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Install jolie with Homebrew
Service-oriented programming language. Version 1.13.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
Service-oriented programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- jolie
- jolie2java
- jolie2openapi
- jolie2plasma
- jolie2surface
- jolie2wsdl
- joliec
- joliedoc
- joliemock
- jolier
- jolietraceviewer
- metaservice
- openapi2jolie
- wsdl2jolie
history
Project history and usage
Jolie is a service-oriented programming language implemented on the JVM and designed to make microservice and distributed-service abstractions native language features. The upstream repository describes it as a language for developing microservices, while the documentation and academic pages present it as both a practical tool and a research vehicle.
Project history
Jolie's published research roots go back to the 2006 paper JOLIE: a Java Orchestration Language Interpreter Engine by Fabrizio Montesi, Claudio Guidi, Roberto Lucchi, and Gianluigi Zavattaro. That work positioned Jolie as an interpreter and engine for orchestration programs with a C/Java-like syntax instead of XML-based orchestration languages such as WS-BPEL.
The public GitHub repository was created in 2015, and early GitHub releases in 2015 and 2016 show the project already publishing 1.x language/runtime versions. The official site names Claudio Guidi and Fabrizio Montesi as responsible for language vision, design, and evolution, with Montesi handling language development and releases.
Adoption history
Jolie's adoption has been strongest in academia, research, and specialized microservice tooling. The official academia page lists universities, research collaborations, EU projects, and publications covering Jolie, service-oriented programming, microservices, Docker, refinement types, testing, and choreography-related work.
Homebrew packages Jolie as a command-line language runtime with OpenJDK as a dependency, exposing tools such as jolie, joliec, joliedoc, jolie2java, jolie2openapi, jolie2wsdl, openapi2jolie, and wsdl2jolie.
How it is used
Jolie is used to write services where communication ports, protocols, interfaces, deployment, and behavior are first-class concerns. Its bundled tools support compilation, documentation, tracing, mocking, Java/OpenAPI/WSDL interop, and service-surface generation.
Why package nerds care
Jolie is package-nerd-interesting because it packages a research language with many service-integration tools as a normal CLI formula. It is also a reminder that language runtimes in package managers are not only compilers and REPLs; sometimes they bundle protocol adapters, IDL converters, documentation tools, and microservice scaffolding commands.
Timeline
- 2006: The JOLIE orchestration-language paper was presented in the CoOrg/MTCoord proceedings.
- 2014: The official academia page lists Service-Oriented Programming with Jolie as a Web Services Foundations chapter.
- 2015: The jolie/jolie GitHub repository was created.
- 2015: GitHub release metadata includes Jolie v1.4.
- 2016: Official publications described Jolie community growth and refinement-type research.
- 2025: GitHub release metadata includes the v1.13 release line.
Related projects
- Related projects and concepts include WS-BPEL, SOCK, service-oriented computing, microservices research, Choreographic Programming, jolie/docs, jolie/awesome-jolie, jpm, Jolie language-server work, OpenAPI and WSDL converters, and Java/JVM packaging.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/jolie/jolie
- https://api.github.com/repos/jolie/jolie/releases?per_page=100
- https://docs.jolie-lang.org/
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jolie
- https://github.com/jolie/jolie
- https://www.fabriziomontesi.com/publication/jolie-a-java-orchestration-engine-interpreter-engine
- https://www.jolie-lang.org/
- https://www.jolie-lang.org/about_jolie.html
- https://www.jolie-lang.org/academia.html
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
jolie | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolie2java | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolie2openapi | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolie2plasma | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolie2surface | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolie2wsdl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
joliec | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
joliedoc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
joliemock | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolier | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jolietraceviewer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
metaservice | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
openapi2jolie | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
wsdl2jolie | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.13.4
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jolie |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.jolie-lang.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jolie/jolie |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:50-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation