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Java SE CDI maven dependencies?


Java SE CDI maven dependencies?

public class FooProcessor {

    private FooService fooService;

    @Inject
    public FooProcessor(FooService fooService) {
        this.fooService = fooService;
    }
}

What are the jar dependencies for CDI for Java SE?

Which jar dependency has @Inject? Tried

compile "org.jboss.weld.se:weld-se-core:3.0.2.Final"
compile 'org.apache.deltaspike.cdictrl:deltaspike-cdictrl-api'
compile group: 'javax.enterprise', name: 'cdi-api', version: '2.0.SP1'
compile group: 'javax', name: 'javaee-api', version: '7.0'

Solution

  • You can configure CDI in standalone mode by using Weld reference implementation.

    Example:

    Weld weld = new Weld();
    WeldContainer container = weld.initialize();
    FooProcessor fooProcessor = container.instance().select(FooProcessor.class).get();
    weld.shutdown();
    

    and weld dependency

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jboss.weld.se</groupId>
        <artifactId>weld-se-core</artifactId>
        <version>3.1.4.Final</version>
    </dependency>
    

    Regarding @Inject it coming from

    <dependency>
        <groupId>javax.inject</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.inject</artifactId>
        <version>1</version>
    </dependency>
    

    and this coming from JSR 330: Dependency Injection For Java that introduces a standard set of annotations that can be used for dependency injection.