ktor-server-core/io.ktor.server.engine/ApplicationEngine/startSuspend

startSuspend

open suspend fun startSuspend(wait: Boolean = false): ApplicationEngine(source)

Starts this ApplicationEngine.

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Return

returns this instance

Parameters

wait

if true, then the start call blocks a current thread until it finishes its execution. If you run start from the main thread with wait = false and nothing else blocking this thread, then your application will be terminated without handling any requests.