Visibility & modifiers

Set visibility

Set visibility inside a declaration block using Visibility.Public, Visibility.Internal, Visibility.Protected, or Visibility.Private. If you leave it unset, Prosa.kt emits no visibility keyword.

import com.alexstyl.prosakt.ktFile
import com.alexstyl.prosakt.Visibility

val source = ktFile {
    ktClass("GreetingService") {
        visibility = Visibility.Internal
        ktValue("prefix") {
            visibility = Visibility.Private
            initializer {
                literal("Hello")
            }
        }
    }
}

Generated Kotlin:

internal class GreetingService {
    private val prefix = "Hello"
}

Add modifiers

Set modifiers to a list of Kotlin modifier keywords, such as open, data, override, or abstract. The keywords are emitted in the order you supply.

import com.alexstyl.prosakt.ktFile

val source = ktFile {
    ktClass("GreetingProvider") {
        modifiers = listOf("abstract")
        ktFunction("greeting") {
            modifiers = listOf("abstract")
            returns {
                type {
                    reference("String")
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Generated Kotlin:

abstract class GreetingProvider {
    abstract fun greeting(): String
}

An abstract function is emitted without a body, and cannot also configure body {}. Choose modifiers that are valid for the declaration and its context; Prosa.kt does not act as a Kotlin compiler.