I'm willing to create a HttpClient(CIO), but CIO i...

# multiplatform

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

I'm willing to create a HttpClient(CIO), but CIO is not found/accessible
Although the package io.ktor.http.cio and CIOHeaders is well visible 😕

[Kris Wong]

we had an issue with CIO on Android. had to use one of the Android engines.

[Kris Wong]

i don't recall what it was off the top of my head, but it had been reported and was still open

[Kris Wong]

in terms of your specific problem, do you have the proper dependencies for common as well as each target?

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

I have absolutely no clue if I do. I'm just starting with it 😕

implementation("io.ktorktor client cio$ktor_version")

I have this dependency set for all three of them - commonMain, androidMain and iosMain

From what I got it should be requiring no dependencies and I didn't find specific android/iOS versions of library

(https://ktor.io/clients/http-client/engines.html)

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

Did You successfully use Android engine for WebSockets?
I can't find it now, but I ve seen on Kotlin or Ktor website, that only CIO is working with websocket

[Kris Wong]

never used WebSockets

[Kris Wong]

however, the artifact name is different per platform

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

Got it:
https://ktor.io/clients/websockets.html#artifact-15
(doesn't list Android/iOs as valid engines)
https://amryousef.me/android-ktor
(Explicit note it's only for CIO)

[Kris Wong]

https://ktor.io/clients/http-client/multiplatform.html

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

ah, ok, sure.
How can one find artifact names tho? I don't think I ve seen ios/android versions of CIO on maven neither

[Kris Wong]

https://ktor.io/clients/http-client/engines.html#ios

[Kris Wong]

there is only one engine for iOS

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

Yes, and it's not CIO 😛

[Kris Wong]

so your take away today, CIO is broken on android and not available on iOS 😛

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

Thus websockets are impossible to use in multiplatform...
That's what I thought 😕
Shame

[Kris Wong]

Ktor provides a WebSocket client for the following engines: CIO, OkHttp, Js

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

But thanks for Your replies! Appreciate it! 🎉

[Kris Wong]

so you can use OkHttp on Android

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

OkHttp - Android, sure
but what about iOS?

[Kris Wong]

SOL

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

there's just no way yet to implement it, aye?

[Kris Wong]

not that I can see

[Mikołaj Karwowski]

Okay, so we got that settled : )
Great, thanks! 👏