Hello everyone, can anyone explain why do we need ...

# multiplatform

[Napa Ram]

Hello everyone, can anyone explain why do we need to add library separately in androidMain and iosMain and then commonMain, can't we add at once in commonMain and use it for ios and android both

[Joost Klitsie]

I think since kotlin 1.4 you only have to add libraries to common main if it is a multiplatform library.

[Napa Ram]

i was going though https://github.com/kotlin-hands-on/kmm-networking-and-data-storage kotlin hands for kmm they added ktor and sqldelight library in all platform like in commonMain, androidMain and in iosMain also

[Napa Ram]

can we add only once in commonMain then use it for platform specific also

[Joost Klitsie]

Nope that is not what is happening

[Joost Klitsie]

Ktor core and sqldelight runtime are the libraries and they are only added to the common sourceset

[Joost Klitsie]

Ktor-android is an extra package with helper functions for android

[Joost Klitsie]

So that only has value on android.

[Napa Ram]

okay then same way for ios also right

[Joost Klitsie]

I think it counts for the other platform specific implementations as well

[Napa Ram]

thanks @Joost Klitsie

[Joost Klitsie]

You are welcome, it is not as straightforward as they make it sound :)