ktor-server-core/io.ktor.server.application/Application

Application

class Application(environment: ApplicationEnvironment) : ApplicationCallPipeline, CoroutineScope

Represents configured and running web application, capable of handling requests. It is also the application coroutine scope that is cancelled immediately at application stop so useful for launching background coroutines.

Parameters

environment

Instance of ApplicationEnvironment describing environment this application runs in

Constructors

Application

fun Application(environment: ApplicationEnvironment)

Functions

dispose

fun dispose()

Called by ApplicationEngine when Application is terminated

Properties

coroutineContext

open override val coroutineContext: CoroutineContext

developmentMode

val developmentMode: Boolean = false

environment

open override val environment: ApplicationEnvironment

receivePipeline

val receivePipeline: ApplicationReceivePipeline

Pipeline for receiving content

sendPipeline

val sendPipeline: ApplicationSendPipeline

Pipeline for sending content

Extensions

log

val Application.log: <ERROR CLASS>

Convenience property to access log from application

mdcProvider

val Application.mdcProvider: MDCProvider

Returns first instance of a plugin that implements MDCProvider or default implementation with an empty context

routing

fun Application.routing(configuration: Routing.() -> Unit): Routing

Installs a Routing plugin for the this Application and runs a configuration script on it. You can learn more about routing in Ktor from Routing.