It is a simple REST Api using Kotlin and Docker.

Setup

• Download kobweb

  https://github.com/varabyte/kobweb-cli/releases/download/v0.9.13/kobweb-0.9.13.zip

• Set path variable of kobweb. ie. ..kobweb/bin folder path

• Open Command prompt, set your project directory location and Run kobweb create

• Open IntelliJ IDE and open kobweb project from your project location

• Build project and If getting error then open settings.gradle.kts and change root project name to Pascal Case ie. DemoApi then re-build.

Steps

• Write your code in /api package
• If you need serializaton plugin then checkout this repo https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization and put in the libs.version.toml file and use in your build.gradle.kts.
• To Run server

  1. Goto terminal in the IntelliJ

  2. Write cd site

  3. Write kobweb run

     If you get nodejs error then download it from the error link. ie. 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v18.12.1/node-v18.12.1-win-x64.zip'.  
     

  4. Open browser and run localserver, ie. http://localhost:8080/api/people?count=2

  5. Push code on Github

Deploy server for free

• Goto https://render.com/
• Create account
• Connect your github
• Create new webservice from render dashboard
• Select your github repo and connect
• Give name and choose free plan
• Click on Create webservice, It will take few minutes to deploy, so be patience
• After successfully deploy, you can check your API from given link.

Technology & Tools Used

• Kotlin
• Docker
• Gradle
• IntelliJ IDE

Reference https://youtu.be/o7OXfMRSIH4

Author: Kaushal Vasava