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P4Java, the Perforce Java API is a Java-native API for accessing Perforce SCM services from within Java applications, servlets, plug-ins, and other Java contexts.

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Perforce's P4Java is a Java-native API for accessing Perforce's SCM services in a Java-natural
and Java-native way.

P4Java presents Perforce services and Perforce-managed resources and files as first-class Java interfaces,
classes, methods, and objects, rather than as simple strings or command-line-like functions. This approach
reduces the impedance mismatch between Java and Perforce, and makes it easier to integrate the API into
Java applications and tools; it is particularly useful for integrating into model-view-controller (MVC)
contexts and workflows.

P4Java is aimed mostly at the following types of Java development:


Standalone applications that need to access Perforce services from within the application;

Plug-ins for Java tools such as Eclipse, ant, cruise control, etc., that need to communicate
with one or more Perforce servers; and,

J2EE apps, where P4Java can be embedded within a servlet and / or presented as a web service or (e.g.)
an Ajax binding for client-side use.

P4Java is aimed at JDK 6 and later environments, but will work with some limitations against a JDK 5 installation
(see the related P4Java User Guide for details)..
Related Documentation

The P4Java User Guide (available as a PDF within the main P4Java distribution zip file) — contains
a less-formal overview and guide to using P4Java.