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Learn Kotlin Programming - Second Edition

By : Stephen Samuel, Stefan Bocutiu
Book Image

Learn Kotlin Programming - Second Edition

By: Stephen Samuel, Stefan Bocutiu

Overview of this book

Kotlin is a general-purpose programming language used for developing cross-platform applications. Complete with a comprehensive introduction and projects covering the full set of Kotlin programming features, this book will take you through the fundamentals of Kotlin and get you up to speed in no time. Learn Kotlin Programming covers the installation, tools, and how to write basic programs in Kotlin. You'll learn how to implement object-oriented programming in Kotlin and easily reuse your program or parts of it. The book explains DSL construction, serialization, null safety aspects, and type parameterization to help you build robust apps. You'll learn how to destructure expressions and write your own. You'll then get to grips with building scalable apps by exploring advanced topics such as testing, concurrency, microservices, coroutines, and Kotlin DSL builders. Furthermore, you'll be introduced to the kotlinx.serialization framework, which is used to persist objects in JSON, Protobuf, and other formats. By the end of this book, you'll be well versed with all the new features in Kotlin and will be able to build robust applications skillfully.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
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Section 1: Fundamental Concepts in Kotlin
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Section 2: Practical Concepts in Kotlin
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Section 3: Advanced Concepts in Kotlin

Project config

Sometimes, you may wish to execute some code before any tests are run at all, or after all the tests have been completed (whether successful or not). This can be achieved through the use of the ProjectConfig abstract class. To use this, simply create an object that will extend from this abstract class and ensure that it is on the classpath. Then, KotlinTest will automatically find it and invoke it as follows:

    object MyProjectConfig : ProjectConfig() { 
      var server: HttpServer? = null 
      override fun beforeAll() { 
        val addr = InetSocketAddress(8080) 
        val server = HttpServer.create(addr, 0) 
        server.executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool() 
        server.start() 
        println("Server is listening on port 8080") 
      } 
      override fun afterAll() { 
        server!!.stop(0) 
      } 
    } 

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