Java code to convert a list of dependencies into a build order?
- by Egon Willighagen
Given I have a list of dependencies, like:
module1
module2 dependsOn module1
module3 dependsOn module1
module4 dependsOn module3
I would like to create a build order where each build step is found on one line, and each line contains a list of one or more modules which can be compiled at the same time, and which only depend on modules compiled earlier.
So, for the above data set, create a list like:
module1
module2,module3
module4
Now, this is basically just a problem of creating a directed graph, and analyzing it. Now, I am using Ant, and would very much like to use something off-the-shelf... what is the minimum of custom code I need to have it create such a dependency-aware build list starting from the given input?
BTW, these modules are actually custom modules, so maven will not work.
