Providing Java library, but hiding some classes

Question

I am developing an application in Java ME that I want to provide as a library. Is there no way to hide classes that I don\'t want everyone to use, but is essential still in

Answer 1

If Java 9 is possible, use Jigsaw modules. If not, put every class on the same package, with package-level access for hidden classes, and use Maven modules to organize them.

I've done exactly that in my project called coronata, a Wii Remote java library. Almost all classes are in package com.github.awvalenti.bauhinia.coronata, but on different modules (which appear as projects on the IDE).

Visible classes are public. They are in modules:

• coronata-api
• coronata-builder
• coronata-demos
• coronata-lib

Hidden classes have package-level acesss. They are in modules:

• coronata-common
• coronata-implementation-bluecove
• coronata-implementation-wiiusej