Scripting functionality in Kotlin did not prove as popular as JetBrains expected, the company said. But Gradle Kotlin DSL and the Custom Scripting API will continue to be supported.
JetBrains plans to drop some scripting-related technologies from the Kotlin language, including REPL functionality, an obsolete API for Java scripting, the KotlinScriptMojo Maven plugin, and the kotlin-scripting-ide-services library for implementing code completion functionality.
In a November 19 blog post, JetBrains said it would drop these scripting technologies from Kotlin because its research showed that user needs were covered by other technologies already being supported. The scripting-related components and libraries to be removed from the Kotlin compiler and IntelliJ IDEA IDE include:
- Default REPL implementations in the Kotlin compiler and IntelliJ IDEA plugin will be sunsetted. The functionality is limited and improving it has not been a priority, JetBrains said. The company will continue to promote the Kotlin Notebook plugin and IDE Scratch files as solutions for interactive Kotlin development. Plans call for …