Use 'Java Native Access' (JNA) instead of PowerShell tricks?

[SackCastellon]

I just found java-native-access/jna and I think instead of calling the PowerShell we could use Shell32Util.getKnownFolderPath(Guid.GUID guid) together with KnownFolders to get the corresponding folder path.

For example:

String desktopPath = Shell32Util.getKnownFolderPath(KnownFolders.FOLDERID_Desktop);

What do you think?

[soc]

Wouldn't depending on JNA turn this < 10kB library into a 3.7MB dependency?

Even with bare JNI, I believe this would require shipping multiple DLLs inside the JAR file for whatever platform Windows runs on?

[SackCastellon]

• Yes 😅
• Maybe

[soc]

I'm closing this – my plan is to wait for Project Panama to enable first-class access to native code.