Do I need to rewrite my entire java project if I want to use a single UIMA-dependent library?

Question

I want to use https://code.google.com/p/heideltime/ in a java project. That code \"fits into the UIMA pipeline\", which is something I don\'t understand at all. UIMA looks like

Answer 1

It says on HeidelTime's homepage

HeidelTime is available as UIMA annotator and as standalone version.

There is a standalone version that I mavenized here. You should be able to hack de.unihd.dbs.heideltime.standalone.HeidelTimeStandalone.java's main to fit you needs.