Hi, about Kotlin compiler plugins, is it possible ...

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[bamboo]

Hi, about Kotlin compiler plugins, is it possible to activate a plugin just by having a jar in the compilation classpath? /cc @ilya.chernikov

[damian]

bamboo: I think something like that is done here, if it helps https://github.com/elizarov/KotlinSerializationPrototypePlayground

[bamboo]

Hm, almost, it still requires additional configuration:

compileKotlin {
    kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += ["-Xplugin", "lib/kotlin-serialization-gradle.jar"]
}

But I think that might be enough for my use case. Thanks, @damian!

[ilya.chernikov]

bamboo: yes, at least you need to add -Xplugin with appropriate arg. But I actually encountered some problems with it, and had no time to investigate. So, please report if something is not working as expected there.

[bamboo]

Hey @ilya.chernikov, thanks. With the -Xplugin argument it worked but then I realized IntelliJ was not picking up the additional configuration. I assume that would require a proper IntelliJ plugin, right?

[ilya.chernikov]

Yes, that’s usually a separate one.

[bamboo]

Got it.