Cannot import dependecies in kotlin multiplatform mobile - kotlin

Question

I created a new kotlin multiplatform mobile project. I followed official documentation.
Basic project is working, I was able to build it on android without problems.
I wanted to add some api and I found ktor, which I have never used before. I followed docs here: https://kotlinlang.org/docs/mobile/use-ktor-for-networking.html and tutorial here: https://proandroiddev.com/kotlin-multiplatform-very-beginners-guide-part-2-api-d54f7326dc57 and all changes I did are:
I added ktor libraries into build.gradle.kts(:shared):
sourceSets {
val commonMain by getting {
dependencies {
implementation ("io.ktor:ktor-client-core:1.5.0")
}
}
val commonTest by getting {
dependencies {
implementation(kotlin("test-common"))
implementation(kotlin("test-annotations-common"))
}
}
val androidMain by getting {
dependencies {
implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.2.1")
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-client-android:1.5.0")
}
}
val androidTest by getting {
dependencies {
implementation(kotlin("test-junit"))
implementation("junit:junit:4.13")
}
}
val iosMain by getting {
dependencies {
implementation("io.ktor:ktor-client-ios:1.5.0")
}
}
val iosTest by getting
}
And I created Api class where I wanted to create and use the HttpClient:
class Api() {
private val client = HttpClient()
suspend fun fetch(): String {
return ""
}
}
BUT HttpCLient() is "Unresolved reference" and it cannot be imported. I also tried to manually add import io.ktor.client.HttpClient
but io is "Unresolved reference".
Also I tried numerous rebuilds/cleans/syncs.
What am I doing wrong? Am I missing something?

Answer 1

I encountered the same problem on windows 7 with Android Studio 4.1.3. It was solved when in the build script of the project, in the dependencies section of the buildscript, it was updated the version of the kotlin-gradle-plugin artifact from 1.4.10 to 1.4.32. Below is a copy paste from project build.gradle.kts:
buildscript {
repositories {
gradlePluginPortal()
jcenter()
google()
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.4.32")
classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3")
}
}