I have no idea how to include kotlinx's serialization package in a kotlin-native project. Is someone...

# kotlin-native

[Shehab Ellithy]

I have no idea how to include kotlinx's serialization package in a kotlin-native project. Is someone willing to walk me through it?
I did do around 3 hours of search and tinkering around but couldn't get it

[andylamax]

its as simple as adding a plugin and a library. what seems to not be working?

[Shehab Ellithy]

How can I add a library?

[Shehab Ellithy]

I tried

dependencies {
    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.2")
}

But get an Unresolved reference: implementation error

[andylamax]

share your whole build.gradle.kts please

[Shehab Ellithy]

Here it is. All I did was generate a new Kotlin-native project in Intellij, uncheck the add tests option while generating and added kotlin("plugin.serialization") version "1.6.10" to the plugins section and added the dependencies block.

build.gradle.kts

[andylamax]

Step 1: Remove code block from (13-15)

Step 2: Refactor line 37 into

val nativeMain by getting {
  dependencies {
    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.2")
  }
}

[Shehab Ellithy]

Omg thank you. It works now.
So, the next thing, if you would like, can you explain (or show me a resource) that explains what's happening.
I have minimal experience with Gradle. Basically only use it when Intellij generates it and by adding some dependencies when using Kotlin-JVM.
Again, thank you so much. I was so lost for so long and was about to give up.

[andylamax]

try going through here https://kotlinlang.org/docs/gradle.html#set-a-dependency-on-a-kotlinx-library

[Shehab Ellithy]

Will do, thank you so much

[Shehab Ellithy]

Tbh I joined the Slack not expecting anyone to help that much

[andylamax]

Feel at home mate. After all, we all love kotin and would love to see it grow. I personally have helped and received a lot of help from this slack. If you know how to ask what you want to ask, you are always going to get help in here

[rnett]

Check out https://kotlinlang.org/docs/multiplatform-discover-project.html too, all the sibling multiplatform docs should be helpful

[Shehab Ellithy]

Thank you. Will check it out as well