# Import own java library for painless

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-own-java-library-for-painless/205895>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** painless\
**Created:** [October 30, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-own-java-library-for-painless/205895 "2019-10-30T15:25:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![alex\_b](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f8ce5/32.png) [@alex\_b](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alex_b)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-own-java-library-for-painless/205895/1 "2019-10-30T15:25:10Z")

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Hi,  
when using painless, a shared java API is included for usage. Is it possible to add an own java library to the shared API, to make it also usable in painless scripts?

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-own-java-library-for-painless/205895/2 "2019-10-31T13:10:17Z")

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Take a look at the whitelist example plugin in the git repository at [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/examples/painless-whitelist](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/tree/master/plugins/examples/painless-whitelist)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/import-own-java-library-for-painless/205895/3 "2019-11-28T13:10:18Z")

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