ktlint VS ktfmt-gradle

Compare ktlint vs ktfmt-gradle and see what are their differences.

ktlint

An anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter (by pinterest)

ktfmt-gradle

A Gradle plugin to apply ktfmt to your builds, and reformat you Kotlin source code like a glimpse šŸ§¹šŸ˜ (by cortinico)
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4 days ago 11 days ago
Kotlin Kotlin
MIT License MIT License
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ktlint

Posts with mentions or reviews of ktlint. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-23.
  • Setting up linting/formatting for an Android project
    1 project | /r/androiddev | 23 Mar 2023
    In my experience, I have faced these issues while trying to keep the code style consistent across the team - 1. ktlint and "Reformat Code" in Android Studio produce different outputs. This causes issues as most developers find it easier to use "Reformat Code" in AS but if you have a ktlint check on CI, the checks sometimes fail. 2. Different AS versions produce different `codeStyles.xml` file. Sometimes, on updating AS, it automatically adds new rules to the `codeStyles.xml` file. These rules might not be compatible with ktlint and might only work on specific AS versions.
  • Modern Android Development in 2023
    7 projects | dev.to | 23 Jan 2023
    Ktlint
  • Three features in Android Studio that maybe you've missed
    1 project | dev.to | 29 May 2022
    Not even an Android Studio-specific feature, but rather a feature of the underlying IntelliJ. Just select Code > Analyze code > Silent code cleanup and your entire project will be cleaned up using the default linter (this can be combined awesomely with Ktlint).
  • Ask HN: What is a modern Java environment?
    22 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Mar 2022
    Ktlint + Detekt: Kotlin linting/static analysis (https://ktlint.github.io, https://detekt.github.io/detekt)
  • Adding Klint to my Android apps
    1 project | dev.to | 4 Mar 2022
    Refs. Klint Page Klint Github
  • Supercharge your KotlinĀ Project
    5 projects | dev.to | 20 Oct 2021
    Linting is the process of analyzing code for potential errors and one of the ways we can do that in Kotlin is using Ktlint. As per the documentation:

ktfmt-gradle

Posts with mentions or reviews of ktfmt-gradle. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning ktfmt-gradle yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ktlint and ktfmt-gradle you can also consider the following projects:

detekt - Static code analysis for Kotlin

sonarlint-intellij - SonarLint for IntelliJ

dokka - API documentation engine for Kotlin

ARFaceDetection - AR-based library for Android which is capable of detecting faces and overlaying images above the userā€™s head

ktlint-gradle - A ktlint gradle plugin

jtransc - Bytecode to source converting Java & Kotlin code into JavaScript, C++, D, C#, PHP, AS3, Dart and Haxe and run it everywhere. Also use JVM code in your favourite language as a library.

CrunchyCalendar ā€” awesome calendar widget for android apps - A beautiful material calendar with endless scroll, range selection and a lot more!

Credit Card Scanner - Android Credit Card Scanner using CameraX and ML Kit

keplin - Secure Kotlin scripting and binary lambda-scripts