Paul Benedict created MNG-6080:
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Summary: New scope for non-functional resources
Key: MNG-6080
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6080
Project: Maven
Issue Type: New Feature
Components: Dependencies
Affects Versions: 3.3.9
Reporter: Paul Benedict
Assignee: Paul Benedict
Priority: Critical
Maven currently lacks a scope for artifacts that should not be part of the
classpath. The classpath is the path that the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
searches for classes and other resource files. Given that the classpath is Java
specific, this feature request can be generalized to accommodate artifacts that
are not code related (directly or indirectly). It is neither code that executes
(like a .class file = "directly") nor a resource file intimately linked to
executable code (like a .properties file = "indirectly").
For example, an organization may with to establish a Maven project that
contains common look-and-feel elements to brand all their web applications.
This project could be a ZIP archive to be included in downstream projects, in
which each build explodes the archive into their respective web application
context roots.
Two names in the running for the new scope are {{"asset"}} and {{"reactor"}}.
They are nearly equal but have a different slight emphasis. The {{"asset"}}
name emphasizes purpose of artifact. The {{"reactor"}} name emphasizes purpose
within the build. The Maven Team should decide among these two or propose a
third.
Thread where discussion originated:
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/maven-dev/201608.mbox/%3CCABLGb9x5e3fE25Qj9DwvCsCSa1Dwe_e6%2BOmWjL0ZbQ07HLEm8g%40mail.gmail.com%3E
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