OpenFeature SDK for Java

This is the Java implementation of OpenFeature, a vendor-agnostic abstraction library for evaluating feature flags.

We support multiple data types for flags (numbers, strings, booleans, objects) as well as hooks, which can alter the lifecycle of a flag evaluation.

This library is intended to be used in server-side contexts and has not been evaluated for use in mobile devices.

Usage

While Boolean provides the simplest introduction, we offer a variety of flag types.

class MyClass {
    public UI booleanExample() {
        // Should we render the redesign? Or the default webpage? 
        if (client.getBooleanValue("redesign_enabled", false)) {
            return render_redesign();
        }
        return render_normal();
    }
    
    public Template stringExample() {
        // Get the template to load for the custom new homepage
        String template = client.getStringValue("homepage_template", "default-homepage.html")
        return render_template(template);
    }
    
    public List<Module> numberExample() {
        // How many modules should we be fetching?
        Integer count = client.getIntegerValue("module-fetch-count", 4);
        return fetch_modules(count);
    }
    
    public Module structureExample() {
        // This deserializes into the Module structure for you.
        Module heroModule = client.getObjectValue("hero-module", myExampleModule);
        return heroModule;
    }
}

Requirements

• Java 8+

Installation

Add it to your build

Maven:

<dependency>
    <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
    <artifactId>javasdk</artifactId>
    <version>0.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

Gradle:

dependencies {
    implementation 'dev.openfeature:javasdk:0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
}

Configure it

To configure it, you'll need to add a provider to the global singleton OpenFeatureAPI. From there, you can generate a Client which is usable by your code. While you'll likely want a provider for your specific backend, we've provided a NoOpProvider, which simply returns the default passed in.

class MyApp {
    public void example(){
        OpenFeatureAPI api = OpenFeatureAPI.getInstance();
        api.setProvider(new NoOpProvider());
        Client client = api.getClient();
        // Now use your `client` instance to evaluate some feature flags!
    }
}

Contacting us

We hold regular meetings which you can see here.

We are also present on the #openfeature channel in the CNCF slack.

Contributors

Thanks so much to our contributors.

Made with contrib.rocks.