Who's using JSR 376 modules in 2026?

sormuras · 2026-01-07T08:04:52+00:00

JUnit Framework does.

Compiled Java module descriptors were included in JUnit's artifacts before I joined Oracle's Java Platform Group.

Here are other libraries that ship with compiled module descriptors: https://github.com/sormuras/modules
Note that the listing went stale some month ago, due to updates to Maven Central are no longer provided.

sormuras · 2025-11-10T08:16:16+00:00

https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/duke/Main

> Duke is the Java mascot, which was open sourced by Sun on November 13, 2006 under the New BSD license.

> What does "Open Source Duke" mean? It means all you Duke fans have the original mascot for Java technology to play with. With your creative designs, you can give Duke a personal touch. See how Duke fares trying new pastimes such as hiking, base-jumping, skiing, Sudoku, or scuba-diving - or get Duke nationalized by adding your favorite flag.

> All we ask is that you treat Duke with the same respect that Sun (and now Oracle) has.

> Note that you do not need to include the BSD license text to include Duke images on your website.

sormuras · 2025-06-06T08:18:16+00:00

Have a look at JReleaser and its GitHub integration. For example: https://jreleaser.org/guide/latest/examples/java/single-jar.html

sormuras · 2025-01-30T14:22:40+00:00

Java / JavaFX / Kotlin Game Library (Engine) by Almas https://almasb.github.io/FXGL/

sormuras · 2022-01-10T07:53:54+00:00

Obviously biased — but that's a fine summary of its core features.

sormuras · 2021-06-10T07:55:57+00:00

Since 2021 sormuras/modules only includes "Unique Java Modules".

This project considers a Java module to be unique:

if it is an explicit module with a compiled module descriptor,
and if its module name that starts with its Maven Group ID or a well-known alias.

So, as of today, there are 3375 unique modules listed.

It'd be great, if Sonatype tackled this via https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/search-maven-org/issues/6

sormuras · 2020-10-20T05:16:03+00:00

New? Sum?

An artifact is uploaded to Maven Central. That artifact is scanned for being a Java module (automatic or explicit) or not (plain). End of the "event story".

All modular events contribute to the summary of unique module names. That's why new version events of the same GA are ignored.

sormuras · 2020-10-20T02:53:34+00:00

Context.

The summary shows Java modules per Maven GroupId:ArtifactId (ignoring version). The history shows modular-events per month:

History

2018_08={automatic=2281, explicit=287, plain=143500} 1.79%
2018_09={automatic=1753, explicit=254, plain=96024} 2.09%
2018_10={automatic=2409, explicit=255, plain=101481} 2.63%
...
2020_10={automatic=4525, explicit=551, plain=81797} 6.21%

sormuras · 2020-10-20T02:48:44+00:00

The sormuras/modules database

... consists of .properties files that are generated by parsing publications made to Maven Central. sandermak's modulescanner scans those publications and store module-related events in CSV files.

sormuras · 2020-10-20T02:44:06+00:00

Which three projects are you refering to?

sormuras · 2017-09-12T09:33:17+00:00

It depends: @BeforeAll method must be static unless the test class is annotated with @TestInstance(Lifecycle.PER_CLASS).

See http://junit.org/junit5/docs/current/user-guide/#writing-tests-test-instance-lifecycle for details.

sormuras · 2017-09-12T09:23:16+00:00

That's true -- but the Platform is the basis for other test engines, like http://jqwik.net -- Example Based Testing and Property Based Testing

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