# rules_java * Postsubmit [![Build status](https://badge.buildkite.com/d4f950ef5f481b8ca066624ba06c238fa1446d84a057ddbf89.svg?branch=master)](https://buildkite.com/bazel/rules-java-java) * Postsubmit + Current Bazel Incompatible Flags [![Build status](https://badge.buildkite.com/ef265d270238c02aff65106a0b861abb9265efacdf4af399c3.svg?branch=master)](https://buildkite.com/bazel/rules-java-plus-bazelisk-migrate) Java Rules for Bazel https://bazel.build. **Documentation** For a quickstart tutorial, see https://bazel.build/start/java For slightly more advanced usage, like setting up toolchains or writing your own java-like rules, see https://bazel.build/docs/bazel-and-java ***Core Java rules*** Add a load like: ```build load("@rules_java//java:java_library.bzl", "java_library") ``` to your `BUILD` / `BUILD.bazel` / bzl` files For detailed docs on the core rules, see https://bazel.build/reference/be/java