gaerfield / EmployeeMultiplatform

evaluation of kotlins multiplatform feature

Kotlin multiplatform library

This project is an evaluation of the possibilites using kotlins multiplatform feature. It aims to provide a server which provides a RESTish-Api. To make the interaction with this server easier, the API-Objects are defined within an api-project. This api-project is compiled for multiple platforms: ios, android, js and java itself.

The shared-code gives the opportunity to implement validation, caching, serialization only once for all targeted platforms, no need to reimplement these details.

Building

ios

• Use an mac
• call ./gradlew clean releaseFatFramework
• whatfor the fat-Framework task is, is explained here
  • call ./gradlew clean debugFatFramework ... smth debug? don't know
• Employee/api/build/fat-framework should contain the build-result

android

• download android-sdk by:
  • scrolling down on this page to Command line tools only
  • download the package for your platform
  • unzip it to ANDROID-SDK (define the folder by yourself)
  • edit local.properties within the project and set sdk.dir=ANDROID-SDK
  • accept licenses by calling: yes | sudo ANDROID-SDK/bin/sdkmanager --licenses
• start the build by: ./gradlew clean assemble
• Employee/api/build/output should contain the resulting aar-Package