fwcd / fwcd/kotlin-language-server

Supper non-JVM backends (Kotlin/Native, Kotlin/JS, Kotlin/Wasm)

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Description

Support non-JVM backends, such as...

The native backend might be particularly interesting for iOS/Android apps using Compose Multiplatform, while the JS/Wasm support would be cool for using Kotlin in (web) frontend projects.

The kotlin-compiler-server used by the kotlin-playground (hosted on https://play.kotlinlang.org), provides a nice reference implementation for JS and Wasm and would be worth studying.

Since the language server itself (mostly) just depends on the compiler frontend, integrating dependency resolution would be the central challenge.

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Research direction

Start by studying the kotlin-compiler-server reference implementation used by kotlin-playground, focusing on its JavaScript and Wasm support. Investigate how the language server’s compiler frontend and dependency resolution would apply to Kotlin/Native, Kotlin/JS, and Kotlin/Wasm. Done means the listed non-JVM backends are supported by the language server.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin, wasm
Domain
devtools, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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