Kotlin, one language to build them all!

This repository contains the applications and slides used in the talk named Kotlin, one language to build them all!.

• The slides are available at https://gradle.github.io/imaginate
• The video recording is available at https://youtu.be/88FJwx8Yf3o?t=18545

All notable changes to this project will be documented in the Changelog .

Set up the environment

You need the following on all platforms:

• JAVA_HOME environment variable pointing to Java >= 17
• Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA

Warning You need macos to write and run ios-specific code on simulated or real devices. This is an Apple requirement. On non-macos systems building ios-specific code is automatically disabled.

On macos you need:

• CocoaPods
• Xcode
• Android Studio KMM plugin

In case of trouble you can use KDoctor.

Browser Application

Run application in a browser

./gradlew :web-app:jsBrowserRun 

Run application, rebuild on source code changes with live-reload

./gradlew :web-app:jsBrowserRun --continuous

Build "htdocs" in applications/web-app/build/distributions

./gradlew :web-app:jsBrowserProductionWebpack

Desktop Application

Run application

./gradlew :desktop-app:run

Run application, rebuild on source code changes, close the app to trigger rebuild

./gradlew :desktop-app:run --continuous

Android Application

Run the application on a device or emulator

• Open the project in Android Studio >= Giraffe
• Select the android-app run target and a device or emulator
• Click the run button

Build the APK in applications/android-app/build/outputs/apk/debug

./gradlew :android-app:assembleDebug

ios Application

Run the application on a device or simulator

• Run ./gradlew :ios-app:podInstall
• Open applications/ios-app/iosApp/iosApp.xcworkspace in xcode
• Select a simulator or device
• Click the run button

Slides

Build "htdocs" in slides/build/docs/asciidocRevealJs

./gradlew :slides:asciidoctorRevealJs

Builds "htdocs" continuously, opens a browser

./gradlew :slides:asciidoctorRevealJs --continuous

Builds PDF

./gradlew :slides:exportPdf

Note that building the slides PDF requires a JVM with JavaFX bundled.