Calling a Java program with System.console().readPassword() call from a shell script [duplicate]

We have a third-party Java application that uses System.console().readPassword() method. It cannot be modified. We need to call it from a non-interactive shell script that should pass password to that application. Piping password to the application does not appear to work. Is there a way to do this?

Test program:

import java.io.Console; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Console console = System.console(); if (console == null) { System.err.println("Cannot acquire console"); System.exit(-1); } char[] passwordArray = console.readPassword("Enter password: "); System.out.println("Password: " + String.valueOf(passwordArray)); } } 

Test shell script that does not work:

#!/bin/sh export TEST_PASSWORD="test password" echo "Test Password: $TEST_PASSWORD" echo $TEST_PASSWORD | java Main