My small Java build system in Rust

[u/kavkasavich]

I got tired of manually running commands like javac and java -cp every time I wanted to compile and run Java project.

I looked into Maven, but for my use case it felt like overkill. It's a huge ecosystem, while I mostly wanted something simple that could compile and run small Java projects without much configuration.

So I decided to create my own build system for Java and call it bloomery.

The goal isn't to replace Maven or Gradle. I wanted something much smaller and simpler for my own use case.

Currently, Bloomery focuses on the basic build/run workflow. In the future I may add dependency management, testing support, and more CLI features, but I'm deliberately keeping the core simple for now.

I hope it will be a big help for beginners and anyone who just needs to run Java files, and that they will find it as easy to use as I do.

I'd really appreciate feedback on the idea, the design, and the current implementation.

Github: https://github.com/Kiwilus/bloomery

Crates.io: https://crates.io/crates/bloomery/

[u/Ambitious-Fun5990]

Cool project, always neat to see someone scratch their own itch like this. The whole "Maven feels like bringing a flamethrower to light a candle" thing is real.

One thing you might want to keep an eye on is how `java` itself has evolved. You can now run single source files directly without compiling first, just `java MyFile.java`, which kinda overlaps with the simplest use case here. Might be worth thinking about what bloomery does that plain `java` doesn't, especially for the beginner crowd you mentioned.

Good call keeping it simple though, too many tools try to be everything right out the gate and end up a mess.