This might sound a noob question but just starting on KMM, I want to create an APIClient as shared m...

# multiplatform

[divyanshunegi]

This might sound a noob question but just starting on KMM,
I want to create an APIClient as shared module for Android and iOS
I need the following features
• It should have local SSL data encryption
• InternetConnectionCheck Interceptor
• ErrorHandlerInterceptor
• RetryRequest After RefreshToken Interceptor
• Few other custom interceptors
Earlier I was writing my APiClient in the commonMain but as I can see it does not support addInterceptor property by default, which is available in OkHttp for Android.
So the new plan I had is create an expect class APiClient in common main and implement APIClient for Android on AndroidMain with OkHttp engine and APiClient on iOSMain with IOS Engine.

Is this approach right ? or am I missing some part ?

[CLOVIS]

Well the idea is ok, but you could use Ktor (#ktor) that does all of this for you. It's a library that has all the expect-actual stuff you need to write Multiplatform clients from the get go.

[CLOVIS]

On each platform, it delegates to the platform's implementation

[divyanshunegi]

@CLOVIS I am using ktor right now, and I tried using

engine {
  addInterceptor()
}

This only works if I use OkHttp engine on ktor which will only work on the Android side, I want to do this on iOS side as well bit IOS ktor engine does not support this.

[divyanshunegi]

currently I checked that I can write my custom plugin, but getting confused on adding the SSL part, others can be done as I checked the documentation

[CLOVIS]

Ask around in #ktor, I'm not an expert, but it should handle SSL by default, as well as most of what you're describing

[CLOVIS]

Not through engine {}, of course, as that can't be Multiplatform

[divyanshunegi]

got it. thanks for help @CLOVIS. really appreciated

[Rak]

With KTor i can recommend this video

[Rak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q62iJoNOfg&list=PLlFc5cFwUnmy_oVc9YQzjasSNoAk4hk_C&index=5&ab_channel=KotlinbyJetBrains▾