googleapis / googleapis/google-cloud-java

[java-bigquery] Make build time only dependencies optional

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api: bigquery priority: p3 type: feature request
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Description

It would be cool if dependencies only needed at build time were marked as optional. That would reduce the amount of dependencies that are pulled when depending on this project. Thanks !

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Research direction

Start by locating the java-bigquery module's build configuration and reviewing which dependencies are used only during the build. Check how those dependencies are exposed to consumers, then verify that build-time-only dependencies are no longer pulled transitively and that the module still builds successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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