AutoDSL for Kotlin

Auto-generates DSL (Domain Specific Language) for your Kotlin projects using annotations.

Inspired by AutoDsl, which is no longer maintained.

Documentation

Create expressive, immutable and type-safe DSL without boilerplate code:

person {
    name = "Juan"
    age = 34
    address {
        street = "200 Celebration Bv"
        zipCode = 34747
        location {
            lat = 100.0
            lng = 100.0
        }
    }
    friend {
        name = "Arturo"
        age = 28
    }
    friend {
        name = "Tiwa"
        age = 30
    }
}

To generate the previous DSL you just need to provide your desired classes with @AutoDsl:

@AutoDsl
class Person(
    val name: String,
    val age: Int,
    val address: Address?,
    val friends: List<Person> = emptyList(),
    //in some cases you'll need to provide a valid singular form manually
    @AutoDslSingular("clazz")
    val classes: List<Person> = emptyList()
)


@AutoDsl
data class Address(
    val street: String,
    val zipCode: Int,
    val location: Location?
)

@AutoDsl
class Location {
    val lat: Double
    val lng: Double

    constructor() {
        lat = 0.0
        lng = 0.0
    }

    // with multiple constructors you can specify which one to use.
    @AutoDslConstructor
    constructor(lat: Double, lng: Double) {
        this.lat = lat
        this.lng = lng
    }
}

AutoDsl will be generating a builder class and extension function for the annotated class providing this super expressive DSL.

For required parameters like name the DSL will throw an exception at runtime. To make it optional just set the property as nullable with the question mark like address, or provide a default value like friends. The value will be null in case it's not set.

For inspections on required parameters use this IntelliJ plugin.

Default values are supported!

Usage

You can use either ksp or kapt to run this processor. See here for a comparison of ksp and kapt.

1.a) Add dependencies (Kotlin Symbol Processing (KSP)):

settings.gradle.kts:

pluginManagement {
    repositories {
       gradlePluginPortal()
       google() //required for ksp
    }
}

build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
    id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "<latest ksp version>" //check https://github.com/google/ksp/releases
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    google()
}

dependencies {
    val autoDslVersion = "<latest version>" //check https://github.com/F43nd1r/autodsl-ksp/releases
    implementation("com.faendir.kotlin.autodsl:annotations:$autoDslVersion")
    ksp("com.faendir.kotlin.autodsl:processor:$autoDslVersion")
}

1.b) Add dependencies (KAPT):

build.gradle.kts:

plugins {
    kotlin("kapt") version "1.5.0"
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    google()
}

dependencies {
    val autoDslVersion = "<latest version>" //check https://github.com/F43nd1r/autodsl/releases
    implementation("com.faendir.kotlin.autodsl:annotations:$autoDslVersion")
    kapt("com.faendir.kotlin.autodsl:processor:$autoDslVersion")
}

2. Add @AutoDsl to your classes and build your project

3. Enjoy your new DSL!