4.4.2

Usage

This version of rules_jvm_external requires Bazel 4 or above.

In your WORKSPACE file, add:

load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")

RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG = "4.4.2"
RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA = "735602f50813eb2ea93ca3f5e43b1959bd80b213b836a07a62a29d757670b77b"

http_archive(
    name = "rules_jvm_external",
    strip_prefix = "rules_jvm_external-%s" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
    sha256 = RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_SHA,
    url = "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jvm_external/archive/refs/tags/%s.zip" % RULES_JVM_EXTERNAL_TAG,
)

load("@rules_jvm_external//:repositories.bzl", "rules_jvm_external_deps")

rules_jvm_external_deps()

load("@rules_jvm_external//:setup.bzl", "rules_jvm_external_setup")

rules_jvm_external_setup()

Then, later in your WORKSPACE file, you can pull in dependencies from a maven repository:

load("@rules_jvm_external//:defs.bzl", "maven_install")

maven_install(
    artifacts = [
        "junit:junit:4.13.2",
        "androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.1.1",
        "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-library:2.2",
    ],
    repositories = [
        "https://maven.google.com",
        "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2",
    ],
)

In your BUILD file, reference the targets directly:

java_library(
    name = "java_test_deps",
    exports = [
        "@maven//:junit_junit",
        "@maven//:org_hamcrest_hamcrest_library",
    ],
)

New features

These are the notable changes for 4.3. For the full list, see this page.

• @shs96c Bzlmod support in #654
• @mauriciogg Enable pinned_coursier_fetch to use the Starlark version of aar_import in #729
• @shs96c Generate both a BOM and a dependency BOM in #750

The only changes since 4.4 are to support rules_jvm_external being exposed through the Bazel
Central Repository and accessible via bzlmod

Bug fixes

• @davidmandle Quote java arguments written to arguments file in #721
• @shs96c Use stable zip entries in MergeJars in #736
• @shs96c Create empty directories in merged zip files in #737
• @dhalperi coursier: prefer the primary_url over mirrors in #743
• @lukaciko Make DOS timestamp local time zone independent in #738

Project health

• @utzcoz Bump Robolectric to 4.8.2 in #733
• @aranguyen Use constraint values from @platforms and migrate to rbe_preconfig in #730
• @mai93 Update bazel_skylib to latest version (1.2.1) in #742
• @shs96c Make rules_jvm_external use strict deps for itself in #741

New Contributors

• @aranguyen made their first contribution in #730
• @davidmandle made their first contribution in #721
• @mai93 made their first contribution in #742
• @lukaciko made their first contribution in #738