Does Kotlin Multiplatform have a way to share code...

# multiplatform

[napperley]

Does Kotlin Multiplatform have a way to share code between multiple Platform modules (eg linuxX64, linuxARMV7) where the OS (eg Linux) is the same?

[ian.shaun.thomas]

yes you can create shared source sets that top level source sets depend on much like common is a predefined source set for all targets

[ian.shaun.thomas]

https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/building-mpp-with-gradle.html#connecting-source-sets

[ian.shaun.thomas]

in the 2nd example those show a desktopTest source set that is depended on by min and linux test targets

[Dominaezzz]

Small Tip: Don't be fooled by the IDE saying no. It will build just fine. There are workarounds to make the IDE happy.

[Kris Wong]

see this: https://medium.com/vmware-end-user-computing/building-an-ios-fat-framework-for-a-kotlin-multiplatform-project-4f2e0b5de2aa

[h0tk3y]

We are working on proper support for the IDE that requires no workarounds and reusing declarations from a library’s shared platform-specific source set of this kind. Stay tuned!

[Dominaezzz]

Woo! \o/

[napperley]

If i'm reading this correctly there is a single source set used (part of a Platform module) that the other source sets (part of Platform modules) depend on for shared platform logic. This doesn't sound logical from the onset.