UsefulKotlinTricks.Kt

// This file provides useful Kotlin tricks for common tasks 
// that would be otherwise tedious to do in Java

/**
 * Read from stdin line by line, halting when EOF is reached. 
 * Super useful for building a simple REPL or parsing a text file.
 */
fun readLineByLine() {
    System.`in`.reader().forEachLine { line ->
        // Do your stuff here
        println(line)
    }
}

/**
 * Configure an object's properties using Any.apply()
 */
fun configureObjectProperties() {
    val myObj = SomeObj().apply {
        myObjProperty0 = value0 // Equivalent to: myObj.myObjProperty0 = value0
        myObjProperty1 = value1
        // ...
    }
}