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# Installation

Apache DataFusion Java has not yet published a release. Until the first
release, the only way to use the library is to build from source.

## Requirements

- **JDK 17 or newer.** Set `JAVA_HOME` to point at it.
- **Rust toolchain (stable).** Install via [rustup].

[rustup]: https://rustup.rs/

## Build from source

```sh
git clone https://github.com/apache/datafusion-java.git
cd datafusion-java
make test
```

`make test` compiles the native Rust crate, then runs the JUnit tests
against it. The native library must be built before the JVM tests can
run.

The first build in a fresh checkout reaches out to
`raw.githubusercontent.com` to fetch the DataFusion `.proto` files used to
generate the `datafusion-proto` Java classes. Subsequent builds are
offline; the `download-maven-plugin` cache under
`~/.m2/repository/.cache/` satisfies them.

For development workflow details — running individual tests, the TPC-H
integration test data, code style, and how to update the underlying
DataFusion version — see the [Contributor Guide](../contributor-guide/development.md).