Included Java Libraries¶

The following list contains the Java libraries in the lib folder installed in MPS 2021.1 and later by default. Jars removed in later MPS versions are not mentioned because it is too hard to determine if they were merged into one of the 3^rd-party JARs.

MPS¶

bootstrap.jar - the bootstrap classes for MPS
branding.jar - the branding resources for MPS
mps-annotations.jar - MPS-specific Java annotations such as @GeneratedClass, @Hack and @ToRemove
mps-behavior-api.jar - Java API of the behavior ⧉ aspect
mps-behavior-runtime.jar - Java runtime classes of the behavior ⧉ language
mps-boot-util.jar - Java utility classes needed on startup
mps-boot.jar - the launcher ⧉ class that starts MPS
mps-closures.jar - Java runtime classes of the closures ⧉ language
mps-collections.jar - Java runtime classes of the collections ⧉ language
mps-constraints-runtime.jar - Java runtime classes of the constraints ⧉ language
mps-context.jar - Java runtime classes of the feedback ⧉ aspect
mps-core.jar - the core plugin of MPS
mps-editor-api.jar - Java API of the editor ⧉ aspect
mps-editor-runtime.jar - Java runtime classes of the editor ⧉ aspect
mps-editor.jar - all classes needed for the editor ⧉ aspect
mps-environment.jar - the Java classes that describe the environment that MPS is started with (e.g., standalone or as an IntelliJ IDEA plugin)
mps-feedback-api.jar - Java API of the feedback ⧉ aspect
mps-generator.jar - Java runtime classes of the generator ⧉ aspect
mps-icons.jar - the JAR file that contains all icons
mps-logging.jar - Java runtime classes of the logging ⧉ language
mps-messages-api.jar - Java API for sending messages using the logging framework
mps-messages-for-legacy-constraints.jar - Java classes for legacy constraints
mps-messages-for-rules.jar - Java classes for rules of the feedback ⧉ aspect
mps-messages-for-structure.jar - Java classes for problems in the structure aspect
mps-messaging.jar - Java runtime classes for sending messages using the logging framework
mps-openapi.jar - Java classes of the Open API ⧉
mps-persistence.jar - Java classes of the MPS persistency ⧉ framework
mps-platform.jar - contains the IDE extension functionality, such as the console, VFS support, model checking, build language, and more.
mps-problem.jar - Java classes for describing problems in the feedback ⧉ aspect
mps-project-check.jar - Java classes of project-wide checks such as the constraint checker, model properties checker, and reference scope checker.
mps-references.jar - Java runtime classes to support call by reference ⧉ in Base Language
mps-resources.jar - additional resources for MPS
mps-resources_en.jar - the resource bundle that contains the translated strings of MPS
mps-test.jar - Java runtime classes of the testing ⧉ languages
mps-textgen.jar - Java runtime classes of the TextGen ⧉ aspect
mps-tips.jar - contains the tips of the day ⧉
mps-tuples.jar - Java runtime classes of the tuples ⧉ language
mps-workbench.jar contains the Java runtime classes of the workbench. It provides integration with the IntelliJ Platform, implements many UI elements, and supports execution and debugging.
resources.jar - the resources for MPS
resources_en.jar - the English resources for MPS

Ant¶

All the files are located in the folder /lib/ant/lib and are used by Apache Ant ⧉. Most of the JARs contain tasks ⧉ that Ant can execute.

ant-antlr.jar - a task ⧉ that integrates the ANTLR parser generator
ant-apache-bcel.jar - a task that uses the Apache BCEL ⧉ library to manipulate bytecode
ant-apache-bsf.jar - a task that allows scripting languages supported by the Apache BSF ⧉ framework to be used
ant-apache-log4j.jar - a task that configures and uses the Apache Log4j ⧉ logging system
ant-apache-oro.jar - a task that provides regular expression support using the Apache ORO ⧉ library
ant-apache-regexp.jar - a task that provides regular expression support using the Jakarta Regexp ⧉ library
ant-apache-resolver.jar - a task that resolves XML entities using the Apache XML Commons Resolver ⧉
ant-apache-xalan2.jar - a task that performs XSL transformations using the Xalan-J 2.x processor ⧉
ant-commons-logging.jar - a task that enables logging using the Jakarta Commons Logging API ⧉
ant-commons-net.jar - a task that provides network-related tasks using the Jakarta Commons Net library ⧉
ant-jai.jar - a task that performs image processing operations using the Java Advanced Imaging API ⧉
ant-javamail.jar - a task that sends email messages using the JavaMail API ⧉
ant-jdepend.jar - a task that measures the design quality of Java code using the JDepend ⧉ tool
ant-jmf.jar - a task that plays media files using the Java Media Framework API ⧉
ant-jsch.jar - a task/task that supports SSH2 and SCP operations using the JSch ⧉ library
ant-junit.jar - a task ⧉ that runs unit tests using the JUnit 3.x or 4.x framework
ant-junit4.jar - a task ⧉ that runs unit tests using the JUnit 4.x framework
ant-junitlauncher.jar - a task ⧉ that runs unit tests using the JUnit Platform Launcher API
ant-launcher.jar - a launcher ⧉ that sets up the classpath and invokes the main class
ant-mps.jar - a set of tasks and types ⧉ that support building and running MPS projects
ant-netrexx.jar - a task that compiles NetRexx ⧉ source files to Java bytecode
ant-swing.jar - a task that displays a Swing-based user interface for selecting targets to execute
ant-testutil.jar - a utility class that facilitates writing test cases for tasks and types
ant-xz.jar - a task ⧉ that supports compressing and decompressing files using the XZ format
ant.jar - the core classes and tasks of Apache Ant ⧉, a Java-based build tool
mpsant/mps-run.jar - a library for running MPS applications from within an Ant build script
mpsant/mps-tool.jar - a library for invoking MPS tools such as generators and checkers from within an Ant build script

IntelliJ Platform¶

annotations.jar - JetBrains Java annotations ⧉ (useful Java annotations such as @NotNull and @ScheduledForRemoval)
ap-validation.jar - AP Validation ⧉ is a library for validating statistics events before sending them to the server
asm-all.jar - ASM ⧉ is a Java bytecode manipulation and analysis framework
automaton.jar - Automaton ⧉ is a Java library that contains a DFA/NFA (finite-state automata) implementation with Unicode alphabet (UTF16) and support for the standard regular expression operations and several non-standard operations
batik-codec.jar - Apache Batik SVG Toolkit ⧉ is a Java-based toolkit for applications or applets that want to use images in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format for various purposes, such as display, generation or manipulation
batik-transcoder.jar - additional library for Apache Batik for transcoding ⧉ SVG documents to other formats
blockmap.jar - BlockMap ⧉ is a library for efficient block-based file operations
bouncy-castle-provider.jar - the Bouncy Castle Provider ⧉ is a Java cryptography API that provides implementations of various cryptographic algorithms, protocols, and standards
byte-buddy-agent.jar - the Java agent for Byte Buddy ⧉ is a code generation and manipulation library for creating and modifying Java classes during the runtime of a Java application and without the help of a compiler
caffeine.jar - Caffeine ⧉ is a high-performance, near-optimal caching library
cds/classesLogAgent.jar - a library for logging class-loading events
cglib-nodep.jar - cglib ⧉ is a high-level API to generate and transform JAVA byte code
classgraph.jar - ClassGraph ⧉ is an uber-fast parallelized classpath scanner and module scanner
cli-parser.jar - CLI Parser ⧉ is a library for parsing various kinds of command line arguments or property lists
commons-cli.jar - Apache Commons CLI ⧉ provides an API for parsing command line options passed to programs. It can also print help messages detailing the options for a command line tool.
commons-codec.jar - Apache Commons Codec ⧉ provides implementations of common encoders and decoders such as base64, hex, phonetic, and URLs.
commons-collections.jar - Apache Commons Collections ⧉ extends and augments the Java Collections Framework
commons-compress.jar - Apache Commons Compress ⧉ defines an API for working with ar, cpio, Unix dump, tar, zip, gzip, XZ, Pack200, bzip2, 7z, arj, lzma, snappy, DEFLATE, lz4, Brotli, Zstandard, DEFLATE64, and Z files.
commons-httpclient.jar - Apache Commons HttpClient ⧉ was a library for accessing HTTP resources
commons-imaging.jar - Apache Commons Imaging ⧉ is a library that reads and writes a variety of image formats, including fast parsing of image info (size, color space, ICC profile, etc.) and metadata.
commons-io.jar - Apache Commons IO ⧉ is a library of utilities to help develop IO functionality.
commons-lang3.jar - Apache Commons Lang ⧉ is a library for enhancing the core Java classes
commons-logging.jar - Apache Commons Logging ⧉ a library for logging abstraction
dom-impl.jar - DOM implementation for the IntelliJ platform
dom-openapi.jar - DOM Open API for the IntelliJ platform
ecj.jar: Eclipse Compiler for Java ⧉
error_prone_annotations.jar - Annotations for Error Prone ⧉, a static analysis tool for Java that catches common programming mistakes at compile-time
ext/diffutils.jar - DiffUtils ⧉ is a library for performing the comparison operations between texts: computing diffs, applying patches, generating unified diffs or parsing them, and generating diff output for easy future displaying (like side-by-side view)
external-system-rt.jar - External System Runtime ⧉ library of the IntelliJ platform
fluent-hc.jar - the Fluent API of the client of Apache HttpComponents ⧉
forms-preview.jar - previewer of JGoodies Forms ⧉, a framework that helps you lay out and implement elegant Swing panels quickly and consistently
forms_rt.jar - runtime classes of JGoodies Forms ⧉
grazie-spellchecker.jar - Grazie Spellchecker ⧉, the spell checking in IntelliJ IDEA
groovy.jar - a library for Groovy ⧉, a Java-based scripting language
groovy-json.jar - a library ⧉ for JSON processing with Groovy
groovy-jsr223.jar - a library ⧉ for scripting with Groovy and JSR 223
groovy-templates.jar - a library ⧉ for template engines with Groovy
groovy-xml.jar - a library ⧉ for XML processing with Groovy
grpc-core.jar - gRPC Core ⧉, the Java implementation of gRPC. gRPC is a high-performance, open-source, general-purpose RPC framework.
grpc-kotlin-stub.jar - gRPC Kotlin Stub ⧉ is a Kotlin implementation of gRPC, providing runtime support for client-stubs and server-side code.
grpc-netty-shaded.jar - support for Netty-based ⧉ transport for gRPC
grpc-protobuf.jar - Protobuf ⧉ support for gRPC which allows defining service contracts and data structures using the Protocol Buffers language
grpc-stub.jar - a library that provides stub classes ⧉ for gRPC, which are abstract classes or interfaces that define the methods and parameters of a gRPC service
gson.jar - Gson ⧉ is a Java library that can be used to convert Java Objects into their JSON representation
guava.jar - Guava ⧉ is a set of core Java libraries from Google that includes new collection types (such as multimap and multiset), immutable collections, a graph library, and utilities for concurrency, I/O, hashing, primitives, strings, and more
http-client.jar - HTTP Client ⧉ plugin allows you to create, edit, and execute HTTP requests directly in the IntelliJ IDEA
icons.jar - IntelliJ icons ⧉
icu4j.jar - ICU4J ⧉ is a library that provides robust and full-featured Unicode services on a wide variety of platforms
idea_rt.jar - the IDEA Runtime library, a library for running IDEA-based applications
imageio-tiff.jar - ImageIO TIFF ⧉ is a library for reading and writing TIFF images
imgscalr-lib.jar - Imgscalr ⧉ is a library for image scaling and manipulation
ini4j.jar - Ini4j ⧉ is a simple Java API for handling configuration files in Windows .ini format
intellij-coverage-agent.jar - IntelliJ Coverage Agent ⧉ is a coverage agent for code coverage analysis
intellij-deps-fastutil.jar - IntelliJ Fastutil ⧉ is a library for fast and memory-efficient collections
intellij-dvcs.jar - IntelliJ DVCS is a library for distributed version control systems
intellij-test-discovery-agent.jar - IntelliJ Test Discovery Agent ⧉ is a coverage agent for code coverage analysis
intellij-xml.jar - adds support for XML ⧉ in IntelliJ IDEA
ion-java.jar - Ion ⧉ is a Java implementation of the Ion data notation
isorelax.jar - ISO RELAX ⧉ contains public interfaces useful for applications to support RELAX Core
jackson-core.jar - Jackson Core contains the core low-level incremental ("streaming") parser and generator abstractions used by the Jackson Data Processor ⧉
jackson-databind.jar - Jackson Databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree model for Jackson Data Processor ⧉
jackson-module-kotlin.jar - adds support for serialization/deserialization of Kotlin classes and data classes Kotlin support ⧉ for the Jackson library
java-api.jar - API of the IntelliJ Java plugin
java-compatibility.jar - Java9Compatibility ⧉ contains classes from JDK8 excluded from JDK9
java-impl.jar - implementation classes of the IntelliJ Java plugin
java-string-similarity.jar - the Java String Similarity ⧉ library, a library for string similarity metrics
java_resources_en.jar - the English resources for the MPS Java module
javac2.jar - IntelliJ-specific implementation ⧉ of javac with special support for checking @NotNull annotation at runtime.
javax.activation.jar: JavaBeans Activation Framework ⧉ is a Java library that provides a way to handle data of different types and formats uniformly. It allows applications to determine the type of a piece of data, access it, and perform operations on it using JavaBeans components.
javax.annotation-api.jar - Jakarta Annotations ⧉ defines a collection of annotations representing common semantic concepts that enable a declarative style of programming that applies across a variety of Java technologies
jaxb-api.jar - Java XML Binding API ⧉ provides an API and tools that automate the mapping between XML documents and Java objects.
jaxb-api.jar: Jakarta XML API ⧉ provides an API and tools that automate the mapping between XML documents and Java objects.
jaxen.jar - Jaxen is a XPath ⧉ engine for Java
jb-jdi.jar - JetBrains JDI is a fork of the jdk.jdi ⧉ module.
jcef-api.jar - API of JCEF
jcip-annotations.jar - JCIP Annotations is an implementation of the JCIP ⧉ Annotations
jdom.jar - JDOM ⧉ is a Java-based solution for accessing, manipulating, and outputting XML data
jediterm-pty.jar - JediTerm PTY ⧉ provides a pure Java terminal widget that can be easily embedded into an IDE
jetCheck.jar - the JetCheck ⧉ is a property-based testing library for Java 8+, inspired by QuickCheck and Hypothesis
jing.jar - Jing is a RELAX NG ⧉ validator
jna-platform.jar - JNA platform ⧉ is a library for native access to platform-specific libraries
jna.jar - JNA ⧉ is a library for native access to shared libraries
jps-model.jar is the model part of JPS ⧉. JPGS is a Gant-based build framework + DSL.
jps/jps-build-test.jar - Jar that belongs to JPS ⧉
jsch.jar - JSch is a Java implementation of the SSH2 protocol ⧉.
jshell-frontend.jar - the JShell ⧉ Frontend library, a library for JShell integration
json.jar - support for the JSON format ⧉ for IntelliJ IDEA
jsonpath.jar - the JsonPath ⧉ library, a library for JSON querying
jsoup.jar - Jsoup ⧉ is a library for HTML parsing
jsp-base-openapi.jar - JSP Base Open API ⧉ is a library for rendering open API specification
junit4.jar: JUnit 4 ⧉ is a unit testing framework
kotlin-reflect.jar - a library for Kotlin reflections ⧉
kotlin-stdlib-jdk8.jar - a library for the Kotlin standard library ⧉ for JDK 8
kotlin-test.jar - Kotlin Test ⧉ is a library for Kotlin testing utilities
kotlinx-coroutines-jdk8.jar - Kotlinx Coroutines ⧉ for JDK 8
kryo.jar - Kryo ⧉ is a fast and efficient binary object graph serialization framework
log4j.jar: Log4j 1.2 ⧉ is a deprecated logging framework
lz4-java.jar - LZ4 Java ⧉ is a library for LZ4 compression and decompression
markdown.jar - Markdown plugin ⧉ of IntelliJ IDEA
markdownj-core.jar - markdownj ⧉ is the pure Java port of Markdown (a text-to-html conversion tool written by John Gruber)
marketplace-zip-signer.jar - Marketplace Zip Signer library ⧉ can be used to sign and verify JetBrains plugins, but it can be applied to any other zip archive
maven-resolver-provider.jar - Apache Maven Artifact Resolver ⧉ is a library for working with artifact repositories and dependency resolution
microba.jar: Microba controls ⧉ is a set of Java Swing components
miglayout-swing.jar: MigLayout ⧉ is a Java Layout Manager for Swing, SWT, and JavaFX
nanoxml.jar: nanoxml ⧉ is a non-validating XML parser
netty-buffer.jar: Netty Buffer is an abstraction of a byte buffer, the fundamental data structure to represent a low-level binary and text message JavaDoc ⧉
netty-codec-http: encoder, decoder, and their related message types for HTTP (JavaDoc ⧉)
netty-handler-proxy.jar - Netty Handler Proxy library, a library that provides proxy handler implementations for Netty, which is a high-performance, asynchronous, event-driven framework for network applications
ngram-slp.jar - Ngram SLP ⧉ is a library for n-gram language models
objenesis.jar - Objenesis ⧉ is a library dedicated to bypassing the constructor when creating an object
openapi.jar: an API to interact with the IntelliJ platform ⧉
oro.jar - Jakarta ORO ⧉ is a library for regular expressions
owasp-java-html-sanitizer.jar - OWASP Java HTML Sanitizer ⧉ is a library for HTML sanitization
platform-api.jar: public API of the IntelliJ platform SDK
platform-impl.jar: implementation classes of the IntelliJ platform SDK
platform-objectSerializer-annotations.jar: annotations of the IntelliJ object serializer ⧉)
platform-statistics-devkit.jar: statistics plugin of the IntelliJ platform (source ⧉)
platform.jar: IntelliJ platform SDK ⧉
plexus-utils.jar - Plexus Common Utils ⧉ is a collection of various utility classes to ease working with strings, files, command lines, and more.
protobuf-java.jar - the Java implementation of the Protocol Buffers ⧉, Google's data interchange format
proxy-vole.jar - Proxy Vole ⧉ is a library to auto-detect the platform network proxy settings
qdox.jar - QDox ⧉ is a library for extracting class/interface/method definitions from sources
rd-core.jar - RD ⧉ is a reactive-distributed communication framework
rd-framework.jar - the RD Framework ⧉ is a reactive-distributed communication framework
rd-swing.jar - is the swing integration for RD Framework ⧉
rhino-runtime.jar - the runtime of the Rhino JavaScript engine ⧉
rngom.jar - RNGOM ⧉ is a library for parsing RELAX NG grammars
roaringbitmap.jar - RoaringBitmap ⧉ is a library for roaring bitmaps. Compressed bitmaps tend to outperform conventional compressed bitmaps such as WAH, EWAH, or Concise.
serviceMessages.jar - Service messages ⧉ are specially constructed pieces of text that pass commands/information about the build from the build script to the TeamCity server.
slf4j.jar - SLF4J ⧉ serves as a simple facade or abstraction for various logging frameworks
snakeyaml.jar - SnakeYAML ⧉ is a library for YAML processing
snakeyaml-engine.jar - SnakeYAML Engine ⧉ is a YAML 1.2 processor
spellchecker.jar - the Spellchecker ⧉ library of the IntelliJ platform
stats.jar - statistics library ⧉ of the IntelliJ platform
stax-api.jar - StAX API ⧉ is an API that exposes methods for iterative, event-based processing of XML documents
streamex.jar - StreamEx ⧉ is a library for enhancing Java 8 Streams
swingx-core.jar - SwingX Core ⧉ is a library for Swing extensions
testFramework-java.jar - Java library of the IntelliJ Test Framework ⧉
testFramework.core.jar - Java library of the IntelliJ Test Framework ⧉
testFramework.jar - Java library of the IntelliJ Test Framework ⧉ testing
tests_bootstrap.jar - Java library of the IntelliJ Test Framework ⧉
trang-core.jar - Trang Core ⧉ is a multi-format schema converter based on RELAX NG
trove4j.jar: GNU Trove ⧉ provides primitive type support for the Java collections API
uast-tests.jar - UAST Tests library is a library for testing the Universal Abstract Syntax Tree ⧉
util.jar: Utility classes ⧉ from the IntelliJ platform
velocity.jar - Apache Velocity ⧉ is a Java-based template engine
winp.jar - WinP ⧉ is a library for Windows process management
xercesImpl.jar - XercesImpl ⧉ is a library for XML parsing and validation
xml-apis-ext.jar - External components ⧉ of Apache XML Commons
xml-resolver.jar - Apache XML Commons Resolver Component ⧉
xmlbeans.jar - Apache XMLBeans ⧉ is a library for accessing XML by binding it to Java types
xmlrpc.jar - Apache XML-RPC Client is the client for Apache XML-RPC ⧉, a Java implementation of XML-RPC, a popular protocol that uses XML over HTTP to implement remote procedure calls
xstream.jar: XStream ⧉ is a simple library to serialize objects to XML and back again
xz.jar - XZ ⧉ is a library for XZ compression and decompression

Changes in 2021.2.x¶

All third-party jars are now merged into one big jar: 3^rd-party.jar
Added: find-action-model.jar - a library for finding actions in natural language text
Added: kotlinx-serialization-json-jvm.jar - a Kotlin library ⧉ for serializing and deserializing JSON data
Added: tips-intellij-idea-community.jar - a jar file containing the Tips plugin for IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition, which is a plugin that shows tips and tricks for using IntelliJ IDEA in a popup window.

Changes in 2021.3.x¶

3^rd-party-rt.jar: is a JAR file containing the runtime classes of IntelliJ IDEA's various third-party libraries, such as JNA, ASM, and Log4j.
eclipse.jar: a jar file containing the core classes of the Eclipse platform, such as the runtime, resources, and workspace APIs.
annotations.jar was renamed to jetbrains-annotations.
kotlinx-metadata-jvm: the Kotlinx Metadata JVM library, which is a Kotlin library for reading and writing JVM metadata in Kotlin class files and Android DEX files.
kotlinx.jar: Kotlinx ⧉ is a collection of various Kotlin libraries that provide useful extensions and utilities for various domains, such as coroutines, serialization, collections, and datetime.
groovy-json.jar was renamed from org_codehaus_groovy_groovy-json.jar
groovy-jsr223.jar was renamed from org_codehaus_groovy_groovy-jsr223.jar
groovy-templates.jar was renamed from org_codehaus_groovy_groovy-templates.jar
groovy-xml.jar was renamed from org_codehaus_groovy_groovy-xml.jar
groovy.jar was renamed from org_codehaus_groovy_groovy.jar

Changes in 2022.2.x¶

3^rd-party.jar was removed again. That means that some JARs exist as standalone JARs again (e.g., asm libraries)
externalProcess-rt.jar: a jar file containing the external process runtime library, which is a Java library for launching and communicating with external processes in a platform-independent way.
groovy.jar: a jar file for the Groovy ⧉ language, a dynamic scripting language for the Java platform that supports multiple paradigms, such as object-oriented, functional, and imperative programming.
jffi.jar: JFFI ⧉ is a Java library for interfacing with native code using JNA
jffi-native.jar: Native part of JFFI ⧉
jnr-a64asm.jar: JNR A64ASM ⧉ is a Java library for generating ARM64 assembly code at runtime
jnr-ffi.jar: JNR FFI ⧉ is a Java library for interfacing with native code using libffi
jnr-x86asm.jar: a jar file containing the JNR X86ASM ⧉ library, a Java library for generating x86 assembly code at runtime.
kotlin-compiler-client-embeddable.jar: a jar file containing an embeddable version of the Kotlin compiler ⧉
kotlinx-metadata-jvm.jar: Kotlinx Metadata JVM library ⧉ provides an API to read and modify metadata of binary files generated by the Kotlin/JVM compiler, namely .class and .kotlin_module files.
lz4-java.jar: The LZ4 compression library for Java ⧉ is a Java port of the LZ4 compression algorithm that offers fast compression and decompression speeds1.
util_rt.jar: Utility runtime ⧉ is a Java library that provides utility classes and methods for common tasks, such as logging, configuration, reflection, and concurrency.

Changes in 2022.3.x¶

ant-imageio.jar: Ant ImageIO ⧉ is an Ant task that allows reading and writing image files using the Java ImageIO API2.
tools-testsBootstrap.jar: tools tests bootstrap library ⧉ is a Java library that provides test utilities and helpers for testing tools and applications.
xml-dom-impl.jar: XML DOM implementation ⧉ is a library that implements the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) API for manipulating XML documents.