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# Scripting Module - XML and Maven Support

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

Although you can manually code a Mule app in XML, it is more efficient to use Anypoint Studio.

If you manually code a Mule runtime engine (Mule) app in XML, either from the Anypoint Studio XML
editor or from a text editor, you can get access to the connector in your app by adding reference
statements to both your XML Mule flow and the Apache Maven `pom.xml` file.

When you install the connector in Studio, Studio automatically populates the XML code with the
connector’s namespace and schema location. It also adds a dependency to the `pom.xml` file.

## Add a Namespace for the Module

Paste the following code inside the `<mule>` tag of the header of your configuration XML:

```xml
http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/scripting-module
http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/scripting-module/current/mule-scripting-module.xsd
```

This example shows how the namespace statements are placed in the `<mule>` XML block:

```xml
<mule xmlns:scripting="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/scripting"
	xmlns:ee="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/ee/core"
	xmlns:http="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/http"
	xmlns:file="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/file"
	xmlns="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/core"
	xmlns:doc="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/documentation"
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/core
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/core/current/mule.xsd
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/file
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/file/current/mule-file.xsd
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/http
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/http/current/mule-http.xsd
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/ee/core
	http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/ee/core/current/mule-ee.xsd
    http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/scripting
    http://www.mulesoft.org/schema/mule/scripting/current/mule-scripting.xsd">
```

## Add a POM File Dependency

The Apache Maven `pom.xml` file generated by Anypoint Studio contains dependencies for a Mule app.
If you code a Mule app manually, include this XML snippet in your `pom.xml` file to enable access to
this connector:

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.mule.modules</groupId>
    <artifactId>mule-scripting-module</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.0</version>
    <classifier>mule-plugin</classifier>
</dependency>
```

To obtain the most up-to-date `pom.xml` file information:

1.  Go to [Anypoint Exchange](https://www.mulesoft.com/exchange/).

2.  In Exchange, click **Login** and supply your Anypoint Platform username and password.

3.  In Exchange, search for `Scripting Module`.

4.  Select the module.

5.  Click **Dependency Snippets** near the upper right of the screen.

Notice that since Scripting Module does not provide execution engines, you have to provide an
execution engine yourself. For example, review the following list of engines provided by the
previous version of Scripting Module:

Groovy:

> [!NOTE] Scripting module supports version 2.4.x for Groovy. Anypoint Studio recommends using
> version 2.4.21.

```xml
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId>
        <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId>
        <version>2.4.21</version>
        <classifier>indy</classifier>
    </dependency>
```

Python:

```xml
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.python</groupId>
        <artifactId>jython-standalone</artifactId>
        <version>2.7.2</version>
    </dependency>
```

Ruby:

```xml
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
        <artifactId>jruby-core</artifactId>
        <version>9.2.11.1</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
        <artifactId>jruby-stdlib</artifactId>
        <version>9.2.11.1</version>
    </dependency>
```

## Next Step

After completing your namespace and `pom.xml` file, you can try the
[Examples](https://docs.mulesoft.com/scripting-module/latest/scripting-module-examples).

## See Also

- [Introduction to Anypoint Connectors](https://docs.mulesoft.com/connectors/introduction/introduction-to-anypoint-connectors)

- [Salesforce Help](https://help.salesforce.com)