Ktor+htmx: the perfect mix for a software Craftsman
summary
Small, fast web app built with Ktor + htmx and server-side templates using kotlinx.html that serves a personal FB2 book library, supports text search, author pages, clickable cover enlargement and returns OPDS XML feeds for readers. Uses Juke for SQL queries and a Kotlin DI binding (codin C) instead of Spring so startup and routing stay explicit. Demo shows htmx replacing only fragments (button->paragraph) and the OPDS endpoint returning raw XML so the approach works for lightweight projects.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:17Imperfect reality of software
- 7:14Software craftsmanship principles
- 9:47Ktor toolkit for simple projects
- 16:48Ktor plugins and logging
- 17:09HTMX and why use it
- 21:51Dependency injection with Koin
- 23:40Book library project demo
- 27:39Project architecture in Ktor
- 31:38Frontend with Kotlin HTML and HTMX
- 37:46Extending frontend components
- 40:59Summary
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