Glossary

Bleep Terms

bleep.yaml : The build configuration file. Defines projects, dependencies, and scripts.

Project : A compilation unit with sources, dependencies, and configuration.

Template : Reusable configuration that projects can inherit via extends:.

Script : A custom build command implemented as a Scala program.

Cross ID : Identifier for a cross-build variant (e.g., jvm3, js213). Appears after @ in project names.

Bloop : The Scala build server that bleep uses for compilation. Provides fast incremental compilation.

BSP : Build Server Protocol. Standard for IDE-build tool communication. Enables fast IDE imports.

Coursier : Dependency resolver used by bleep. Downloads JVMs and Maven artifacts.

:: (double colon) : Scala dependency. Bleep appends the Scala version. Example: com.lihaoyi::fansi:0.5.0

: (single colon) : Java dependency. No Scala version suffix. Example: org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.9

Maven coordinates : Standard format: organization:artifact:version

JVM : Java Virtual Machine. Default platform.

Scala.js : Compiles Scala to JavaScript.

Scala Native : Compiles Scala to native executables via LLVM.

Exploded project : A project with all templates resolved and defaults applied. What bleep actually uses.

Normalized build : Build configuration with consistent formatting and ordering.