ktor-patterns

Configure Ktor's HttpClient with the Auth plugin to add Bearer token support, including automatic refresh flows. Install the plugin, provide token retrieval logic, and Ktor handles header injection and token lifecycle across requests.

Implement a centralized ApiException pattern with a safeRequest wrapper that catches and maps HTTP errors uniformly. This unified approach reduces boilerplate and ensures consistent error handling across all endpoints in your app.

Yes. Ktor's ContentNegotiation plugin integrates kotlinx.serialization or other serializers to automatically convert JSON responses to Kotlin data classes and serialize requests, eliminating manual DTO mapping.

Install Ktor's HttpTimeout plugin to enforce connection and request limits, then use request/response interceptors to inject custom headers, log traffic, and apply cross-cutting concerns to every request.

Yes. Ktor's coroutine-first design and plugin architecture scale efficiently for defining multiple endpoints—getUsers, createUser, updateUser, deleteUser—with shared configuration, authentication, and error handling.

Ktor reduces boilerplate with built-in serialization, authentication, and interceptors in a single, coroutine-native client. It aligns teams on a unified approach and simplifies resilience patterns compared to lower-level alternatives.