a5c-ai Java SDK Specialist Skill
Overview
This skill specializes in developing enterprise-grade Java SDKs with builder patterns, both reactive and synchronous clients, and proper Maven/Gradle distribution.
Capabilities
- Design Java SDK architecture with builder patterns
- Implement reactive clients with Project Reactor or RxJava
- Implement synchronous clients with proper resource management
- Configure Maven/Gradle publishing to Maven Central
- Support Java 11+ with proper compatibility handling
- Design fluent API interfaces
- Implement proper exception hierarchies
- Configure logging with SLF4J
Target Processes
- Multi-Language SDK Strategy
- SDK Architecture Design
- SDK Testing Strategy
Integration Points
- Maven Central repository
- JUnit 5 for testing
- Gradle/Maven build systems
- OkHttp/Apache HttpClient
- Project Reactor for reactive
- Lombok for boilerplate reduction
Input Requirements
- API specification
- Target Java version (11, 17, 21)
- Reactive vs synchronous preference
- Build tool preference (Maven/Gradle)
- Dependency injection requirements
Output Artifacts
- Java SDK source code
- pom.xml or build.gradle configuration
- JUnit test suite
- Javadoc documentation
- Example applications
- Publishing configuration
Usage Example
skill:
name: java-sdk-specialist
context:
apiSpec: ./openapi.yaml
javaVersion: 17
buildTool: gradle
reactiveSupport: true
httpClient: okhttp
lombok: true
Best Practices
- Use builder pattern for complex objects
- Implement AutoCloseable for resource management
- Design immutable value objects
- Provide both sync and async APIs
- Use Optional for nullable returns
- Document with comprehensive Javadoc