sbt-projectmatrix

cross building using subprojects.

This is an experimental plugin that implements better cross building.

setup

Requirements: Requires sbt 1.2.0 or above.

In project/plugins.sbt:

addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-projectmatrix" % "0.5.1")

// add also the following for Scala.js support
addSbtPlugin("org.scala-js" % "sbt-scalajs" % "0.6.27")

usage

building against multiple Scala versions

After adding sbt-projectmatrix to your build, here's how you can set up a matrix with two Scala versions.

ThisBuild / organization := "com.example"
ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.12.8"
ThisBuild / version      := "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"

lazy val core = (projectMatrix in file("core"))
  .settings(
    name := "core"
  )
  .jvmPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq("2.12.8", "2.11.12"))

This will create subprojects coreJVM2_11 and coreJVM2_12. Unlike ++ style stateful cross building, these will build in parallel.

two matrices

It gets more interesting if you have more than one matrix.

ThisBuild / organization := "com.example"
ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.12.8"
ThisBuild / version      := "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"

// uncomment if you want root
// lazy val root = (project in file("."))
//   .aggregate(core.projectRefs ++ app.projectRefs: _*)
//   .settings(
//   )

lazy val core = (projectMatrix in file("core"))
  .settings(
    name := "core"
  )
  .jvmPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq("2.12.8", "2.11.12"))

lazy val app = (projectMatrix in file("app"))
  .dependsOn(core)
  .settings(
    name := "app"
  )
  .jvmPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq("2.12.8"))

This is an example where core builds against Scala 2.11 and 2.12, but app only builds for one of them.

Scala.js support

Scala.js support was added in sbt-projectmatrix 0.2.0. To use this, you need to setup sbt-scalajs as well:

lazy val core = (projectMatrix in file("core"))
  .settings(
    name := "core"
  )
  .jsPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq("2.12.8", "2.11.12"))

This will create subprojects coreJS2_11 and coreJS2_12.

Scala Native support

Scala Native support will be added in upcoming release. To use this, you need to setup sbt-scala-native` as well:

lazy val core = (projectMatrix in file("core"))
  .settings(
    name := "core"
  )
  .nativePlatform(scalaVersions = Seq("2.11.12"))

This will create subproject coreNative2_11.

parallel cross-library building

The rows can also be used for parallel cross-library building. For example, if you want to build against Config 1.2 and Config 1.3, you can do something like this:

In project/ConfigAxis.scala:

import sbt._

case class ConfigAxis(idSuffix: String, directorySuffix: String) extends VirtualAxis.WeakAxis {
}

In build.sbt:

ThisBuild / organization := "com.example"
ThisBuild / version := "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"

lazy val config12 = ConfigAxis("Config1_2", "config1.2")
lazy val config13 = ConfigAxis("Config1_3", "config1.3")

lazy val scala212 = "2.12.10"
lazy val scala211 = "2.11.12"

lazy val app = (projectMatrix in file("app"))
  .settings(
    name := "app"
  )
  .customRow(
    scalaVersions = Seq(scala212, scala211),
    axisValues = Seq(config12, VirtualAxis.jvm),
    _.settings(
      moduleName := name.value + "_config1.2",
      libraryDependencies += "com.typesafe" % "config" % "1.2.1"
    )
  )
  .customRow(
    scalaVersions = Seq(scala212, scala211),
    axisValues = Seq(config13, VirtualAxis.jvm),
    _.settings(
      moduleName := name.value + "_config1.3",
      libraryDependencies += "com.typesafe" % "config" % "1.3.3"
    )
  )

This will create appConfig1_22_11, appConfig1_22_12, and appConfig1_32_12 respectively producing app_config1.3_2.12, app_config1.2_2.11, and app_config1.2_2.12 artifacts.

referncing the generated subprojects

You might want to reference to one of the projects within build.sbt.

lazy val core12 = core.jvm("2.12.8")

lazy val appConfig12_212 = app.finder(config13, VirtualAxis.jvm)("2.12.8")

In the above core12 returns Project type.

credits

• The idea of representing cross build using subproject was pionieered by Tobias Schlatter's work on Scala.js plugin, which was later expanded to sbt-crossproject. However, this only addresses the platform (JVM, JS, Native) cross building.
• sbt-cross written by Paul Draper in 2015 implements cross building across Scala versions.

license

MIT License