🔥 Compose Hot Reload Experiments

Intro

This repository contains recent experiments for Hot Reloading Compose Applications.
The intent is to upstream this repository into an official JetBrains product.

No guarantees apply.

State

The project publishes experimental builds

Add the 'firework' maven repository

(settings.gradle.kts)

pluginManagement {
    repositories {
        maven("https://packages.jetbrains.team/maven/p/firework/dev")
    }
}

dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositories {
        maven("https://packages.jetbrains.team/maven/p/firework/dev")
    }
}

Apply the Gradle plugin to your project

plugins {
    kotlin("multiplatform") version "2.1.0-firework.31" // <- Use special builds of Kotlin
    kotlin("plugin.compose") version "2.1.0-firework.31" // <- Use special builds of Kotlin/Compose Compiler
    id("org.jetbrains.compose")
    id("org.jetbrains.compose-hot-reload") version "1.0.0-dev.31.6" // <- add this additionally
}

Enable 'OptimizeNonSkippingGroups' in your build.gradle.kts

composeCompiler {
    featureFlags.add(ComposeFeatureFlag.OptimizeNonSkippingGroups)
}

Optional: Create a custom entry point to launch your hot application

// build.gradle.kts
tasks.register<ComposeHotRun>("runHot") {
    mainClass.set("my.app.MainKt")
}

💡The JBR can also be downloaded automatically by Gradle (foojay)

https://github.com/gradle/foojay-toolchains

// settings.gradle.kts
plugins {
    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "0.8.0"
}

Provide an Entry Point for your UI to hot-reload

@Composable
fun App() {
    DevelopmentEntryPoint {
        MainPage()
    }
}