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Reducing jar file size?

Asked 2011-10-18T16:54:28.847
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Is there a good app to reduce jar file size by eliminating redundant classes/methods/constant pool elements? (i.e. not reachable from a fixed set of entry points, assuming no reflection)

I'm tired of pulling in bloated libraries when I'm just using a couple of methods from them.

(I'm not talking about small "local" optimizations like making names smaller. I'm thinking more of something that does global analysis to figure out which classes/methods/variables are used, given a set of entry points (including reflective entry points), and removes everything that is not used.

My webapp is like, 45MB, mostly due to 30-odd libraries, and I'm pretty sure I'm using only a small fraction of each library.

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Yes, there is one - Proguard.

ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier. It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It optimizes bytecode and removes unused instructions. It renames the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. Finally, it preverifies the processed code for Java 6 or for Java Micro Edition.

answered 2011-10-18T16:57:01.357

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