Is there a Java equivalent for NuGet of C#?

[Monica Shiralkar]

In C# we have DLL and in Java we have Jars. Is there an equivalent of NuGet of C# in Java. Thanks.

[Stephan van Hulst]

NuGet is not part of C#. It's just an application you can use to manage your dependencies.

You can do the same with Maven, but Maven is also a build tool, like MSBuild.

[Monica Shiralkar]

Thanks. I have always used Maven to either create a jar or to create a war and have never used it for this purpose. In what kind of scenario is it required to use it?

[Stephan van Hulst]

It's not required to use Maven.

It's very convenient though, because it manages your dependencies for you and you can use plugins to customize the way your application is built, without having to do everything by hand every time you want to build.

[Monica Shiralkar]

The question was regarding Nudget and it was answered. What about same question regarding "Nudget packages"?

[Stephan van Hulst]

You mean NuGet, not 'Nudget'.

NuGet packages are to NuGet as Maven packages are to Maven. The most important difference is that NuGet packages assemblies (.dll) inside the package (.nupkg), while in Maven the assembly IS the package (.jar, .war, .ear, etc.).

The reason for this is that NuGet is not a build tool. You first need a build tool to create the DLL and documentation files, and NuGet will then put them in a package. Maven is a build tool, so it can do the building and packaging in the same step.

[Sherin Mathew]

NuGet packages contain reusable code that other developers make available to you for use in your projects. Packages are installed into a Visual Studio project using the NuGet Package Manager, the Package Manager Console, or the dotnet CLI. NET or . NET Core project.