Hey guys, Does anybody know why this piece create ...

# ksp

[Alexandru Hadăr]

Hey guys,
Does anybody know why this piece create an infinite number of files?

override fun process(resolver: Resolver): List<KSAnnotated> {
        val time = System.currentTimeMillis()
        logger.warn("Running $time")
        codeGenerator.createNewFile(
            dependencies = Dependencies.ALL_FILES,
            packageName = "sample.demo",
            fileName = "File_$time"
        ).close()

        return emptyList()
    }

[evant]

when new files are created all processors are given them in order to process them for the next round. This continues until all processors don't write a file (or error out). You are creating a new file each time so there's always something new to process.

[Alexandru Hadăr]

So basically because I create a new file, there’s a new file to be scanned, which creates a new file and so on so forth?

[evant]

yep

[Alexandru Hadăr]

but doesn’t the processor run only once, for all the files?

process runs once for every file ?

[evant]

it runs once for all file per round. So round 1 would get the initial files, then round 2 would get the output of everything from round 1, etc.

[evant]

you can't be given files that don't exist yet 😉

[Alexandru Hadăr]

oooh so let’s say i have File1, File2. It runs first time for them, i create File3 and then runs for File3 only ?

[evant]

yep

[Alexandru Hadăr]

man, you’re of great help! thank you!

[evant]

well specifically that's the value of resolver.newFiles()

[Alexandru Hadăr]

Can you direct me to some resource where I can learn more ?

[evant]

I uh only know of https://github.com/google/ksp#resources & here

[Alexandru Hadăr]

that was my main point of documentation too.

[Alexandru Hadăr]

Ya, thank you again for your help

[evant]

np!