameter instead.

[diesieben07]

Nvm

[diesieben07]

that doesn't help here.

[diesieben07]

sorry

[Alexjok]

Finnaly i have something like that and i wanna create public method for execute it.

inline fun <reified T>  execute(): T {
   
    return doRequest()
}

private  inline fun <reified T> doRequest(): T
{
    fuelManager(token) //companion object for authorization
    val request = when(httpType)
    {
        <http://HttpType.POST|HttpType.POST> -> <http://Fuel.post|Fuel.post>(url, httpParamas).request
        HttpType.GET  -> Fuel.get(url,  httpParamas).request
    }

    val (response, error) =  request.timeoutRead(TIMEOUT).responseString().third

   return extractAuthResult(response, error, url)

}

private inline fun <reified T> extractResult(response: String?, error: FuelError?, url: String): T
{
    if(error != null || response.isNullOrEmpty() || response.contains("error") ){

        throw HTTPException("url=$url\r\nresponse = $response")
    }

    return try {  Gson().fromJson(response) }
    catch(e: JsonParseException)
    {
        throw HTTPException("Gson Error\r\nurl=$url\r\nreason = $e")
    }
}

private inline fun <reified T> Gson.fromJson(json: String) = this.fromJson<T>(json, object: TypeToken<T>() {}.type)

[Alexjok]

Any ideas?)

[louiscad]

Yes @Alexjok, look at my message above

[diesieben07]

You are using a lot of inline there, this will blow up your code size.
I highly recommend creating the TypeToken in the public facing function and then passing it to the others.

[Alexjok]

Okay, thanks all