How to create jars that run like any other executable binary (./app.jar)

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  • bbdata-api

    The core of BBData: its API (and database definition)

  • This is exactly what Spring Boot does. Take any executable Spring Boot jar (for example bbdata-api-*.jar), and run head on it. You should see:

  • Graal

    GraalVM compiles Java applications into native executables that start instantly, scale fast, and use fewer compute resources 🚀

  • why not a native executable 😐 ? An even better way is to create a real native executable using GraalVM, which directly embeds a tiny Virtual Machine, so it can run even on machines that do not have a JRE installed. However, this process is tedious and has limitations... It won't work for any codebase ! If you assume all your users will have a JRE, this solution is way easier.

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