The K/N 0.8 blog post says: `Other important JetBrains-provided libraries, like kotlinx.coroutines, ...

# kotlin-native

[spierce7]

The K/N 0.8 blog post says: Other important JetBrains-provided libraries, like kotlinx.coroutines, kotlinx.serialization, and Ktor HTTP client are getting experimental Kotlin/Native support, which means it is possible to write an iOS app and Android application sharing the same REST API-related logic.

I don't see kotlin/native access for these libraries. Do I need to access special branches? My team actually wants to start using the kotlin/native counterparts for all of these.

[thevery]

Http client is a separate library

[spierce7]

Can we get links / instructions to use all of these counterparts?

[thevery]

https://github.com/e5l/http-client-common

[krtko]

Damn that's sweet. I've written something similar twice now lol.

[thevery]

The main issue with http client that it is only async - you can't make blocking call

[thevery]

And it is expect/actual inside so yes, you can easily create the same in ~100 lines of code for both platforms

[bipin]

thanks @thevery, i am looking something similar

[olonho]

for serialization - it’s here: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization/blob/json_ast/example-native/src/App.kt

[spierce7]

Anything or kotlinx.coroutines?

[Luka Finžgar]

I am trying to use Ktor client (to code REST api client once and use it on android and on iOS ). I successfully added dependency via gradle: "compile group: 'io.ktor', name: 'ktor-client', version: '0.9.3'
" but references to HttpClient are still unresolved. Any idea how to use ktor in kotlin native?

[bipin]

i think ktor client does not support kotlin native, you can use e5l/http-client-common. https://github.com/e5l/http-client-common

[bipin]

here, I am making list of awesome-kotlin-native. Feel free to update if find something. https://github.com/bipinvaylu/awesome-kotlin-native

[Luka Finžgar]

I am a little confused since kotlin native 0.8 release notes mention ktor native support?

[bipin]

okay

[bipin]

>>Other important JetBrains-provided libraries, like kotlinx.coroutines, kotlinx.serialization, and Ktor HTTP client are getting experimental Kotlin/Native support, which means it is possible to write an iOS app and Android application sharing the same REST API-related logic.

[bipin]

you are right, they are providing experimental support

[olonho]

it’s experimental support in feature branch, not official one, just for brave souls to test

[Luka Finžgar]

Is this branch currently on github? Can i use it in my project?

[olonho]

https://github.com/ktorio/ktor/tree/mpp-client/ktor-client/ktor-client-ios/src/io/ktor/client/engine/ios

[spierce7]

How do I access the kotlinx.coroutines native code?