Eclipse AAS4J - AAS Model

September 10, 2025 · View on GitHub

The AAS Java Model is an implementation of the Asset Administration Shell metamodel in Java. It contains all classes and properties as defined by the document 'Details of the Asset Administration Shell' published on Industrial Digital Twin Association (IDTA).

Build and Use

You can build the project using Maven by simply executing:

mvn clean install

or by integrating the library as a dependency:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.eclipse.aas4j</groupId>
  <artifactId>model</artifactId>
  <version>latest-version</version>
<dependency>

Project Structure

The project contains several packages.

  • org.eclipse.digitaltwin.aas4j.v3.model Java interfaces & enums representing the AAS model
  • org.eclipse.digitaltwin.aas4j.v3.model.annotations Annotations used on the model
  • org.eclipse.digitaltwin.aas4j.v3.model.builder Abstract builder classes for the interfaces
  • org.eclipse.digitaltwin.aas4j.v3.model.impl Default implementations of the AAS classes. Can be replaced with custom implementations if needed.

Contributors

An updated list of the committers can be found here: https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/dt.aas4j/who

NameAffiliationGithub Account
Sebastian BaderFraunhofer IAISsebbader
Matthias BöckmannFraunhofer IAISmaboeckmann
Helge DickelSAP SEheldic
Daniel EspenFraunhofer IESEdaespen
Michael JacobyFraunhofer IOSBmjacoby
Jens MüllerFraunhofer IOSBJensMueller2709
Orthodoxos KipouridisSAP SEakiskips
Chang QinFraunhofer IAISchangqin26
Bastian RösslFraunhofer IOSB-INAbr-iosb
Manuel SauerSAP SEManu3756
Frank SchnickeFraunhofer IESEfrankschnicke

This project was initiated by SAP and Fraunhofer to provide a foundation for the AAS development and to foster its dissemination.