| ## Build Tools API |
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| This module contains public interfaces for Kotlin build tools. |
| Using APIs from this module should be the preferred way to work with Kotlin compiler when integrating Kotlin builds into different build systems. |
| The Kotlin stdlib of at least Kotlin 1.4 is expected to be a dependency of a consumer of the API. |
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| The default implementation of the API is located in the [kotlin-build-tools-impl](../kotlin-build-tools-impl) directory. |
| Interfaces implementation are expected to be loaded using the [ServiceLoader](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/ServiceLoader.html). |
| The purpose of such a segregation is to allow using this API with different Kotlin compiler versions. |
