maciejwalkowiak / java-cli-project-template

Project template for bootstrapping Java & Picocli based CLI

Java CLI project template

Probably the fastest way to bootstrap a Java Command Line Application (CLI) project!

Click the big green Use This Template button and start building your own CLI.

🤩 Highlights

• uses Picocli for simple and elegant commands implementation
• builds to an executable jar and GraalVM Native Image
• preconfigured help and version commands
• generates Bash/ZSH autocompletion scripts
• uses Maven as a build tool
• no frameworks like Spring, Micronaut or Quarkus

🛠 Requirements

• GraalVM distribution of Java (easy to install with https://sdkman.io/)

🤔 How to use

Run tests & build an executable JAR:

$ ./mvnw package

Run tests as native image & build a native executable:

$ ./mvnw package -Pnative

Run application through Maven

$ ./mvnw -Dexec.args=--help

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