docs/user-manual/client-classpath.adoc

= The Client Classpath
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== Maven dependencies

The recommended way to define a client dependency for your java application is through a Maven dependency declaration.

There are two dependencies you can choose from, `org.apache.activemq:artemis-jms-client` for JMS 2.0 or `org.apache.activemq:artemis-jakarta-client` for Jakarta Messaging 3.x.

For JMS:

[,xml,subs="normal"]
----
...
<dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
   <artifactId>artemis-jms-client</artifactId>
   <version>{project-version}</version>
</dependency>
...
----

For Jakarta:

[,xml,subs="normal"]
----
...
<dependency>
   <groupId>org.apache.activemq</groupId>
   <artifactId>artemis-jakarta-client</artifactId>
   <version>{project-version}</version>
</dependency>
...
----

== Individual client dependencies

If you don't wish to use a build tool such as Maven which manages the dependencies for you, you may also choose to add the specific dependency jars to your classpath, which are all included under ./lib on the main distribution.

For more information of the clients individual dependencies, see:

* xref:client-classpath-jms.adoc#artemis-jms-client-dependencies[JMS client dependencies]
* xref:client-classpath-jakarta.adoc#artemis-jakarta-client-dependencies[Jakarta client dependencies]

== Repackaged '-all' clients

Even though it is highly recommend to use the maven dependencies, in cases this isnt a possibility and neither is using the individual dependencies as detailed above then the all-inclusive repackaged jar could be used as an alternative.

These jars are available at Maven Central:

* https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/activemq/artemis-jms-client-all/{project-version}/[artemis-jms-client-all-{project-version}.jar]
* https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/activemq/artemis-jakarta-client-all/{project-version}/[artemis-jakarta-client-all-{project-version}.jar]

Whether you are using JMS or just the Core API simply add the `artemis-jms-client-all` jar to your client classpath.
For Jakarta Messaging add the `artemis-jakarta-client-all` jar instead.

WARNING: These repackaged jars include all the xref:client-classpath-jms.adoc#artemis-jms-client-dependencies[client's dependencies].
Be careful with mixing other components jars in your application as they may clash with each other.
Note also that the '-all' clients cant be embedded in the same JVM as the broker, for that you must use `artemis-jms-client` or `artemis-jakarta-client` as appropriate.