diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
index aa1ea1bc..f2862af2 100644
--- a/Setup.hs
+++ b/Setup.hs
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
 import Distribution.Simple
-import System.Process
-import System.Exit
+import Language.Java.Inline.Cabal
 
-main = defaultMainWithHooks simpleUserHooks { postBuild = buildJavaSource }
-
-buildJavaSource _ _ _ _ = do
-    executeShellCommand "gradle build"
-    return ()
-
-executeShellCommand cmd = system cmd >>= check
-  where
-    check ExitSuccess = return ()
-    check (ExitFailure n) =
-        error $ "Command " ++ cmd ++ " exited with failure code " ++ show n
+main = defaultMainWithHooks (gradleHooks simpleUserHooks)
diff --git a/sparkle.cabal b/sparkle.cabal
index 7c4d5b34..345dc3e2 100644
--- a/sparkle.cabal
+++ b/sparkle.cabal
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ custom-setup
   setup-depends:
     base,
     Cabal >= 1.24,
-    process
+    inline-java >= 0.6.3
 
 library
   include-dirs: cbits
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ library
     bytestring >=0.10,
     choice >= 0.1,
     distributed-closure >=0.3,
+    inline-java >= 0.6.3,
     jni >=0.3.0,
-    jvm >=0.2.0,
+    jvm >=0.2.1,
     singletons >= 2.0,
     streaming >= 0.1,
     text >=1.2,
diff --git a/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/Context.hs b/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/Context.hs
index 0c5e73fd..c2e2eddb 100644
--- a/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/Context.hs
+++ b/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/Context.hs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 
 module Control.Distributed.Spark.Context
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import Data.Text (Text)
 import Control.Distributed.Spark.RDD
 import Language.Java
+import Language.Java.Inline
 
 newtype SparkConf = SparkConf (J ('Class "org.apache.spark.SparkConf"))
 instance Coercible SparkConf ('Class "org.apache.spark.SparkConf")
@@ -40,14 +42,14 @@ instance Coercible SparkConf ('Class "org.apache.spark.SparkConf")
 newSparkConf :: Text -> IO SparkConf
 newSparkConf appname = do
   jname <- reflect appname
-  cnf :: SparkConf <- new []
-  call cnf "setAppName" [coerce jname]
+  conf :: SparkConf <- new []
+  [java| $conf.setAppName($jname) |]
 
 confSet :: SparkConf -> Text -> Text -> IO ()
 confSet conf key value = do
   jkey <- reflect key
   jval <- reflect value
-  _ :: SparkConf <- call conf "set" [coerce jkey, coerce jval]
+  _ :: SparkConf <- [java| $conf.set($jkey, $jval) |]
   return ()
 
 newtype SparkContext = SparkContext (J ('Class "org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext"))
@@ -57,11 +59,10 @@ newSparkContext :: SparkConf -> IO SparkContext
 newSparkContext conf = new [coerce conf]
 
 getOrCreateSparkContext :: SparkConf -> IO SparkContext
-getOrCreateSparkContext cnf = do
+getOrCreateSparkContext conf = do
   scalaCtx :: J ('Class "org.apache.spark.SparkContext") <-
-    callStatic (sing :: Sing "org.apache.spark.SparkContext") "getOrCreate" [coerce cnf]
-
-  callStatic (sing :: Sing "org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext") "fromSparkContext" [coerce scalaCtx]
+    [java| org.apache.spark.SparkContext.getOrCreate($conf) |]
+  [java| org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaSparkContext.fromSparkContext($scalaCtx) |]
 
 -- | Adds the given file to the pool of files to be downloaded
 --   on every worker node. Use 'getFile' on those nodes to
@@ -69,25 +70,26 @@ getOrCreateSparkContext cnf = do
 addFile :: SparkContext -> FilePath -> IO ()
 addFile sc fp = do
   jfp <- reflect (Text.pack fp)
-  call sc "addFile" [coerce jfp]
+  -- XXX workaround for inline-java-0.6 not supporting void return types.
+  _ :: JObject <- [java| { $sc.addFile($jfp); return null; } |]
+  return ()
 
 -- | Returns the local filepath of the given filename that
 --   was "registered" using 'addFile'.
 getFile :: FilePath -> IO FilePath
 getFile filename = do
   jfilename <- reflect (Text.pack filename)
-  fmap Text.unpack . reify =<< callStatic (sing :: Sing "org.apache.spark.SparkFiles") "get" [coerce jfilename]
+  fmap Text.unpack . reify =<<
+    [java| org.apache.spark.SparkFiles.get($jfilename) |]
 
 master :: SparkContext -> IO Text
-master sc = do
-  res <- call sc "master" []
-  reify res
+master sc = reify =<< [java| $sc.master() |]
 
 -- | See Note [Reading Files] ("Control.Distributed.Spark.RDD#reading_files").
 textFile :: SparkContext -> FilePath -> IO (RDD Text)
 textFile sc path = do
   jpath <- reflect (Text.pack path)
-  call sc "textFile" [coerce jpath]
+  [java| $sc.textFile($jpath) |]
 
 -- | The record length must be provided in bytes.
 --
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ textFile sc path = do
 binaryRecords :: SparkContext -> FilePath -> Int32 -> IO (RDD ByteString)
 binaryRecords sc fp recordLength = do
   jpath <- reflect (Text.pack fp)
-  call sc "binaryRecords" [coerce jpath, coerce recordLength]
+  [java| $sc.binaryRecords($jpath, $recordLength) |]
 
 parallelize
   :: Reflect a ty
@@ -103,11 +105,6 @@ parallelize
   -> [a]
   -> IO (RDD a)
 parallelize sc xs = do
-    jxs :: J ('Iface "java.util.List") <- arrayToList =<< reflect xs
-    call sc "parallelize" [coerce jxs]
-  where
-    arrayToList jxs =
-        callStatic
-          (sing :: Sing "java.util.Arrays")
-          "asList"
-          [coerce (unsafeCast jxs :: JObjectArray)]
+  jxs :: J ('Array ('Class "java.lang.Object")) <- unsafeCast <$> reflect xs
+  jlist :: J ('Iface "java.util.List") <- [java| java.util.Arrays.asList($jxs) |]
+  [java| $sc.parallelize($jlist) |]
diff --git a/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/RDD.hs b/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/RDD.hs
index f5b1dc59..82bde645 100644
--- a/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/RDD.hs
+++ b/src/Control/Distributed/Spark/RDD.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleInstances #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE QuasiQuotes #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE StaticPointers #-}
 
@@ -40,13 +41,14 @@ module Control.Distributed.Spark.RDD
 
 import Prelude hiding (filter, map, subtract, take)
 import Control.Distributed.Closure
-import Control.Distributed.Spark.Closure ()
+import Control.Distributed.Spark.Closure (JFun1, JFun2)
 import Data.Choice (Choice)
 import qualified Data.Choice as Choice
 import Data.Int
 import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import Data.Typeable (Typeable)
 import Language.Java
+import Language.Java.Inline
 -- We don't need this instance. But import to bring it in scope transitively for users.
 #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,9,1)
 import Language.Java.Streaming ()
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ newtype RDD a = RDD (J ('Class "org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD"))
 instance Coercible (RDD a) ('Class "org.apache.spark.api.java.JavaRDD")
 
 repartition :: Int32 -> RDD a -> IO (RDD a)
-repartition nbPart rdd = call rdd "repartition" [JInt nbPart]
+repartition n rdd = [java| $rdd.repartition($n) |]
 
 filter
   :: Reflect (Closure (a -> Bool)) ty
@@ -65,17 +67,17 @@ filter
   -> RDD a
   -> IO (RDD a)
 filter clos rdd = do
-    f <- reflect clos
-    call rdd "filter" [coerce f]
+    f <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect clos
+    [java| $rdd.filter($f) |]
 
 map
-  :: Reflect (Closure (a -> b)) ty
+  :: Reflect (Closure (a -> b)) (JFun1 ty1 ty2)
   => Closure (a -> b)
   -> RDD a
   -> IO (RDD b)
 map clos rdd = do
-    f <- reflect clos
-    call rdd "map" [coerce f]
+    f <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect clos
+    [java| $rdd.map($f) |]
 
 mapPartitions
   :: (Reflect (Closure (Int32 -> Stream (Of a) IO () -> Stream (Of b) IO ())) ty, Typeable a, Typeable b)
@@ -93,36 +95,36 @@ mapPartitionsWithIndex
   -> RDD a
   -> IO (RDD b)
 mapPartitionsWithIndex preservePartitions clos rdd = do
-  f <- reflect clos
-  call rdd "mapPartitionsWithIndex" [coerce f, coerce (Choice.toBool preservePartitions)]
+  f <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect clos
+  [java| $rdd.mapPartitionsWithIndex($f, $preservePartitions) |]
 
 fold
-  :: (Reflect (Closure (a -> a -> a)) ty1, Reflect a ty2, Reify a ty2)
+  :: (Reflect (Closure (a -> a -> a)) (JFun2 ty ty ty), Reflect a ty, Reify a ty)
   => Closure (a -> a -> a)
   -> a
   -> RDD a
   -> IO a
 fold clos zero rdd = do
-  f <- reflect clos
+  f <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect clos
   jzero <- upcast <$> reflect zero
-  res :: JObject <- call rdd "fold" [coerce jzero, coerce f]
+  res :: JObject <- [java| $rdd.fold($jzero, $f) |]
   reify (unsafeCast res)
 
 reduce
-  :: (Reflect (Closure (a -> a -> a)) ty1, Reify a ty2, Reflect a ty2)
+  :: (Reflect (Closure (a -> a -> a)) (JFun2 ty ty ty), Reify a ty, Reflect a ty)
   => Closure (a -> a -> a)
   -> RDD a
   -> IO a
 reduce clos rdd = do
-  f <- reflect clos
-  res :: JObject <- call rdd "reduce" [coerce f]
+  f <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect clos
+  res :: JObject <- [java| $rdd.reduce($f) |]
   reify (unsafeCast res)
 
 aggregate
-  :: ( Reflect (Closure (b -> a -> b)) ty1
-     , Reflect (Closure (b -> b -> b)) ty2
-     , Reify b ty3
-     , Reflect b ty3
+  :: ( Reflect (Closure (b -> a -> b)) (JFun2 ty2 ty1 ty2)
+     , Reflect (Closure (b -> b -> b)) (JFun2 ty2 ty2 ty2)
+     , Reify b ty2
+     , Reflect b ty2
      )
   => Closure (b -> a -> b)
   -> Closure (b -> b -> b)
@@ -130,17 +132,17 @@ aggregate
   -> RDD a
   -> IO b
 aggregate seqOp combOp zero rdd = do
-  jseqOp <- reflect seqOp
-  jcombOp <- reflect combOp
+  jseqOp <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect seqOp
+  jcombOp <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect combOp
   jzero <- upcast <$> reflect zero
-  res :: JObject <- call rdd "aggregate" [coerce jzero, coerce jseqOp, coerce jcombOp]
+  res :: JObject <- [java| $rdd.aggregate($jzero, $jseqOp, $jcombOp) |]
   reify (unsafeCast res)
 
 treeAggregate
-  :: ( Reflect (Closure (b -> a -> b)) ty1
-     , Reflect (Closure (b -> b -> b)) ty2
-     , Reflect b ty3
-     , Reify b ty3
+  :: ( Reflect (Closure (b -> a -> b)) (JFun2 ty2 ty1 ty2)
+     , Reflect (Closure (b -> b -> b)) (JFun2 ty2 ty2 ty2)
+     , Reflect b ty2
+     , Reify b ty2
      )
   => Closure (b -> a -> b)
   -> Closure (b -> b -> b)
@@ -149,20 +151,17 @@ treeAggregate
   -> RDD a
   -> IO b
 treeAggregate seqOp combOp zero depth rdd = do
-  jseqOp <- reflect seqOp
-  jcombOp <- reflect combOp
+  jseqOp <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect seqOp
+  jcombOp <- unsafeUngeneric <$> reflect combOp
   jzero <- upcast <$> reflect zero
-  let jdepth = coerce depth
-  res :: JObject <-
-    call rdd "treeAggregate"
-      [ coerce jseqOp, coerce jcombOp, coerce jzero, jdepth ]
+  res :: JObject <- [java| $rdd.treeAggregate($jzero, $jseqOp, $jcombOp, $depth) |]
   reify (unsafeCast res)
 
 count :: RDD a -> IO Int64
-count rdd = call rdd "count" []
+count rdd = [java| $rdd.count() |]
 
 subtract :: RDD a -> RDD a -> IO (RDD a)
-subtract rdd rdds = call rdd "subtract" [coerce rdds]
+subtract rdd1 rdd2 = [java| $rdd1.subtract($rdd2) |]
 
 -- $reading_files
 --
@@ -183,43 +182,44 @@ subtract rdd rdds = call rdd "subtract" [coerce rdds]
 -- | See Note [Reading Files] ("Control.Distributed.Spark.RDD#reading_files").
 collect :: Reify a ty => RDD a -> IO [a]
 collect rdd = do
-  alst :: J ('Iface "java.util.List") <- call rdd "collect" []
-  arr :: JObjectArray <- call alst "toArray" []
+  res :: J ('Iface "java.util.List") <- [java| $rdd.collect() |]
+  arr :: JObjectArray <- [java| $res.toArray() |]
   reify (unsafeCast arr)
 
 -- | See Note [Reading Files] ("Control.Distributed.Spark.RDD#reading_files").
 take :: Reify a ty => RDD a -> Int32 -> IO [a]
 take rdd n = do
-  res :: J ('Class "java.util.List") <- call rdd "take" [JInt n]
-  arr :: JObjectArray <- call res "toArray" []
+  res :: J ('Class "java.util.List") <- [java| $rdd.take($n) |]
+  arr :: JObjectArray <- [java| $res.toArray() |]
   reify (unsafeCast arr)
 
 distinct :: RDD a -> IO (RDD a)
-distinct r = call r "distinct" []
+distinct rdd = [java| $rdd.distinct() |]
 
 intersection :: RDD a -> RDD a -> IO (RDD a)
-intersection r r' = call r "intersection" [coerce r']
+intersection rdd1 rdd2 = [java| $rdd1.intersection($rdd2) |]
 
 union :: RDD a -> RDD a -> IO (RDD a)
-union r r' = call r "union" [coerce r']
+union rdd1 rdd2 = [java| $rdd1.union($rdd2) |]
 
 sample
   :: RDD a
-  -> Choice "replacement" -- ^ sample with replacement
+  -> Choice "replacement" -- ^ Whether to sample with replacement
   -> Double -- ^ fraction of elements to keep
   -> IO (RDD a)
-sample rdd replacement frac = do
-  call rdd "sample" [jvalue (Choice.toBool replacement), jvalue frac]
+sample rdd replacement frac = [java| $rdd.sample($replacement, $frac) |]
 
 first :: Reify a ty => RDD a -> IO a
 first rdd = do
-  res :: JObject <- call rdd "first" []
+  res :: JObject <- [java| $rdd.first() |]
   reify (unsafeCast res)
 
 getNumPartitions :: RDD a -> IO Int32
-getNumPartitions rdd = call rdd "getNumPartitions" []
+getNumPartitions rdd = [java| $rdd.getNumPartitions() |]
 
 saveAsTextFile :: RDD a -> FilePath -> IO ()
 saveAsTextFile rdd fp = do
   jfp <- reflect (Text.pack fp)
-  call rdd "saveAsTextFile" [coerce jfp]
+  -- XXX workaround for inline-java-0.6 not supporting void return types.
+  _ :: JObject <- [java| { $rdd.saveAsTextFile($jfp); return null; } |]
+  return ()
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 097f3cbb..10b4ff75 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ packages:
 
 extra-deps:
 - jni-0.3.0
-- jvm-0.2.0
+- jvm-0.2.1
 - jvm-streaming-0.2
 - inline-java-0.6.3