If you are using Maven or Gradle, add the following dependency to the _dependencies_ section of your
project descriptor to access the Vert.x Core API and enable the JavaScript support:

* Maven (in your `pom.xml`):

[source,xml,subs="+attributes"]
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<dependency>
<groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
<artifactId>vertx-core</artifactId>
<version>3.8.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
 <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
 <artifactId>vertx-lang-kotlin</artifactId>
 <version>3.8.0</version>
</dependency>
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* Gradle (in your `build.gradle` file):

[source,groovy,subs="+attributes"]
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compile "io.vertx:vertx-core:3.8.0"
compile "io.vertx:vertx-lang-kotlin:3.8.0"
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