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Kotlin

Kotlin plugin for GraphQL Code Generator. Generate Kotlin classes for Enums and Input types.

Version
4.0.1
Weekly downloads
4k
License
MIT
Updated
Apr 19, 2026

Installation

          npm i -D @graphql-codegen/kotlin
        

Config API Reference

package

type: string

Customize the Java package name. The default package name will be generated according to the output file path.

enumValues

type: object

Overrides the default value of enum values declared in your GraphQL schema.

listType

type: string

Allow you to customize the list type Default value: “Iterable”

withTypes

type: boolean

Allow you to enable generation for the types Default value: “false”

omitJvmStatic

type: boolean

Allow you to omit JvmStatic annotation Default value: “false”

strictScalars

type: boolean

Makes scalars strict.

If scalars are found in the schema that are not defined in scalars an error will be thrown during codegen. Default value: “false”

defaultScalarType

type: string

Allows you to override the type that unknown scalars will have. Default value: “any”

scalars

type: object

Extends or overrides the built-in scalars and custom GraphQL scalars to a custom type.

namingConvention

type: object

Allow you to override the naming convention of the output. You can either override all namings, or specify an object with specific custom naming convention per output. The format of the converter must be a valid module#method. Allowed values for specific output are: typeNames, enumValues. You can also use “keep” to keep all GraphQL names as-is. Additionally, you can set transformUnderscore to true if you want to override the default behavior, which is to preserve underscores.

Available case functions in change-case-all are camelCase, capitalCase, constantCase, dotCase, headerCase, noCase, paramCase, pascalCase, pathCase, sentenceCase, snakeCase, lowerCase, localeLowerCase, lowerCaseFirst, spongeCase, titleCase, upperCase, localeUpperCase and upperCaseFirst See more Default value: “change-case-all#pascalCase”

typesPrefix

type: string

Prefixes all the generated types. Default value: ""

typesSuffix

type: string

Suffixes all the generated types. Default value: ""

skipTypename

type: boolean

Does not add __typename to the generated types, unless it was specified in the selection set. Default value: “false”

nonOptionalTypename

type: boolean

Automatically adds __typename field to the generated types, even when they are not specified in the selection set, and makes it non-optional Default value: “false”

useTypeImports

type: boolean

Will use import type {} rather than import {} when importing only types. This gives compatibility with TypeScript’s “importsNotUsedAsValues”: “error” option Default value: “false”

inlineFragmentTypes

type: string

Whether fragment types should be inlined into other operations. “inline” is the default behavior and will perform deep inlining fragment types within operation type definitions. “combine” is the previous behavior that uses fragment type references without inlining the types (and might cause issues with deeply nested fragment that uses list types). “mask” transforms the types for use with fragment masking. Useful when masked types are needed when not using the “client” preset e.g. such as combining it with Apollo Client’s data masking feature. Default value: “inline”

emitLegacyCommonJSImports

type: boolean

Emit legacy common js imports. Default it will be true this way it ensure that generated code works with non-compliant bundlers. Default value: “true”

importExtension

type: object

Append this extension to all imports. Useful for ESM environments that require file extensions in import statements.

extractAllFieldsToTypes

type: boolean

Extract all field types to their own types, instead of inlining them. This helps to reduce type duplication, and makes type errors more readable. It can also significantly reduce the size of the generated code, the generation time, and the typechecking time. Default value: “false”

printFieldsOnNewLines

type: boolean

If you prefer to have each field in generated types printed on a new line, set this to true. This can be useful for improving readability of the resulting types, without resorting to running tools like Prettier on the output. Default value: “false”

includeExternalFragments

type: boolean

Whether to include external fragments in the generated code. External fragments are not defined in the same location as the operation definition. Default value: “false”

The kotlin plugin generates Kotlin classes for Enums and Input types.

You can use this plugin to generate Java enums based on your GraphQL schema, and it also generates a type-safe Kotlin transformer for GraphQL input types.

Prepare your environment

To get started with these plugins and preset, make sure you have the following installed:

  • Node.js (10 or later)
  • NPM or Yarn

Run the following in your Android project:

npm init --yes
npm install graphql
npm install -D @graphql-codegen/cli @graphql-codegen/kotlin

Then, create codegen.yml with the following configuration:

schema: POINT_TO_YOUR_SCHEMA
documents: POINT_TO_YOUR_GRAPHQL_OPERATIONS
generates:
  ./app/src/Types.kt:
    plugins:
      - kotlin