Kotlin

This article is a rewrite of an older one done in Java. This one is done in Kotlin instead. Intro Last time, I went over what a Hamcrest Matcher was, how it’s used, and how to make one. In this article, I will explain more advanced steps in the creation of Hamcrest Matchers. First, I’ll share how to make your ...

This article is a rewrite of an older one done in Java. This one is done in Kotlin instead. Intro to Hamcrest Matchers First things first, I should quickly explain what a Hamcrest Matcher is. When doing unit testing, the built-in assertion types that come with the testing framework are generally pretty limited. They make it very easy for a ...

Tuples are simple data structures that hold a fixed set of items, each of a different data type. Project Reactor provides a Tuple data structure that can hold about 8 different types. Tuples are very useful, however one of the issues in using a Tuple is that it is difficult to make out what they hold without de-structuring them at ...

In this post on Kotlin’s data classes, we’ll take a look at how data classes are better than regular Java POJO (Plain Old Java Object) classes, and how they make our everyday lives easier. We’ll also take a look at some of the caveats of data classes. I’ve also written an article on Java vs Kotlin, if you’re interested, check ...

In Kotlin, a class can implement multiple interfaces. This is common knowledge. A class can also use delegation to implement numerous interfaces where the implementations come from any delegated objects passed into the constructor. For example: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 class GeneticExperiment(human: Human, animal: Animal) : Human by human, Animal by animal   ...

The aim of this post is not to point out some massive flaws in Kotlin’s design of data classes and show you how to get passed them. Actually, it is quite the opposite. The contents of this post are clearly documented in the Kotlin docs. I am merely here to highlight this information to anyone who has not noticed precisely ...

Attachments in Corda can be more than just PDFs sent along with a transaction. They can actually be used programmatically when running a flow or even inside of a contract’s verify function. Why would you want to do that though? 🤔 The answer makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Let’s take an attachment containing CSV data ...

The preparation for this blog post began several weeks ago (probably over a month by now). Before I could write about melding Corda and Ktor together, I first needed to lay the groundwork and focus solely on Ktor. That is where my blog post, Ktor – a Kotlin web framework came into existence. If you haven’t used or seen Ktor ...

Ktor is an asynchronous web framework written in and designed for Kotlin. Allowing the more impressive features of Kotlin, such as coroutines, to not only be used but supported as a first-class citizen. Typically, Spring is my go-to general framework and usually what I use when I need to put a REST API together. But, after recently attending a London ...