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+# CDK Java Example
+
+This is an example of a CDK program written in Java.
+
+## Building
+
+To build this app, run `mvn compile`. This will download the required
+dependencies to compile the Java code.
+
+You can use your IDE to write code and unit tests, but you will need to use the
+CDK toolkit if you wish to synthesize/deploy stacks.
+
+## CDK Toolkit
+
+The [`cdk.json`](./cdk.json) file in the root of this repository includes
+instructions for the CDK toolkit on how to execute this program.
+
+Specifically, it will tell the toolkit to use the `mvn exec:java` command as the
+entry point of your application. After changing your Java code, you will be able
+to run the CDK toolkit commands as usual (Maven will recompile as needed):
+
+    $ cdk ls
+    <list all stacks in this program>
+
+    $ cdk synth
+    <cloudformation template>
+
+    $ cdk deploy
+    <deploy stack to your account>
+
+    $ cdk diff
+    <diff against deployed stack>
diff --git a/java/classic-load-balancer/cdk.json b/java/classic-load-balancer/cdk.json
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+{
+  "app": "mvn exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=software.amazon.awscdk.examples.ClassicLoadBalancerApp"
+}
diff --git a/java/classic-load-balancer/pom.xml b/java/classic-load-balancer/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+
+<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>com.amazonaws.cdk</groupId>
+    <artifactId>classic-load-balancer</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.1.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <descriptorRefs>
+                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+                    </descriptorRefs>
+                    <archive>
+                        <manifest>
+                            <mainClass>com.amazonaws.cdk.examples.ClassicLoadBalancerApp</mainClass>
+                        </manifest>
+                    </archive>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
+                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+                            <goals>
+                            <goal>single</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>core</artifactId>
+            <version>[1.0.0,)</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>ec2</artifactId>
+            <version>[1.0.0,)</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>autoscaling</artifactId>
+            <version>[1.0.0,)</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>software.amazon.awscdk</groupId>
+            <artifactId>elasticloadbalancing</artifactId>
+            <version>[1.0.0,)</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/junit/junit -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+            <artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+
+</project>
diff --git a/java/classic-load-balancer/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/ClassicLoadBalancerApp.java b/java/classic-load-balancer/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/ClassicLoadBalancerApp.java
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+package software.amazon.awscdk.examples;
+
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.App;
+
+public class ClassicLoadBalancerApp{
+    public static void main(final String[] args) {
+        App app = new App();
+
+        new ClassicLoadBalancerStack(app, "cdk-classic-load-balancer-example");
+
+        app.synth();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/classic-load-balancer/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/ClassicLoadBalancerStack.java b/java/classic-load-balancer/src/main/java/software/amazon/awscdk/examples/ClassicLoadBalancerStack.java
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+package software.amazon.awscdk.examples;
+
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Construct;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Duration;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.Stack;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.core.StackProps;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.Vpc;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.AmazonLinuxImage;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.autoscaling.AutoScalingGroup.Builder;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.InstanceType;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.InstanceClass;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.ec2.InstanceSize;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.elasticloadbalancing.LoadBalancer;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.elasticloadbalancing.HealthCheck;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.elasticloadbalancing.LoadBalancerListener;
+import software.amazon.awscdk.services.elasticloadbalancing.ListenerPort;
+
+
+/**
+ * Classic Load balance CDK example for Java!
+ */
+class ClassicLoadBalancerStack extends Stack {
+    public ClassicLoadBalancerStack(final Construct parent, final String name) {
+
+        super(parent, name, null); 
+    }
+
+    public ClassicLoadBalancerStack(final Construct parent, final String name, final StackProps props) {
+
+        super(parent, name, props);
+
+	Vpc vpc = new Vpc(this, "VPC");
+	
+	AutoScalingGroup asg = AutoScalingGroup.Builder.create(this,"ASG")
+					.vpc(vpc)
+					.instanceType(InstanceType.of(InstanceClass.BURSTABLE2, InstanceSize.MICRO))
+					.machineImage(new AmazonLinuxImage())
+					.build();
+	HealthCheck.Builder  healthCheckBuilder = new HealthCheck.Builder();
+	HealthCheck healthCheck = healthCheckBuilder.port(80).build();
+	LoadBalancer lb = LoadBalancer.Builder.create(this,"LB")
+					.vpc(vpc)
+					.internetFacing(Boolean.TRUE)
+					.healthCheck(healthCheck)
+					.build();
+	lb.addTarget(asg);
+	ListenerPort listenerPort = lb.addListener(LoadBalancerListener.builder().externalPort(80).build());
+	listenerPort.getConnections().allowDefaultPortFromAnyIpv4("Open to the world");
+
+    }
+}