Libraries Found: We have kotlin-react, kotlinx.html libraries to build front end app using kotlin. P...

# react

[gvnavin]

Libraries Found: We have kotlin-react, kotlinx.html libraries to build front end app using kotlin.
Problem: We have react for web and react native for mobile app, we are writing 2 code for building UIs.
Thoughts: When kotlin can emit JS code and provide dsl for html tags to create react component, Is it possible to make them emit the react native code/components.
Any thoughts on this ? Worth exploring ? Do you guys know any other information about such similar problems ?

[turansky]

AFAIK 2 things required for native:
1. Wrappers of react-dom analog for native
2. Multiplatform version of kotlin-react

[gvnavin]

Are there any good reference/article which can explain how these dependencies work together to create the html ?

[turansky]

It is classic multiplatform. Which target do you need for native ?

[gvnavin]

react-native for mobile app
react for web app

[andylamax]

I think kotlin-react for native doesn't have to be multiplatform as it works in the js platform

[turansky]

kotlin-react can be multiplatform & js at the same moment. In 1.4 it will be more transparent

[andylamax]

meaning you would be able to compile kotlin-react to jvm and native desktop apps with kotlin-native?

[andylamax]

am I missing something?

[turansky]

js and native have common classes, which can be located in kotlin-react