development-workflow.md

Development Workflow

To run the application with Gradle continuous build, enter:

./gradlew -t run                                    (on Linux)
gradlew.bat -t run                                  (on Windows)

After Gradle finishes downloading dependencies and building the application, open http://localhost:3000/ in your favorite browser.

{% hint style="info" %} If you are working with a fullstack project, the tasks names are different. Please check this chapter for details. {% endhint %}

You can import the project in IntelliJ IDEA and open src/jsMain/kotlin/com/example/App.kt file. You can of course use your favorite text editor.

Add some code inside the start function:

{% code title="App.kt" %}

override fun start() {
    // ...
    root("kvapp") {
        span("Hello world!")
    }
 }

{% endcode %}

You should see your changes immediately in the browser.

{% hint style="info" %} It's recommended to use Gradle from a command line (in a terminal window). {% endhint %}