Builders and iteration support for Apple's Combine Framework

[nbransby]

How does Apple's implementation of reactive streams compare to Flow? Can we expect a kotlinx-coroutines-combine module providing utilities for the Combine Framework?

I ask because I have a kotlin multiplatform library that will be consumed from a swift code base and considering Kotlin Native doesn't support suspend function interop I intend to expose the Flows in my API surface as Publishers.

[qwwdfsad]

Thanks for the input! We'll think about it.

Can we expect a kotlinx-coroutines-combine module providing utilities for the Combine Framework?

There are chances, but likely only when native-mt will arrive in stable releases

[Thomas-Vos]

This would be great but Combine is written in Swift so how will that work?

[nbransby]

There are chances, but likely only when native-mt will arrive in stable releases

Sorry for my ignorance but what is native-mt?

[qwwdfsad]

@nbransby native-mt is a temporary experimental branch (with experimental releases) with support of multithreaded coroutines for Kotlin/Native. You can keep track of the discussion here: #462

[nbransby]

Ok thanks.

In the meantime if anyone wants to suggest an implementation of a Flow<T>.asPublisher(): platform.Combine.Publisher<T> extension in this thread that would be great! 😃

[Thomas-Vos]

@nbransby how are you able to access Combine from Kotlin code?

[nbransby]

I assumed I could! But clearly it’s not possible due to what you mentioned - it’s swift only 🥴