Hi! How can I use `reaktive` with `ktor` for http ...

# reaktive

[wellingtoncosta]

Hi! How can I use reaktive with ktor for http calls?

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Hello! Please read the following section of the README: https://github.com/badoo/Reaktive#coroutines-interop

In general, Ktor crashes in multi-threaded environment. Assuming you are using the full multi-threading power of Reaktive, it's quite easy to freeze Ktor Client by accident in Kotlin/Native, so it will crash. I really recommend to avoid using Ktor currently and replace with a simple expect/actual. But if you have to use Ktor, then you can try the provided in the README "unsafe" solution.

[saket]

is there an issuetracker page for this that I can follow on ktor’s github?

[wellingtoncosta]

Hello, Arkadii! I read this section, but it wasn’t clear to me. Now I confirmed what I had understood.

In this case, I need to implement my networking layer using the standard HTTP API of the target (HttpUrlConnection for Java / Kotlin and NSURLConnection for iOS)?

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Yes this would be a perfect solution from my point of view! You can derive your implementation from my article: https://badootech.badoo.com/mvi-in-kotlin-multiplatform-part-2-2-of-3-3faab535de02?source=friends_link&sk=a7a347e49202e139d5cd7533d2a97141
Checkout the "Implementing KittenDataSource" section.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

@saket Maybe this one? https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/issues/1538

[saket]

this is such a nice illustration

[wellingtoncosta]

Thanks @Arkadii Ivanov!

[saket]

For Android we are using HttpUrlConnection, again this is a popular way of loading data in Android.

@Arkadii Ivanov I don’t think anyone HttpUrlConnection anymore :p

[Arkadii Ivanov]

@saket

this is such a nice illustration

Thanks! We were working hard on this)))

I don’t think anyone HttpUrlConnection anymore

Well, I think this is the common way for low level networking, isn't it? Of course you can use Retrofit or other frameworks :-)

[saket]

right everyone uses some abstraction on top of httpurlconnection

[saket]

@Arkadii Ivanov can badoo release a high-res version of this illustration by any chances? It’d make for a good wallpaper.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

I will ask!

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Viola!

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Sorry for spamming :-)

[saket]

Awesome. Any chances part 1 and business logic be removed/changed? They’d look weird in wallpapers lol.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Will PM you