py5_tools.add_jars()

Add all of the Java jar files contained in a directory and its subdirectories to the classpath.

Examples

import py5_tools

py5_tools.add_jars('path/to/project_jars')
py5_tools.add_classpath('path/to/jar/file/java_code.jar')

import py5

py5.println(py5_tools.get_classpath())

Description

Add all of the Java jar files contained in a directory and its subdirectories to the classpath. The path can be absolute or relative. If the directory does does not exist, it will be ignored.

When import py5 is executed, add_jars('jars') is called for you to automatically add jar files contained in a subdirectory called jars. This is similar to functionality provided by the Processing IDE.

After the JVM has started, the classpath cannot be changed. This function will throw a RuntimeError if it is called after the JVM has already started. Use py5_tools.is_jvm_running() to first determine if the JVM is running.

Signatures

add_jars(
    path: Union[Path, str]  # path to directory containing jar files
) -> None

Updated on March 06, 2023 02:49:26am UTC