# jtoolprovider-plugin

**Repository Path**: zyxdev/jtoolprovider-plugin

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: jtoolprovider-plugin
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2026-01-01
- **Last Updated**: 2026-01-03

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## README

# jtoolprovider-plugin

This Maven Plugin does two things. First, it automatically transforms your [Maven](https://maven.apache.org) dependency
graph into Java modules. Second, it bridges Maven and built-in Java tools like jdeps, jlink, and jpackage.

Why would you care about any of that? The main reason: this plugin makes it much, much easier to generate native Java
desktop applications with nice, small installers. Here's a
[complete working example of generating a JavaFX desktop app](https://github.com/wiverson/maven-jpackage-template),
including GitHub Actions to automatically generate the macOS, Windows, and Linux versions.

The two goals for this plugin are [`collect-modules`](collect-modules-doc.md) (which processes the Maven dependency tree
to transform Maven dependencies into modules) and [`java-tool`](java-tool-doc.md) (to run any supported JDK tool
directly from in Maven).

By combining this plugin with
[Maven build profiles](https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-profiles.html), it's possible to
build a single Maven pom.xml that can generate platform-specific installers. Very useful for things like working
with [JavaFX](https://openjfx.io).

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# Next Steps

- Read the [collect-modules](collect-modules-doc.md) goal documentation
- Read the [java-tool](java-tool-doc.md) goal documentation
- Check out the
  [complete working example this plugin in action](https://github.com/wiverson/maven-jpackage-template) building a
  JavaFX desktop application, with GitHub Actions to generate the macOS, Windows, and Linux versions

# Background Information

- The java-tool goal integrates with Maven via the
  [Java ToolProvider API](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/15/docs/api/java.base/java/util/spi/ToolProvider.html)