Kotlin in GitHub Actions: Broadening KMP Horizons
summary
Shows how to write GitHub Actions using Kotlin/JS by targeting Kotlin Multiplatform’s JavaScript output so Actions can be authored in Kotlin instead of JavaScript. Presents a practical how-to guide and an experience report from converting a Scala lead-time tool into a custom Kotlin-based GitHub Action, covering why and how to implement and run such CI/CD actions.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:30Talk overview
- 5:15GitHub Actions and KMP
- 9:13Why custom actions
- 11:25Custom action types
- 12:27Node.js in GitHub Actions
- 14:31Simple JS action
- 16:17JavaScript code breakdown
- 18:54Packaging with ncc
- 19:38Switching to Kotlin JS
- 21:51KMP project setup
- 23:42Writing Kotlin code
- 25:48ncc integration in Gradle
- 26:51ncc via Gradle module
- 29:01Hello World action
- 29:23Real example: Time to Commit
- 33:18Kotlin action logic
- 34:50Output and integration
- 36:16Project template and deps
- 37:26esbuild alternative
- 38:58Summary
- 40:25Q&A
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