Compiling java from command line
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This plugin includes all of our applications dependencies into the JAR file. To enable this, we can use the maven-assembly-plugin. This happens because by default, maven doesn’t bundle the dependency class files along with the application code. It looks like the Java class loader couldn’t find the classes for the Cowsay library, even though we added it as a dependency in the pom.xml file. $ java -jar target/Įxception in thread "main" : com/github/ricksbrown/cowsay/CowsayĬaused by: : .CowsayĪt java.base/.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:641)Īt java.base/$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:188)Īt java.base/(ClassLoader.java:520)
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Maven allows us to install these dependencies by specifying them in our pom.xml file.įor this example, let’s install the Cowsay library, which will display our output as a quote from a friendly cartoon figure of a cow.įirst, we have to add Cowsay as a dependency in our pom.xml file:
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Let’s look at how to add dependencies and package them in our JAR file.įor most applications need external libraries (like Spring Boot or Apache Commons) to implement common functionality. Adding Dependencies with the Maven Assembly Plugin To run tests, we can run the mvn test command - this will run all tests, tell us how many passed and failed, and give us more information about the failed tests. Test public class AppTest īy default, the maven project folder comes bundled with the JUnit library for running unit tests sohamkamani // the JUnit library is used for testing import static org. Even for compiling java programs, you need to open a new command window after setting PATH.Package com. Note that if you run the command from a window which was opened before you modified the PATH variable, it would not print updated path. Now open new command prompt and run ‘set path’, you can see that JDK path is added.
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For command line steps, please see – Set path from windows command prompt
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JRE only helps to run already built applications, JDK(which Javac is bundled into) is also needed if you are developing software in java. Note that having JRE is not enough to develop java applications.
If you are not sure whether your computer has it installed or not, you can verify from appwiz.cpl.(More details here – How do I check if Java is installed on my system) First thing we need to compile java programs is to have JDK(Java development Kit) installed on your computer.When compiling a java program from command line, the most common issue people get into is “Javac is not recognized as internal or external command’. Javac is the utility for compiling java applications.