Hi guys! I tried to create a Kotlin compiler plugin to generate a simple method, but I cannot figur...

# compiler

[Hadi Lashkari]

Hi guys! I tried to create a Kotlin compiler plugin to generate a simple
method, but I cannot figure out how to resolve that method! I asked
about it couple of weeks ago https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60532779/unresolved-reference-in-generated-method-by-a-kotlin-compiler-plugin without answer! Any idea to solve it would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Hadi Lashkari]

If you checkout the code I use SyntheticResolveExtension and ExpressionCodegenExtension to generateSyntheticProperties
and generateClassSyntheticParts . As I checked AnalysisHandlerExtension and PackageFragmentProviderExtension are used to generate entire files. But as I said before I just want to add a simple method to an implemented class. I just need a sample code to find out how. Thanks for any kind of hint.

[shikasd]

Hey, did you try to generate a function instead?
As I see, SyntheticResolve has a function getSyntheticFunctionNames so they can be resolved later, but does not have such for properties.
One of other possible solution is to add track through interface with addSyntheticSupertypes.

[shikasd]

As I see it, compiler fails to find an identifier track in scope, because you did not provide it such name in scope. (it is not like you can currently).

[Hadi Lashkari]

What a beautiful world we have 😄 Thank you @shikasd Let me check your solutions.

[Hadi Lashkari]

Hey! Let's try getSyntheticFunctionNames but there's another problem. I applied the changes to use this method, committed an pushed to master. Now after un-comenting SmokeTest#trackable test, I reach to SmokeTest.kt: (24, 37): Overload resolution ambiguity: ! Apparently the method is generated 4 times! How can I prevent this? Thanks.

[Hadi Lashkari]

Fixed! 😄 Thank you for your great help

[shikasd]

Nice to hear, good luck with this project :)