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18 +======================================================================+
19 |****                                                              ****|
20 |****      THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMONS BUILD PLUGIN      ****|
21 |****                    DO NOT EDIT DIRECTLY                      ****|
22 |****                                                              ****|
23 +======================================================================+
24 | TEMPLATE FILE: readme-md-template.md                                 |
25 | commons-build-plugin/trunk/src/main/resources/commons-xdoc-templates |
26 +======================================================================+
27 |                                                                      |
28 | 1) Re-generate using: mvn commons:readme-md                          |
29 |                                                                      |
30 | 2) Set the following properties in the component's pom:              |
31 |    - commons.componentid (required, alphabetic, lower case)          |
32 |    - commons.release.version (required)                              |
33 |                                                                      |
34 | 3) Example Properties                                                |
35 |                                                                      |
36 |  <properties>                                                        |
37 |    <commons.componentid>math</commons.componentid>                   |
38 |    <commons.release.version>1.2</commons.release.version>            |
39 |  </properties>                                                       |
40 |                                                                      |
41 +======================================================================+
42--->
43Apache Commons BCEL
44===================
45
46[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/apache/bcel.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/apache/bcel)
47[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/apache/bcel/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/apache/bcel)
48[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.bcel/bcel/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/org.apache.bcel/bcel/)
49[![License](http://img.shields.io/:license-apache-blue.svg)](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)
50
51Apache Commons Bytecode Engineering Library
52
53Documentation
54-------------
55
56More information can be found on the [Apache Commons BCEL homepage](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel).
57The [JavaDoc](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel/javadocs/api-release) can be browsed.
58Questions related to the usage of Apache Commons BCEL should be posted to the [user mailing list][ml].
59
60Where can I get the latest release?
61-----------------------------------
62You can download source and binaries from our [download page](https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-bcel/download_bcel.cgi).
63
64Alternatively you can pull it from the central Maven repositories:
65
66```xml
67<dependency>
68  <groupId>org.apache.bcel</groupId>
69  <artifactId>bcel</artifactId>
70  <version>6.2</version>
71</dependency>
72```
73
74Contributing
75------------
76
77We accept Pull Requests via GitHub. The [developer mailing list][ml] is the main channel of communication for contributors.
78There are some guidelines which will make applying PRs easier for us:
79+ No tabs! Please use spaces for indentation.
80+ Respect the code style.
81+ Create minimal diffs - disable on save actions like reformat source code or organize imports. If you feel the source code should be reformatted create a separate PR for this change.
82+ Provide JUnit tests for your changes and make sure your changes don't break any existing tests by running ```mvn clean test```.
83
84If you plan to contribute on a regular basis, please consider filing a [contributor license agreement](https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas).
85You can learn more about contributing via GitHub in our [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).
86
87License
88-------
89This code is under the [Apache Licence v2](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
90
91See the `NOTICE.txt` file for required notices and attributions.
92
93Donations
94---------
95You like Apache Commons BCEL? Then [donate back to the ASF](https://www.apache.org/foundation/contributing.html) to support the development.
96
97Additional Resources
98--------------------
99
100+ [Apache Commons Homepage](https://commons.apache.org/)
101+ [Apache Issue Tracker (JIRA)](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BCEL)
102+ [Apache Commons Twitter Account](https://twitter.com/ApacheCommons)
103+ `#apache-commons` IRC channel on `irc.freenode.org`
104
105[ml]:https://commons.apache.org/mail-lists.html
106