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Java to Closure JavaScript transpiler
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# [J2CL](http://j2cl.io)  · [![Build Status](https://github.com/google/j2cl/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/google/j2cl/actions/workflows/ci.yaml)



Seamless Java in JavaScript applications that tightly optimizes with

[Closure Compiler](https://github.com/google/closure-compiler)



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J2CL is a powerful, simple and lightweight transpiler from Java to Closure style

JavaScript.



* **Get the best out of Java and JavaScript.** You no longer need to choose between

the two or lock into a specific framework or a language. Choose the right language

at the right place and hire the best talent for the job.



* **Get it correct the first time.** The robust run-time type checking based on

the strong Java type system combined with the advanced cross language type checks

catches your mistakes early on.



* **Provides massive code reuse.** J2CL closely follows the Java language

[semantics](docs/limitations.md). This reduces surprises, enables reuse across

different platforms and brings most popular Java libraries into your toolkit

including [Guava](https://github.com/google/guava), [Dagger](https://dagger.dev/)

and [AutoValue](https://github.com/google/auto/tree/master/value).



* **Modern, fresh and blazing fast.** Powered by [Bazel](https://bazel.build/),

J2CL provides a fast and modern development experience that will make you smile

and keep you productive.



* **Road tested and trusted.** J2CL is the underlying technology of the most

advanced GSuite apps developed by Google including GMail, Inbox, Docs, Slides

and Calendar.



Guides

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- [Getting Started](docs/getting-started.md)

- [Getting Started for Wasm](docs/getting-started-j2wasm.md)

- [JsInterop Cookbook](docs/jsinterop-by-example.md)

- [J2CL Best Practices](docs/best-practices.md)

- [Emulation Limitations](docs/limitations.md)

- [Bazel Tutorial](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/tutorial/java.html)

- [Bazel Best Practices](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/best-practices.html)



Get Support

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- Please subscribe to [J2CL announce](http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/j2cl-announce) for announcements (low traffic).

- Please report [bugs](https://github.com/google/j2cl/issues/new?template=bug_report.md&labels=bug)

or file [feature requests](https://github.com/google/j2cl/issues/new?template=feature_request.md&labels=enhancement)

via [issue tracker](https://github.com/google/j2cl/issues).

- For other questions please use the [discussions](https://github.com/google/j2cl/discussions/new?category=q-a).



Caveat Emptor

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J2CL is production ready and actively used by many of Google's products, but the

process of adapting workflows and tooling for the open-source version is not yet

finalized.



Wasm support is fully working but should be considered as work-in-progress since

the related parts of the spec is not finalized yet. We are working closely with

W3C and V8 team to finalize it and make it available in all browsers.



You can see what we are working on [here](https://github.com/google/j2cl/issues/93).



Last, the workflow is **not** yet supported in Windows. You can contribute to

make this a reality. Coordinate and follow the progress of this effort

[here](https://github.com/google/j2cl/issues/9).

For developers that want to use Windows as their platform we recommend

installing under WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).



Stay tuned!



J2CL vs. GWT?

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In early 2015, Google GWT team made a difficult but necessary decision to work

on a new alternative product to enable Java for the Web.



It was mostly due to changing trends in the web ecosystem and our new internal

customers who were looking at Java on the Web not as an isolated ecosystem but

an integral part of their larger stack. It required a completely new vision

to create tools from the ground up, that are tightly integrated with the rest of

the ecosystem. A modern architecture, that is reliable, fast and provides a

quick iteration cycle.



There was no practical way to achieve those goals completely incrementally out

of GWT. We started from scratch using everything we learned from working on GWT

over the years. In the meantime, we kept GWT steering committee members in the

loop and gave contributors very early access so they could decide to build the

next version of GWT on J2CL.



The strategy has now evolved GWT3 to an SDK focused on libraries and enterprise

tooling which was one of the strongest points of GWT all along.



We think that such separation of concerns is crucial part of the success of the

both projects and will provide the best results for the open source community.



Contributing

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Read how to [contribute to J2CL](CONTRIBUTING.md).



Licensing

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Please refer to [the license file](LICENSE).



Disclaimers

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J2CL is not an official Google product and is currently in 'alpha' release for developer preview.