How to build Java packages with GOCD.

What are Java packages?

Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented programming language specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It lets application developers 'write once, run anywhere' (WORA), meaning that coders can write a single application and compile it on many platforms without rewriting it. These targeted applications include enterprise software systems, applets, browser plugins, J2ME apps, and other applications that have already driven the popularity of Java technology on the server and the embedded platform.

What is GOCD?

GoCD is an open-source tool for automating software release management and continuous delivery, which has become the de facto standard in the industry. With its high flexibility & considerable power, GoCD can automate any build, test & deployment process. It includes powerful monitoring & auto-failover capabilities, supporting various scheduling algorithms including periodic, on-demand or one-shot. A web-based GUI makes it easy to configure jobs with drag-and-drop operations. GoCD is lightweight enough to run on any user's laptop, in all environments - IT department, developer machine, CI server.

Building Java package with GOCD via packagecloud

If you’re looking to build Java package with GOCD, you can use packagecloud to handle all of your package management and integrations with your CI/CD tools. Packagecloud works with all kinds of packages, not only Java packages. As well, you can integrate with all kinds of CI/CD tools, not only GOCD.