LockJar

LockJar manages Java Jars for Ruby. Powered by Naether to create a frankenstein of Bundler and Maven. A Jarfile (example) is used to generate a Jarfile.lock that contains all the resolved jar dependencies. The Jarfile.lock can be used to populate the classpath.

LockJar can:

• Be used directly in MRI 1.9.3, 2.0, 2.1 and JRuby 1.6.x, 1.7.x
• From the command line
• Triggered from a Gem install
• Integrated into Buildr
• Experimental integration with Bundler

https://github.com/mguymon/lock_jar

RDoc

Install

gem install lock_jar

Ruby Usage

JRuby is natively supported. Ruby 1.9.3 and 2.1 uses Rjb to proxy over JNI.

Jarfile

A Jarfile is a simple file using a Ruby DSL for defining a project's dependencies using the following methods:

• local_repo( path ): Set the local Maven repository, this were dependencies are downloaded to.
• remote_repo( url ): Add additional url of remote Maven repository.
• group( groups ): Set the group for nested jar or pom. A single or Array of groups can be set.
• jar( notations, opts = {} ): Add Jar dependency in artifact notation, artifact:group:version as the bare minimum. A single or Array of notations can be passed. Default group is default, can be specified by setting opts = { :group => ['groupname'] }_
• local( path ): Add a local path to a Jar
• pom( pom_path, opts = {} ): Add a local Maven pom, default is to load dependencies for runtime and compile scopes. To select the scopes to be loaded from the pom, set the opts = { :scopes => ['test'] }

Example Jarfile

repository 'http://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public-jboss'

// Default group is default
jar "org.apache.mina:mina-core:2.0.4"
local 'spec/fixtures/naether-0.13.0.jar'

group 'runtime' do
  jar 'org.apache.tomcat:servlet-api:jar:6.0.35'
end

group 'test' do
  jar 'junit:junit:jar:4.10', :group => 'test'
end

Resolving dependencies

LockJar.lock( *args ): Using a Jarfile, creates a lock file. Depending on the type of arg, a different configuration is set.

• [String] will set the Jarfile path, e.g. '/somewhere/Jarfile.different'. Default jarfile is 'Jarfile'
• [Hash] will set the options, e.g. { :local_repo => 'path' }
  • :download [Boolean] if true, will download jars to local repo. Defaults to true.
  • :local_repo [String] sets the local repo path. Defaults to ENV['M2_REPO'] or '~/.m2/repository'
  • :lockfile [String] sets the Jarfile.lock path. Default lockfile is 'Jarfile.lock'.

When the Jarfile is locked, the transitive dependencies are resolved and saved to the Jarfile.lock file.

Example of locking a Jarfile to a Jarfile.lock

LockJar.lock

Jarfile.lock

The Jarfile.lock generated is a YAML file containing information on how to handle the classpath for grouped dependencies and their nested transitive dependencies.

The Jarfile.lock

---
version: 0.7.0
groups:
  default:
    dependencies:
    - ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:jar:0.9.24
    - ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:0.9.24
    - com.metapossum:metapossum-scanner:jar:1.0
    - com.slackworks:modelcitizen:jar:0.2.2
    - commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:jar:1.8.3
    - commons-io:commons-io:jar:1.4
    - commons-lang:commons-lang:jar:2.6
    - commons-logging:commons-logging:jar:1.1.1
    - junit:junit:jar:4.7
    - org.apache.mina:mina-core:jar:2.0.4
    - org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.6.1
    artifacts:
    - jar:org.apache.mina:mina-core:jar:2.0.4:
        transitive:
          org.slf4j:slf4j-api:jar:1.6.1: {}
    - pom:spec/pom.xml:
        scopes:
        - runtime
        - compile
        transitive:
          com.metapossum:metapossum-scanner:jar:1.0:
            junit:junit:jar:4.7: {}
            commons-io:commons-io:jar:1.4: {}
          commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:jar:1.8.3:
            commons-logging:commons-logging:jar:1.1.1: {}
          ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:jar:0.9.24:
            ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:0.9.24: {}
          commons-lang:commons-lang:jar:2.6: {}
  development:
    dependencies:
    - com.typesafe:config:jar:0.5.0
    artifacts:
    - jar:com.typesafe:config:jar:0.5.0:
        transitive: {}
  test:
    dependencies:
    - junit:junit:jar:4.10
    - org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:jar:1.1
    artifacts:
    - jar:junit:junit:jar:4.10:
        transitive:
          org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:jar:1.1: {}
...

Accessing Jars

LockJar.install(*args): Download Jars in the Jarfile.lock

• [String] will set the Jarfile.lock path, e.g. 'Better.lock'. Default lock file is 'Jarfile.lock'.
• [Array] will set the groups, e.g. ['compile','test']. Defaults group is default.
• [Hash] will set the options, e.g. { :local_repo => 'path' }
  • :local_repo [String] sets the local repo path. Defaults to ENV['M2_REPO'] or '~/.m2/repository'

LockJar.list(*args): Lists all dependencies as notations for groups from the Jarfile.lock. Depending on the type of arg, a different configuration is set.

• [String] will set the Jarfile.lock path, e.g. 'Better.lock'. Default lock file is 'Jarfile.lock'.
• [Array] will set the groups, e.g. ['default', 'runtime']. Defaults group is default.
• [Hash] will set the options, e.g. { :local_repo => 'path' }
  • :local_repo [String] sets the local repo path. Defaults to ENV['M2_REPO'] or '~/.m2/repository'
  • :local_paths [Boolean] converts the notations to paths of jars in the local repo
  • :resolve [Boolean] to true will make transitive dependences resolve before returning list of jars

LockJar.load(*args): Loads all dependencies to the classpath for groups from the Jarfile.lock. Default group is default. Default lock file is Jarfile.lock.

• [String] will set the Jarfile.lock, e.g. 'Better.lock'
• [Array] will set the groups, e.g. ['default', 'runtime']
• [Hash] will set the options, e.g. { :local_repo => 'path' }
  • :local_repo [String] sets the local repo path
  • :resolve [Boolean] to true will make transitive dependences resolve before loading to classpath

Once a Jarfile.lock is generated, you can list all resolved jars by

jars = LockJar.list

or directly load all Jars into the classpath

jars = LockJar.load  

Do not forget, if you change your Jarfile, you have to re-generate the Jarfile.lock.

See also loading Jars into a custom ClassLoader.

Shortcuts

Skipping the Jarfile

You can skip the Jarfile and Jarfile.lock to directly play with dependencies by passing a block to LockJar.lock, LockJar.list, and LockJar.load

Lock without a Jarfile

LockJar.lock do
  jar 'org.eclipse.jetty:example-jetty-embedded:jar:8.1.2.v20120308'
end

List without a Jarfile.lock

LockJar.list do
  jar 'org.eclipse.jetty:example-jetty-embedded:jar:8.1.2.v20120308'
end

Load without a Jarfile.lock

LockJar.load do
  jar 'org.eclipse.jetty:example-jetty-embedded:jar:8.1.2.v20120308'
end

Since you skipped the locking part, mostly likely you will need to resolve the dependences in the block, just pass the :resolve => true option to enable dependency resolution (also works for LockJar.list).

LockJar.load( :resolve => true ) do
  jar 'org.eclipse.jetty:example-jetty-embedded:jar:8.1.2.v20120308'
end

Command line

There is a simple command line helper. You can lock a Jarfile with the following command

lockjar lock

List jars in a Jarfile.lock with

lockjar list

Download all jars in a Jarfile.lock with

lockjar install

lockjar --help will give you list of all commands and their options.

Gem Integration

Installing Jars with a Gem

LockJar can be triggered when a Gem is installed by using a Gem extension of type Rakefile. The cavaet is the task to install the jars must be the default for the Rakefile.

A Gem spec with Rakefile extension:

Gem::Specification.new do |s|
  s.extensions = ["Rakefile"]
end

Rakefile with default to install Jars using LockJar:

task :default => :prepare

task :prepare do
  require 'lock_jar'

  # get jarfile relative the gem dir
  lockfile = File.expand_path( "../Jarfile.lock", __FILE__ ) 

  LockJar.install( :lockfile => lockfile )
end

Work around for Rakefile default

The downside of using the Gem extension Rakefile is it requires the default to point at the task to download the jars (from the example Rakefile, task :default => :prepare). To get around this, I used a Rakefile called PostInstallRakefile to handle the task :prepare. When packaging the gem, PostInstallRakefile is renamed to Rakefile.

Manually installing Jars

Instead of rely in a Rakefile to install Jars when the Gem is installed, Jars can be manually installed. The following Ruby needs to be called before calling LockJar.load. Only Jars that are missing are downloaded.

  #get jarfile relative the gem dir
  lockfile = File.expand_path( "../Jarfile.lock", __FILE__ ) 

  # Download any missing Jars
  LockJar.install( lockfile )

Loading

With the Jars installed, loading the classpath for the Gem is simple. As part of the load process for the Gem (an entry file that is required, etc) use the following:

  #get jarfile relative the gem dir
  lockfile = File.expand_path( "../Jarfile.lock", __FILE__ ) 

  # Loads the ClassPath with Jars from the lockfile
  LockJar.load( :lockfile => lockfile )

See also loading Jars into a custom ClassLoader.

Buildr Integration

LockJar integrates with Buildr using an Addon. This allows the Jarfile to be defined directly into a buildfile. A global LockJar definition can be set and is inherited to all projects. Each project may have its own LockJar definition. A lock file is generated per project based on the project name.

A new Buildr task is added to generate the lockfile for all projects

buildr lock_jar:lock

and a task per project to generate the lockfile for a single project

buildr <app>:<project>:lock_jar:lock

In a project, you can access an Array of notations using the lock_jars method, accepts same parameters as LockJar.list

lock_jars()

The default group dependencies are automatically added to the classpath for compiling. The test group dependencies are automatically added to the classpath for tests. Do not forget, if you change the LockJar definitions, you have to rerun the lock_jar:lock task.

Example

Sample buildfile with LockJar

require 'lock_jar/buildr'

# app definition, inherited into all projects
lock_jar do

     group 'test' do
       jar 'junit:junit:jar:4.10'
     end
end

define 'app' do

   def 'project1' do
     lock_jar do
       jar  "org.apache.mina:mina-core:2.0.4"
     end
   end

   def 'project2' do
      lock_jar do
        pom 'pom.xml'
      end
   end

end

Generated the following lock files using lock_jar:lock

• project1.lock - contains junit and mina jars.
• project2.lock - contains junit and pom.xml jars.

Bundler Integration

Bundler integration is experimental right now. LockJar patches Bundler to allow creation of a Jarfile.lock when Bundler calls install and update. The dependencies from the Jarfile.lock are automatically loaded when Bundler calls setup and require. To enable this support, add this require to your Gemfile

require 'lock_jar/bundler'

You can optionally create a Jarfile that will automatically be included when you bundle install or bundle update. Otherwise Gems with a Jarfile will be merge to generate a Jarfile.lock. The Jarfile.lock will be loaded when Bundler calls setup or require.

Bundler to LockJar groups

LockJar will merge the dependencies from the default and runtime group of a Gem's Jarfile. These will be placed in the lockfile under Gem's corresponding Bundler group. For example, the following Gemfile:

group :development do
  gem 'solr_sail', '~>0.1.0'
end

Would produce the follow Jarfile.lock excerpt:

---
version: 0.7.0
merged:
- gem:solr_sail:gems/solr_sail-0.1.0-java/Jarfile
groups:
  default:
    dependencies: []
    artifacts: []
  development:
    dependencies:
     - ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:jar:1.0.6
     - ch.qos.logback:logback-core:jar:1.0.6
     - com.google.guava:guava:jar:r05

Since solr_sail is defined in the Gemfile's development group, the corresponding Jarfile.lock dependencies are also under the development group.

License

Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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