Adding Dependencies and Starting the Server

Explore how to configure Vert.x dependencies in your Kotlin project and write code to start an asynchronous HTTP server. Understand the role of each library, use a shared version variable to avoid conflicts, and set up a basic request handler to respond with OK. This lesson prepares you to build reactive microservices with Vert.x.

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Adding the dependencies
Starting the server

Adding the dependencies

Now, we need to add the following dependencies to our build.gradle.kts file:

val vertxVersion = "4.1.5"
dependencies {
    implementation("io.vertx:vertx-core:$vertxVersion")
    implementation("io.vertx:vertx-web:$vertxVersion")
    implementation("io.vertx:vertx-lang-kotlin:$vertxVersion")

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1.Getting Started with Kotlin

2.Working with Creational Patterns

3.Understanding Structural Patterns

4.Getting Familiar with Behavioral Patterns

5.Introducing Functional Programming

6.Threads and Coroutines

7.Controlling the Data Flow

8.Designing for Concurrency

9.Idioms and Anti-Patterns

10.Concurrent Microservices with Ktor

11.Reactive Microservices with Vert.x

12.Conclusion

Adding Dependencies and Starting the Server

Adding the dependencies