There's every chance he's not subscribed to the dev list.
Vincent Massol wrote:
Hi Thomas,
We need to put that up on the site (probably in
http://maven.apache.org/glossary.html) but just FYI:
- Mojo = a java class implementing the org.apache.maven.plugin.Mojo
interface. This is the base class to implement a goal in Maven2.
- Goal = what you call from the command line to execute a build action. For
example: "compiler:compile", "site:site", "clean:clean", etc.
- Plugin = a set of Mojos packaged in a jar
Hope it helps,
-Vincent
-----Original Message-----
From: Binil Thomas (JIRA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: dimanche 23 octobre 2005 14:33
To: [email protected]
Subject: [jira] Created: (MNG-1290) What is a Mojo?
What is a Mojo?
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Key: MNG-1290
URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-1290
Project: Maven 2
Type: Bug
Components: documentation
Versions: 2.0
Reporter: Binil Thomas
On http://maven.apache.org/developers/mojo-api-specification.html page
titled "Mojo API", I see :
<snip>
Starting with Maven 2.0, plugins can be written in Java or any of a number
of scripting languages. Additionally, Maven tries to stay out of the way
of the programmer with its new Mojo API. This opens up the opportunity for
many Mojos to be reused outside of Maven, or bridged into Maven from
external systems like Ant.
</snip>
The first line states a fact - that Maven plugins can now be written in
plain Java. The second line doesnt suggest anything to me besides the
irritating name-dropping "Mojo API". The third line adds further confusion
by the usage "many Mojos" planting the supiscion that this things called
"Mojo" might be more than an API!
Two paragraph later, I see:
<snip>
As mentioned before, each Plugin - or packaged set of Mojos ..
</snip>
Ah! so thats it - Mojo is what constitues a Maven plugin - and there might
be some API to write these.
It would have been much less intimidating had this fact be stated upfront.
A note here - the term "plugin" was did not need any introduction to me -
because it is a widely one used in the software scene. At this point I
don't even know what a Maven plugin can do - yet I have a vague notion
that a plugin might be something that enhances the out-of-the-box
behaviour of Maven.
The same familiarity does not apply to the term "Mojo" - I am guessing
here, but I think the Maven team invented the term. If so, kindly desrcibe
it fully instead of confusing the reader.
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