Project using a source framework with restricted access

Layout on file system

Steps for defining corresponding projects

  1. Click Opens the Java perspective Window > Open Perspective > Other... > Java to change to the Java perspective.

  2. Click Opens the New Java Project wizard File > New > Other... > Java Project to open the New Java Project wizard.

  3. Type "Framework" in the Project name field.

  4. Deselect Use default location.

    Click Browse... and choose the D:\Framework directory.

    New Java Project wizard

    Click Next.

  5. On the next page, verify that directory JavaSourceFiles has been automatically added as source folder.

    Expand it to preview your project source folder contents:

    Java Project Source setup

  6. Click Finish.
  7. In Java perspective, type Ctrl+N to open New wizards dialog.

    Select Java project in the list of wizards and click Next.

  8. On the next page, type "Product" in the Project name field.

  9. Deselect Use default location.

    Click Browse... and choose the D:\Product directory.

    New Java Project wizard

  10. Click Next.

  11. On the next page, verify that directory JavaSourceFiles has been automatically added as source folder.

    Expand it to preview your project source folder contents:

    Java Project Source setup

  12. Select Projects tab.

    Click Add...to add a dependency to source framework project...

    Java Project Required Projects setup

  13. In Required Project Selection, check "Framework".

    Required Project Selection dialog

  14. Click OK to validate and close dialog.

  15. Now, let's put access rules on source framework content to authorize, discourage or forbid access to "Framework" source folders, package and classes...

    In Projects tab, select "Access rules" of "Framework" depending project.

    Click Edit....

    Edit Required Project Access Rules

  16. In Type Access Rules, click Add....

    Type Access Rules dialog

  17. In Add Access Rule, select "Forbidden" for Resolution.

    Type "**/forbidden/**" in Rule Pattern field.

    Add Access Rule dialog

  18. Click OK to validate access rule and close dialog.

  19. Add another access rule:

    Resolution: "Discouraged" and Rule Pattern: "**/internal/**".

  20. Your access rules now look as follows:

    Type Access Rules final result

  21. Click OK to validate these new rules and close dialog.

  22. Dependent project has now 2 access rules set.

    Java Project Required Projects final setup

  23. Click Finish.

  24. You now have a Java project which contains the source of "Product" and which is using the source of "Framework".

    Some packages of the project "Framework" are restricted and if you try to import them, compiler displays either warnings or errors depending on your restriction level:

    Created Java projects in Workspace

Related concepts

Java projects

Related reference

New Java Project Wizard
Package Explorer View