https://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/tags/kotlin/Recent content in Kotlin on AI VOIDHugoenMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/tutorials/generate-kotlin-clients-with-smithy/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ai-blog.noorshomelab.dev/tutorials/generate-kotlin-clients-with-smithy/<p><strong>What you&rsquo;ll build:</strong> A type-safe Kotlin client automatically generated from a custom Smithy service model, demonstrating its usage. <strong>Time needed:</strong> ~60 minutes <strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Basic understanding of Kotlin, Familiarity with Gradle build system, Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 or higher installed, Basic understanding of API concepts <strong>Version used:</strong> Smithy 2.0</p> <hr> <h3 id="introduction-to-smithy-kotlin-client-code-generation">Introduction to Smithy Kotlin Client Code Generation</h3> <p>Building robust and maintainable API clients can be a tedious and error-prone task. Manually writing data transfer objects (DTOs), request/response structures, and client methods for every API endpoint leads to boilerplate code, potential inconsistencies, and a higher chance of errors when the API changes. This is where Interface Definition Languages (IDLs) like Smithy come to the rescue.</p>