Trying out the typescript definition generation fr...

# javascript

[adk]

Trying out the typescript definition generation from the IR compiler. It seems that there is a fair bit of code that doesn't seem all that useful, like the component1() methods used in destructuring - which I can't see being used in typescript or javascript. Are we likely to see cleaner typescript definitions from multiplatform kotlin libs as this shapes up towards GA status? Or am I perhaps just missing something?

[adk]

Would also be nice to see those namespaces disappear. Exporting namespaces from a module is discouraged everywhere.

[turansky]

Do you mean this - https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-37710 ?

[adk]

Yes, that's the issue. I'm guess from the "to be discussed" status, that no-one knows the answer yet. 🙂

[turansky]

Good solution is known
Root import = webpack optimization enabled (official Google recommendation)

[adk]

so, we get rid of them via DCE?

[turansky]

Both optimizations required
* DCE for Kotlin specific
* Terser for all other

[turansky]

https://twitter.com/vnturansky/status/1315822595493769217?s=20