GraalVM Demos

This repository contains demo applications and benchmarks written in Java, JavaScript, Python, and other languages. These applications illustrate the diverse capabilities of GraalVM.

The demos are sorted by a framework, by a programming language, or by a technology. Each directory contains demo sources; the instructions on how to run a particular demo are in its README.md file. To get started, clone or download this repository, enter the demo directory, and follow steps in the README.md file.

git clone https://github.com/graalvm/graalvm-demos.git
cd graalvm-demos

GraalVM JDK and Native Image

Name	Description
tiny-java-containers	Demonstrates how to build very small Docker container images with GraalVM Native Image and various lightweight base images. Technologies: Native Image, musl libc Reference: Static and Mostly Static Images
hello-graal	Demonstrates how to build native executables from a class file and a JAR file from the command line Technologies: Native Image Reference: Native Image Getting Started
java-hello-world-maven	Demonstrates how to generate a native executable using the Native Build Tools Maven plugin Technologies: Native Image, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: Oracle GraalVM in OCI Code Editor
native-hello-module	Demonstrates how to build a modular Java application into a native executable Technologies: Native Image, Maven Reference: Build Java Modules into a Native Executable
native-list-dir	Demonstrates how to compile a CLI application into a native executable and then apply Profile-Guided Optimizations (PGO) for more performance gains Technologies: Native Image, PGO
java-simple-stream-benchmark	Demonstrates how the Graal compiler can achieve better performance for highly abstracted programs like those using Streams, Lambdas Technologies: Graal compiler, C2 Reference: Simple Java Stream Benchmark
streams	Demonstrates how GraalVM efficiently optimizes the Java Streams API application and how to apply PGO Technologies: Native Image, Native Build Tools Maven Plugin Reference: Optimize a Native Executable with Profile-Guided Optimizations
fortune-demo	A fortune teller Unix program. Build a native executable using Gradle or Maven Native Image plugins. Technologies: Native Image, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: Getting Started with Maven Plugin for GraalVM Native Image
multithreading-demo	Demonstrates how to optimize a Java application that does synchronous and asynchronous threads execution Technologies: Native Image Build Reports, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: Making sense of Native Image contents
native-image-configure-examples	Demonstrates how you can influence the classes initialization at the image build time Technologies: Native Image, Maven Reference: Understanding Class Initialization in GraalVM Native Image Generation
native-netty-plot	A web server application, using the Netty framework, to demonstrate the use of isolates with Native Image Technologies: Native Image, Maven, Netty Reference: Instant Netty Startup using GraalVM Native Image Generation
javagdbnative	Demonstrates how to debug a Java application, built into a native executable in VS Code Technologies: Native Image, Maven, GraalVM Tools for Java Reference: Native Image Debugging in VS Code
native-image-logging-examples	Demonstrates how to initialize Loggers with Native Image at the executable build or run time Technologies: Native Image Reference: Add Logging to a Native Executable
native-jfr-demo	Demonstrates how to create a custom JDK Flight Recorder (JFR) event and use that in a native executable Technologies: Native Image, JFR, VisualVM Reference: Build and Run Native Executables with JFR
native-shared-library	Demonstrates how to create a Java class library, use Native Image to create a native shared library, and then create a small C application that uses that shared library Technologies: Native Image, LLVM toolchain Reference: Build a Native Shared Library
native-image-reflection-example	Demonstrates how to provide metadata for Native Image in the form of JSON configuration files using a tracing agent Technologies: Native Image
native-static-images	Demonstrates how to build a fully static and a mostly-static native executable. Technologies: Native Image Reference: Build a Statically Linked or Mostly-Statically Linked Native Executable
native-heapdump-examples	Demonstrates different ways to generate a heap dump from a running native executable. Technologies: Native Image, VisualVM Reference: Create a Heap Dump from a Native Executable
native-image-jmx-demo	This demo covers the steps required to build, run, and interact with a native executable using JMX. Technologies: Native Image, JMX, VisualVM Reference: Build and Run Native Executables with Remote JMX

Native Image on Cloud Platforms

Name	Description
native-aws-fargate	This demo covers the steps required to create a container image of a native executable application and deploy the image on AWS Fargate. Technologies: Native Image, Apache Maven, Docker, AWS Fargate
native-aws-lambda	This demo covers the steps required to deploy a native executable application on AWS Lambda. Technologies: Native Image, Apache Maven, Docker, AWS Lambda
native-google-cloud-run	This demo covers the steps required to create a container image of a native executable application and deploy the image on Google Cloud Run. Technologies: Native Image, Apache Maven, Docker, Google Cloud CLI, Google Cloud Run
native-oci-container-instances	This demo covers the steps required to create a container image of a native executable application and deploy the image on OCI Container Instances. Technologies: Native Image, Apache Maven, Docker, OCI Container Instances
native-oci-generative-ai	This demo covers the steps required to use the Generative AI service provided by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It uses a state-of-the-art, customizable large language model to generate text. Technologies: Native Image, Apache Maven, Generative AI

Java on Truffle (Espresso)

Name	Description
espresso-jshell	Demonstrates how to build a native executable of JShell, that executes the dynamically generated bytecode on Espresso Technologies: Java on Truffle, Native Image, JShell Reference: Mixing AOT and JIT for Java, Java on Truffle — Going Fully Metacircular

Micronaut

Name	Description
micronaut-hello-rest-maven	Demonstrates how to package a Micronaut REST application into a native executable with Native Build Tools Maven plugin Technologies: Native Image, Micronaut, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: Try in OCI Code Editor

Spring Boot

Name	Description
spring-native-image	Demonstrates how to compile a Spring Boot application into a native executable using the Native Build Tools Maven plugin and a Maven profile Technologies: Spring Boot, Native Image, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: GraalVM Native Image, Spring and Containerisation, Oracle GraalVM in OCI Cloud Shell
spring-r	Demonstrates GraalVM's polyglot feature by loading an R script into a Java host application Technologies: Spring, FastR Reference: Enhance your Java Spring application with R data science

Helidon

Name	Description
js-java-async-helidon	An HTTP web service that demonstrates how multiple JavaScript contexts can be executed in parallel to handle asynchronous operations with Helidon in Java Technologies: Native Image, Helidon, Native Build Tools Maven plugin Reference: Asynchronous Polyglot Programming in GraalVM Using Helidon and JavaScript

Scala

Name	Description
scalac-native	Demonstrates how to build a native executable of the Scala compiler. The resulting binary has no dependencies on the JDK. Technologies: Scala 2.12.x, Native Image Reference: Compiling Scala Faster with GraalVM

Kotlin

Name	Description
java-kotlin-aot	Demonstrates how to interoperate between Java and Kotlin and build a native executable Technologies: Native Image, Kotlin, Maven

Polyglot

Name	Description
polyglot-chat-app	Demonstrates how to build a polyglot chat application by embedding Python and R into the Java host language Technologies: Java, GraalPy, FastR, Micronaut
polyglot-debug	Demonstrates how to debug a polyglot Java and JavaScript application using GraalVM Tools for Java in VS Code Technologies: Java, JavaScript, Maven, GraalVM Extension Pack
polyglot-javascript-java-r	Demonstrates the polyglot capabilities of GraalVM and how to run a JavaScript-Java-R application Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, Java, R Reference: Top 10 Things To Do With GraalVM
functionGraphDemo	Demonstrates how to run a polyglot JavaScript-Java-R application on the GraalVM Node.js runtime Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, Java, R

Compatibility

The demos are normal applications and benchmarks written in Java, JavaScript, Python, etc., so they are compatible with any virtual machine capable of running Java, JavaScript and so on. These demos are tested against the latest GraalVM release using GitHub Actions. If you come across an issue, please submit it here.

License

Unless specified otherwise, all code in this repository is licensed under the Universal Permissive License (UPL). Note that the submodule fastR-examples which is a reference to the graalvm/examples repository has a separate license.

Learn More

• GraalVM website
• Graal project on GitHub
• GraalVM blog