Hello. Can someone shed some light on the difference between a

jvm_app

and a

jvm_binary

? The only thing I read that’s really different is the inclusion of configuration files in

jvm_app

. What am I missing?

You're correct. That's all there is to the difference.

Then why have both?

Many people just need a fat jar, thus jvm_binary. Some people need additional loose scripts and config files, thus jvm_app

Well I never had the need for a jar without its loose scripts and config files I guess so I was just wondering 🙂

Aha, gotcha.

With Scala’s config for example the config files should be included with the jars so using a

jvm_app

will go against their way

Yes. I'm generally a non-fan of loose configs in production. A script though could be handy as could a loose large data file you don't want to extract at runtime, etc.