A lightweight, fast and extensible build system.

Match hides away the heavy lifting in Java, leaving the build files simple, intuitive, and easy to maintain.

# Add the libraries
Library(
name = "checkstyle"
file = "checkstyle-8.11-all.jar"
location = "https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/releases/download/checkstyle-8.11/"
)
Library(
name = "junit"
file = "junit-4.12.jar"
location = "http://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=junit/junit/4.12/"
)
# Build the code
JavaJar(
name = "Sample"
source = Find("source")
main-class = "match.Sample"
)
# Build the tests
JavaJar(
name = "SampleTest"
source = Find("tests/source")
main-class = "match.SampleTest"
library = [
"Sample"
"junit"
]
)
# Run the tests
JavaJUnit(
name = "SampleTestResult"
library = [
"SampleTest"
"Sample"
]
main-class = "match.SampleTest"
)
# Check the code style
CheckStyle(
name = "SampleCheckStyleResult"
config = "$HOME/match/checkstyle.xml"
source = [
Find("source")
Find("tests/source")
]
)
# Release the package once style is checked and tests pass
Release(
source = "Sample"
channel = "cp %s $HOME/match/libraries/Sample-0.5.jar"
require = [
"SampleCheckStyleResult"
"SampleTestResult"
]
)

Running

• ./lite-em - builds all targets
• ./lite-em quiet - builds all targets quietly
• ./lite-em verbose - builds all targets verbosely

Functions

• CheckStyle - enforces a style guide on the source code.
• Find - finds all files under the given directory, filtering files by an optional pattern.
• Get - looks up a build property given a key.
• GetFile - gets a reference to a file created by another function.
• Gradle - triggers a Gradle build of the given tasks.
• JavaJar - compiles java code into a jar.
• JavaJUnit - runs JUnit tests.
• Library - adds a library to the build, downloading if necessary.
• Platform - picks an option based on the build platform.
• Protobuf - generates Java from Protocol Buffers and then packages the classes into a jar.
• Release - builds a release bundle, and pushes it out the distribution channels.
• Set - sets a build property given a key/value pair.
• SetFile - sets a file property and reference.
• Zip - compresses the source files into a .zip file.

Extensions

Match can easily be extended to include project-, language- or workspace-specific functions.

1. Create a new function in the "match.expression.function" package which extends "Function"
2. Compile and add to Match's classpath
3. Call by name in your match files

Samples

• Echo - a simple Java application with tests. The match file compiles and jars the code and tests, and then runs the tests.
• HelloDroid - an Android Library and Application. The match file compiles the library and application, and then runs the tests.