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# serialization

[akuleshov7]

⚠️ I was suggested in #feed to publish it here also to attract more attention, if it is invalid channel - then sorry for spam:


I have just released a ktoml library (0.2.6) to Maven Central. It is a fully Kotlin native serialization library for TOML configuration language. It was requested by Kotlin community, but unfortunately I am developing this alone in my free time.

I would like to ask for your help in testing/contributing to this project. Or at least give it a star to make it look more attractive for new contributors. Thanks! 🙏

[Dominaezzz]

Make a PR to add this to the list of this party formats.

[akuleshov7]

@Dominaezzz not yet stable enough, haven't released 1.0.0 version yet. Is it ok to make a PR now or better to make it several months later after it will become stable? Is there any acceptance testing in kotlinx?

[Dominaezzz]

Don't worry, none of the third party libraries are stable either. Stability isn't possible yet as custom formats are experimental anyway.

[Dominaezzz]

Acceptance testing? No you're just adding a URL to your repo. Unless I've misunderstood what you're asking.

[akuleshov7]

@Dominaezzz yes, you got me right. Could you please send the link to this list? I am not able to find it... Sorry!

[Dominaezzz]

https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/tree/master/formats

[akuleshov7]

thanks! done in PR#1595

[gildor]

Very nice! Thanks for you work on it!

I would suggest to split into 2 libraries, one with files support and another pure serialization API, it will be easier to include it to existing projects which don’t want to depend on experimental okio implementation or just don’t need files
Also it will be eventually fixed by native support of streams in kotlinx.serialization

[akuleshov7]

@gildor yes, you are not the first who suggested to do that, I will remove file reading in 0.3.0 release and will move it to the separate library