From 43eabcb5b6b1b0a24071d67951ee0ab2e90c7408 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Erik C. Thauvin" <erik@thauvin.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:28:54 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Allow for modulePath and classPath specification using a File
 array or collection

---
 .../operations/AbstractProcessOperation.java  | 56 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractProcessOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractProcessOperation.java
index da47897..ef8a9a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractProcessOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractProcessOperation.java
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.OperationOptionException;
 import rife.tools.exceptions.FileUtilsErrorException;
 
 import java.io.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
@@ -233,6 +230,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessOperation<T extends AbstractProcessOperatio
         return (T) this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides classpath entries to use for the operation.
+     *
+     * @param classpath classpath entries for the operation
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @since 2.3.1
+     *
+     */
+    public T classpath(File... classpath) {
+        return classpath(List.of(classpath));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides a list of classpath entries to use for the  operation.
      * <p>
@@ -247,6 +256,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessOperation<T extends AbstractProcessOperatio
         return (T) this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides a list of classpath entries to use for the  operation.
+     * <p>
+     * A copy will be created to allow this list to be independently modifiable.
+     *
+     * @param classpath a list of classpath entries for the operation
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @since 2.3.1
+     */
+    public T classpath(Collection<File> classpath) {
+        classpath_.addAll(classpath.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+        return (T) this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides module path entries to use for the operation.
      *
@@ -259,6 +282,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessOperation<T extends AbstractProcessOperatio
         return (T) this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides module path entries to use for the operation.
+     *
+     * @param modulePath module path entries for the operation
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @since 2.3.1
+     */
+    public T modulePath(File... modulePath) {
+        return modulePath(List.of(modulePath));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides a list of module path entries to use for the operation.
      * <p>
@@ -273,6 +307,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessOperation<T extends AbstractProcessOperatio
         return (T) this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides a list of module path entries to use for the operation.
+     * <p>
+     * A copy will be created to allow this list to be independently modifiable.
+     *
+     * @param modulePath a list of module path entries for the operation
+     * @return this operation instance
+     * @since 2.3.1
+     */
+    public T modulePath(Collection<File> modulePath) {
+        modulePath_.addAll(modulePath.stream().map(File::getAbsolutePath).toList());
+        return (T) this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides the main class to launch with the java tool.
      *