Integrating with Maven and Gradle

Many Java teams adopt Clojure inside an existing Maven or Gradle build. The good news: Clojure is just another JVM language at deployment time. The tricky part is keeping the build and runtime boundaries clean.

What to aim for

• A single, predictable classpath for dev, test, and production.
• A packaging story that your ops pipeline understands (jar/uberjar, container image, etc.).
• A clear boundary between Clojure namespaces and Java packages so ownership is obvious.

Practical guidance: integrate at the build level only when you need to. A separate Clojure service/module is often simpler than forcing everything into one build on day one.

This section helps you reason about the trade-offs so “adding Clojure” does not become a long-term build maintenance tax.

In this section

• Clojure with Maven: Integrating Functional Programming into Java Projects
  Learn how to set up and configure Maven projects to include Clojure code, leveraging the clojure-maven-plugin for seamless integration.
• Integrating Clojure with Gradle: A Comprehensive Guide for Java Developers
  Learn how to integrate Clojure into a Gradle project, configure build.gradle with necessary plugins and dependencies, and build and run Clojure code using Gradle tasks.
• Deciding When to Use Maven or Gradle for Clojure Projects
  Explore the decision-making process for choosing between Maven and Gradle for Clojure projects, focusing on mixed-language projects and organizational standards.