Project Manager for Java

Manage Java projects in Visual Studio Code

Overview

A lightweight extension to provide additional Java project explorer features. It works with Language Support for Java by Red Hat to provide the following features:

Project View

Create Java Projects

Export Jar

Note: For Spring Boot projects, please use the build tool to build the executable jar, for example: mvn package.

Manage Dependencies

You can work with JAR files directly without any build tools. Go to JAVA PROJECTS view, find the Referenced Libraries node and click the + icon:

If you want to fine-tune this, go to settings.json and look for the java.project.referencedLibraries entry.

"java.project.referencedLibraries": [
    "library/**/*.jar",
    "/home/username/lib/foo.jar"
]

You can tell that the glob pattern is supported. And here's more - you can include/exclude certain files, and attach source JARs:

"java.project.referencedLibraries": {
    "include": [
        "library/**/*.jar",
        "/home/username/lib/foo.jar"
    ],
    "exclude": [
        "library/sources/**"
    ],
    "sources": {
        "library/bar.jar": "library/sources/bar-src.jar"
    }
}

Requirements

• VS Code (version 1.83.1+)
• Language Support for Java by Red Hat

Settings

Setting Name	Description	Default Value
java.dependency.showMembers	Specify whether to show the members in the Java Projects explorer.	false
java.dependency.syncWithFolderExplorer	Specify whether to link Java Projects Explorer with the active editor.	true
java.dependency.autoRefresh	Specify whether to automatically sync the change from editor to the Java Projects explorer.	true
java.dependency.refreshDelay	The delay time (ms) the auto refresh is invoked when changes are detected.	2000ms
java.dependency.packagePresentation	Specify how to display the package. Supported values are: flat, hierarchical.	flat
java.project.exportJar.targetPath	The output path of export jar. When this setting is empty , a file explorer will pop up to let the user select the output location.	${workspaceFolder}/${workspaceFolderBasename}.jar
java.project.explorer.showNonJavaResources	When enabled, the explorer shows non-Java resources.	true

Contribution

Build

• Prerequirement

  • Node.js
  • Java SDK 11 or above

• Go to root folder:

npm install
npm run build-server

Telemetry

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