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Get files from Jar which is on the repository without downloading the whole Jar from Java



I would like to access the jar file on the repository, search inside it for the certain files, retrieve those files and store them on my hard disc. I don't want to download the whole jar and then to search for it.





So let's assume I have the address of the Jar. Can someone provide me with the code for the rest of the problem?







public void searchInsideJar(final String jarUrl, final String artifactId,

final String artifactVersion) {

InputStream is = null;

OutputStream outStream = null;

JarInputStream jis = null;

int i = 1;

try {

String strDirectory = "C:/Users/ilijab/" + artifactId +artifactVersion;



// Create one directory

boolean success = (new File(strDirectory)).mkdir();

if (success) {

System.out.println("Directory: " + strDirectory + " created");

}



is = new URL(jarUrl).openStream();

jis = new JarInputStream(is);



while (true) {

JarEntry ent = jis.getNextJarEntry();

if (ent == null) {

break;

}

if (ent.isDirectory()) {

continue;

}

if (ent.getName().contains("someFile")) {

outStream = new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(

strDirectory + "\\" + "someFile" + i));

while(ent.)

System.out.println("**************************************************************");

System.out.println(i);

i++;

}

}

} catch (Exception ex) {

}

}







So, in upper code, how can I save the file I found(the last if) into directory.


Comments

  1. Assuming that by "repository", you mean a Maven repository, then i'm afraid this can't be done. Maven repositories let you download artifacts, like jar files, but won't look inside them for you.

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