I am trying to include compose (1.0.0-alpha06) in ...

# compose

[Prashant Priyadarshi]

I am trying to include compose (1.0.0-alpha06) in an existing project which is using kotlin (1.4.10),

But I am getting build error due to 'kotlin-android-extensions'
unbound symbols not allowed for kotlinx.android.synthetic.mainActivity

As of now is there any workaround to use compose without removing all the code which uses kotlinx.android.synthetic, because that is a cumbersome.

[Javier]

Compose is not compatible with synthetics

[Javier]

So you have to remove the android extension plugin in your gradle config

[Prashant Priyadarshi]

@Javier you are right but removing all the synthetic will need time.. so looking for a workaround for now

[Javier]

I think there is no workaround, btw synthetics are deprecated too, maybe you should try to migrate to viewBinding first, and later use compose

[Javier]

I don't know if creating compose views in another module and using it in app can work like it solves the problem with Room or Kotlin Serialization

[jaqxues]

Theoretically you could run a global search and replace when you just want sth to work and switch fully to Compose anyway

[jaqxues]

also I could not get kotlix.serialization to work with compose, it somehow stressed out Gradle

[Javier]

you can use kotlin serialization but avoid having the serialization plugin in the same module. I even can pass kotlin serialization classes with navigation-compose

[jaqxues]

I prefer waiting until I can have both (or is there a deeper problem with that?)

[Javier]

you can have both but not in the same module

[Javier]

I don't know if it is going to be fixed soon, I hope so

[jaqxues]

We will see soon enough

Switched back to Gson for now