This project implements a purl parser and class for Java.

mvn clean install

Package URL is available on the Maven Central Repository. These can be used without having to compile the project yourself.

<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>com.github.package-url</groupId>
        <artifactId>packageurl-java</artifactId>
        <version>1.4.0</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>

Creates a new PackageURL object from a purl string:

PackageURL purl = new PackageURL(purlString);

Creates a new PackageURL object from parameters:

PackageURL purl = new PackageURL(type, namespace, name, version, qualifiers, subpath);

Creates a new PackageURL object using the builder pattern:

PackageURL purl = PackageURLBuilder.aPackageURL()
    .withType("type")
    .withNamespace("namespace")
    .withName("name")
    .withVersion("version")
    .withQualifier("key","value")
    .withSubpath("subpath")
    .build();

Validates a String field in a POJO (Bean Validation):

@PackageURL
private String purl;

Permission to modify and redistribute is granted under the terms of the MIT License