Ktor or Retrofit?

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  • KtorClientComposeTemplate

    Ktor-client http request v2.0.3 jetpack compose

  • You mught wanna check this interesting repo. https://github.com/Aldikitta/KtorClientComposeTemplate

  • Retrofit

    A type-safe HTTP client for Android and the JVM

  • I'm going to hit you with a "it depends" though whether to use ktor or retrofit. If there is any part of you that thinks you're going to support multiplatform, then ktor with no discussion. Retrofit has come out and said that's not on their road map. There is another option called ktorfit which from the name you can guess is like retrofit but built on top of ktor to support multiplatform.

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  • Ktorfit

    HTTP client generator / KSP plugin for Kotlin Multiplatform (Android, iOS, Js, Jvm, Native) using KSP and Ktor clients inspired by Retrofit https://foso.github.io/Ktorfit

  • I'm going to hit you with a "it depends" though whether to use ktor or retrofit. If there is any part of you that thinks you're going to support multiplatform, then ktor with no discussion. Retrofit has come out and said that's not on their road map. There is another option called ktorfit which from the name you can guess is like retrofit but built on top of ktor to support multiplatform.

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