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Multiplatform Kotlin Library Development
Developing a multiplatform Kotlin library allows for sharing code across Android, iOS, JavaScript, and Kotlin Native platforms, with strategies including wrapping platform APIs and creating a shared interface for common code.
- The concept of multiplatform development allows for sharing code across various platforms, including Android, iOS, JavaScript, and Kotlin Native.
- Libraries can be developed to be platform-agnostic, with implementations for each platform.
- Wrapping platform APIs can be a strategy for multiplatform development.
- Editing and updating settings can be a key aspect of multiplatform development.
- Java properties API does not actually do what it says, and a custom implementation is needed.
- Android shared preferences has a listener API for shared preferences change notifications.
- JavaScript and Native platforms require different implementations for the settings library.
- Creating a shared interface for common code can be beneficial.
- Expect actual is a tool in Kotlin that allows for a one-to-one mapping of platform-specific code.
- Testability is important for multiplatform development and libraries can be written to be testable.
- Coroutines, serialization, and Ktor client are important topics in Kotlin development.
- The author has been working on a library called multi-platform settings and has learned several lessons along the way.
- Lessons include the importance of platform-specific code, managing complexity, and the value of community feedback.
- Creating a draft for a library can be beneficial in gaining feedback and iterating on the library.
- The author is now working on a new project combining Kotlin multiplatform and Azure Pipelines.