How to create a library in Kotlin and use it from projects that target javascript or java?

Question

I am looking at how I can create a common library that is used by both front-end and back-end codebases. I'd like to be able to create a library that is written purely in Kotlin, compile it, and register said artifact(s) to be imported as dependencies from both js (using npm) and kotlin-java (using maven). Is this a workflow that is supported or possible? If so, what are the approaches to doing so?

Answer 1

When using Gradle instead of using compile ...kotlin-stdlib-jre8 (or any other jre) use compile ...kotlin-stdlib. This should be enough though remember not to use Java-only features (such as most of the reflection features) as they won't work when using JavaScript