kotlin-ktor-patterns

Building a REST API with Ktor involves defining routes using the routing plugin and handling requests asynchronously with Kotlin coroutines. This Skill provides structured patterns for routing, serialization, and dependency injection to create maintainable server applications.

Setting up authentication in a Ktor server requires configuring the ktor-server-auth plugin to validate user credentials. This Skill guides you through integrating authentication alongside Koin dependency injection to secure your HTTP endpoints effectively.

Yes, you can use Koin for dependency injection in a Ktor HTTP server by configuring the koin-core module. This Skill demonstrates how to wire Koin into your Ktor application to manage services and repositories cleanly across routing and plugins.

Implementing WebSockets in Ktor requires installing the WebSockets plugin and defining WebSocket routes within your routing configuration. This Skill covers combining WebSocket support with standard REST API endpoints and Kotlin coroutines for real-time communication.

Yes, this Skill is designed for developers already familiar with Ktor and Kotlin, focusing on building robust and maintainable server applications. It provides structured implementation patterns for routing, plugins, and testing rather than introductory concepts.

Kotlinx-serialization integrates with Ktor by configuring the ContentNegotiation plugin to automatically serialize and deserialize Kotlin data classes to JSON. This Skill provides patterns for setting up serialization to handle REST API request and response bodies.