diff --git a/kotlin-libraries-2/pom.xml b/kotlin-libraries-2/pom.xml
index e2e261cb1b..14ac61a093 100644
--- a/kotlin-libraries-2/pom.xml
+++ b/kotlin-libraries-2/pom.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-module-kotlin</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.reactivex.rxjava2</groupId>
+            <artifactId>rxkotlin</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.0</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
-
-        
     </dependencies>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/kotlin/rxkotlin/RxKotlinTest.kt b/kotlin-libraries-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/kotlin/rxkotlin/RxKotlinTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..979ed3f809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-libraries-2/src/test/kotlin/com/baeldung/kotlin/rxkotlin/RxKotlinTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package com.baeldung.kotlin.rxkotlin
+
+import io.reactivex.Maybe
+import io.reactivex.Observable
+import io.reactivex.functions.BiFunction
+import io.reactivex.rxkotlin.*
+import io.reactivex.subjects.PublishSubject
+import org.junit.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+
+class RxKotlinTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenBooleanArrayToObserver_thenBooleanObserver() {
+        val observable = listOf(true, false, false).toObservable()
+        observable.test().assertValues(true, false, false)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenBooleanArrayToFlowable_thenBooleanFlowable() {
+        val flowable = listOf(true, false, false).toFlowable()
+        flowable.buffer(2).test().assertValues(listOf(true, false), listOf(false))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenIntArrayToObserver_thenIntObserver() {
+        val observable = listOf(1, 1, 2, 3).toObservable()
+        observable.test().assertValues(1, 1, 2, 3)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenIntArrayToFlowable_thenIntFlowable() {
+        val flowable = listOf(1, 1, 2, 3).toFlowable()
+        flowable.buffer(2).test().assertValues(listOf(1, 1), listOf(2, 3))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenObservablePairToMap_thenSingleNoDuplicates() {
+        val list = listOf(Pair("a", 1), Pair("b", 2), Pair("c", 3), Pair("a", 4))
+        val observable = list.toObservable()
+        val map = observable.toMap()
+        assertEquals(mapOf(Pair("a", 4), Pair("b", 2), Pair("c", 3)), map.blockingGet())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenObservablePairToMap_thenSingleWithDuplicates() {
+        val list = listOf(Pair("a", 1), Pair("b", 2), Pair("c", 3), Pair("a", 4))
+        val observable = list.toObservable()
+        val map = observable.toMultimap()
+        assertEquals(
+                mapOf(Pair("a", listOf(1, 4)), Pair("b", listOf(2)), Pair("c", listOf(3))),
+                map.blockingGet())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenMergeAll_thenStream() {
+        val subject = PublishSubject.create<Observable<String>>()
+        val observable = subject.mergeAll()
+        val testObserver = observable.test()
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("first", "second"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second")
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("third", "fourth"))
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("fifth"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenConcatAll_thenStream() {
+        val subject = PublishSubject.create<Observable<String>>()
+        val observable = subject.concatAll()
+        val testObserver = observable.test()
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("first", "second"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second")
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("third", "fourth"))
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("fifth"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenSwitchLatest_thenStream() {
+        val subject = PublishSubject.create<Observable<String>>()
+        val observable = subject.switchLatest()
+        val testObserver = observable.test()
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("first", "second"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second")
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("third", "fourth"))
+        subject.onNext(Observable.just("fifth"))
+        testObserver.assertValues("first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenMergeAllMaybes_thenObservable() {
+        val subject = PublishSubject.create<Maybe<Int>>()
+        val observable = subject.mergeAllMaybes()
+        val testObserver = observable.test()
+        subject.onNext(Maybe.just(1))
+        subject.onNext(Maybe.just(2))
+        subject.onNext(Maybe.empty())
+        testObserver.assertValues(1, 2)
+        subject.onNext(Maybe.error(Exception("")))
+        subject.onNext(Maybe.just(3))
+        testObserver.assertValues(1, 2).assertError(Exception::class.java)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenMerge_thenStream() {
+        val observables = mutableListOf(Observable.just("first", "second"))
+        val observable = observables.merge()
+        observables.add(Observable.just("third", "fourth"))
+        observables.add(Observable.error(Exception("e")))
+        observables.add(Observable.just("fifth"))
+
+        observable.test().assertValues("first", "second", "third", "fourth").assertError(Exception::class.java)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenMergeDelayError_thenStream() {
+        val observables = mutableListOf<Observable<String>>(Observable.error(Exception("e1")))
+        val observable = observables.mergeDelayError()
+        observables.add(Observable.just("1", "2"))
+        observables.add(Observable.error(Exception("e2")))
+        observables.add(Observable.just("3"))
+
+        observable.test().assertValues("1", "2", "3").assertError(Exception::class.java)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenCast_thenUniformType() {
+        val observable = Observable.just<Number>(1, 1, 2, 3)
+        observable.cast<Int>().test().assertValues(1, 1, 2, 3)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenOfType_thenFilter() {
+        val observable = Observable.just(1, "and", 2, "and")
+        observable.ofType<Int>().test().assertValues(1, 2)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenFunction_thenCompletable() {
+        var value = 0
+        val completable = { value = 3 }.toCompletable()
+        assertFalse(completable.test().isCancelled)
+        assertEquals(3, value)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun whenHelper_thenMoreIdiomaticKotlin() {
+        val zipWith = Observable.just(1).zipWith(Observable.just(2)) { a, b -> a + b }
+        zipWith.subscribeBy(onNext = { println(it) })
+        val zip = Observables.zip(Observable.just(1), Observable.just(2)) { a, b -> a + b }
+        zip.subscribeBy(onNext = { println(it) })
+        val zipOrig = Observable.zip(Observable.just(1), Observable.just(2), BiFunction<Int, Int, Int> { a, b -> a + b })
+        zipOrig.subscribeBy(onNext = { println(it) })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-libraries/build.gradle b/kotlin-libraries/build.gradle
index afb92de49e..db23a438a0 100644
--- a/kotlin-libraries/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-libraries/build.gradle
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile group: 'org.jetbrains.spek', name: 'spek-subject-extension', version: '1.1.5'
     testCompile group: 'org.jetbrains.spek', name: 'spek-junit-platform-engine', version: '1.1.5'
     implementation 'com.beust:klaxon:3.0.1'
-    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxkotlin:2.3.0'
-
 }
+
 task runServer(type: JavaExec) {
     main = 'APIServer'
    classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath