Building a Kotlin Multiplatform Library in 10 Minutes. Why Not?
Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM · 30 min. (Africa/Abidjan)
Duck Stage 2
Session
BackendFuture of AI
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Day to day we make use of a huge range of libraries when writing code, from the Android software development kit (SDK) to Test libraries, helper classes and everything in between. We also will often need to consume Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) either when talking with third-party systems or just interfacing with our backend application.
Often these APIs don’t have a library, and manually consuming them can be time-consuming, documentation can often be lacking (particularly with internal APIs!) and leaves a lot of ambiguity as to what the API will return, or what parameters it expects.
With OpenAPI, developers can work together to clearly define the API contact and ensure all ambiguity is removed. These specifications can then be used to streamline the process of creating a Kotlin Multiplatform Library to consume and use these APIs.
The session will delve into the fundamentals of OpenAPI and how it serves as a comprehensive standard for API specification.
Attendees will gain insights into the benefits of utilising OpenAPI to define RESTful APIs and how this can significantly expedite the Library development lifecycle.
But let’s not just talk about it, let’s build a Kotlin Multiplatform Library, and use it in an application all within 10 minutes! We will explore the tools and techniques available, and demonstrate how they enable developers to produce robust and efficient libraries without the traditional time-consuming boilerplate coding.
Often these APIs don’t have a library, and manually consuming them can be time-consuming, documentation can often be lacking (particularly with internal APIs!) and leaves a lot of ambiguity as to what the API will return, or what parameters it expects.
With OpenAPI, developers can work together to clearly define the API contact and ensure all ambiguity is removed. These specifications can then be used to streamline the process of creating a Kotlin Multiplatform Library to consume and use these APIs.
The session will delve into the fundamentals of OpenAPI and how it serves as a comprehensive standard for API specification.
Attendees will gain insights into the benefits of utilising OpenAPI to define RESTful APIs and how this can significantly expedite the Library development lifecycle.
But let’s not just talk about it, let’s build a Kotlin Multiplatform Library, and use it in an application all within 10 minutes! We will explore the tools and techniques available, and demonstrate how they enable developers to produce robust and efficient libraries without the traditional time-consuming boilerplate coding.