Hi I want to write an extension in buildSrc something like t

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Hi I want to write an extension in buildSrc something like this fun List lt String gt kapt this forEatch kapt it but in buildSrc there is no visibility on the kapt method can I somehow connect kotlin kapt here or will I call this method in another way

gildor · Answer

`kapt` configuration is generated by Kotlin DSL it s not a method of api itself Tho you can access it in precompiled script plugin usually for you use case it s a lot easier to use dynamic syntax

gildor · Answer

also I don t think that you can make this kind method you need access to DependencyHandler or project all configurations are part of dependency handler

gildor · Answer

you can do something like this ```fun DependencyHandler kapt dependencies List lt String gt Dependency = dependencies forEach add kapt it ```

Loboda Deni · Answer

I have access to KotlinDependencyHandler but i don t call kapt from my extension

Loboda Deni · Answer

Hmm

gildor · Answer

The only problem that you need DependencyHandler somehow you can invert it if you want and pass it as argument but not sure that it better

gildor · Answer

so as I said you cannot use method generated from configuration outside of precompiled script plugin or build gradle itself

Loboda Deni · Answer

KotlinDependencyHandler not have dependencies property

gildor · Answer

what is dependencies property

gildor · Answer

in my extension `dependencies` is not a property it s a function argument with list of dependencies

Loboda Deni · Answer

Loboda Deni · Answer

Sorry

Loboda Deni · Answer

Not have add method

Loboda Deni · Answer

Only implementation api etc but not kapt

gildor · Answer

DependencyHandler has add method

gildor · Answer

Loboda Deni · Answer

But i have KotlinDependencyHandler not DependencyHandler

gildor · Answer

It s method of this interface

gildor · Answer

Is it mpp

Loboda Deni · Answer

Yes

gildor · Answer

it makes sense to mention this fact

gildor · Answer

Ehhh this part of Kotlin plugin dsl is messy in my opinion

gildor · Answer

I also not sure how you can use Kapt with it

gildor · Answer

kapt should be a part of JVM module only

Loboda Deni · Answer

got it

Loboda Deni · Answer

Thanks

gildor · Answer

It s a bit broader topic how configure dependencies for MPP I prefer defining them using standard gradle API do not use kotlin mpp plugin dsl

gildor · Answer

all those dependencies actually just delegate to project dependecies add

gildor · Answer

all what this KotlinDependencyHandler doing is constructing name of configuration

gildor · Answer

so method `api` actually just create string something like project dependencies add $ platformName Api

gildor · Answer

where platfromName in case of jvm is `jvm` or maybe `android` if you configurea android module

Loboda Deni · Answer

I use it like this now

gildor · Answer

yeah it also has name of configuration main test Like this <https github com gildor knel blob master build gradle kts L37>

Loboda Deni · Answer

I ll see thanks