System and method for run time dependency resolution

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a first plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors associated with one or more computing systems are adapted to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

• loading one or more dependency descriptors from an archive;
• determining that a class is to be loaded at run-time;
• selecting a first dependency descriptor from the one or more dependency descriptors based on information associated with the class;
• requesting the class from a dependency repository based on information associated with the class and information associated with the first dependency descriptor;
• receiving the class from the dependency repository;
• and
• loading the class.

A system for management of dependencies, the system comprising:

• a deployment platform including one or more processors and memory storing an archive;
• and
• a dependency cluster including a plurality of dependency nodes;
• wherein:
• the one or more processors are running an augmented Java virtual machine (AJVM) including a class loader;
• and
• the class loader loads a class at run-time as requested by the AJVM by selecting a dependency descriptor for the class based on information associated with the class, requesting the class from a first dependency node selected from the plurality of dependency nodes, and receiving the class from the first dependency node.