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Max updated MJAVADOC-628: ------------------------- Description: For example, google gson ([https://github.com/google/gson]) has pointed their javadoc to [https://www.javadoc.io/doc/com.google.code.gson/gson] on their README.md. But currently, maven-javadoc-plugin will only try to fetch [https://github.com/google/gson/apidoc/package-list] , which apparently is an invalid address. It doesn't make sense to have github, a source control system to keep track of generated files as well. Many popular libraries are hosting javadoc with [javadoc.io|http://javadoc.io/] already (eg, mockito / spark), and the pattern is very simple as well: https://www.javadoc.io/doc/[group_id]/[artifact_id]/[version_id]/package-list This will work with <links> tag, but that's quite tedious as everytime we have to manually keep things in sync when we add / remove dependencies or update dependency versions. Thus, it will be quite helpful if maven-javadoc-plugin can just automatically try this url pattern from the dependency list as well. was: For example, google gson ([https://github.com/google/gson]) has pointed their javadoc to [https://www.javadoc.io/doc/com.google.code.gson/gson] on their README.md. But currently, maven-javadoc-plugin will only try to fetch [https://github.com/google/gson/apidoc/package-list] , which apparently is an invalid address. It doesn't make sense to have github, a source control system to keep track of generated files as well. Many popular libraries are hosting javadoc with [javadoc.io|http://javadoc.io/] already (eg, mockito / spark), and the pattern is very simple as well: [https://www.javadoc.io/doc/[group_id]/[artifact_id]/[version_id]/package-list|https://www.javadoc.io/doc/%5Bgroup_id%5D/%5Bartifact_id%5D/%5Bversion_id%5D/package-list] This will work with <links> tag, but that's quite tedious as everytime we have to manually keep things in sync when we add / remove dependencies or update dependency versions. Thus, it will be quite helpful if maven-javadoc-plugin can just automatically try this url pattern from the dependency list as well. > add javadoc.io link pattern when <detectLink> option is set to true > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: MJAVADOC-628 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MJAVADOC-628 > Project: Maven Javadoc Plugin > Issue Type: New Feature > Components: javadoc > Affects Versions: next-release > Reporter: Max > Priority: Major > > For example, google gson ([https://github.com/google/gson]) has pointed their > javadoc to [https://www.javadoc.io/doc/com.google.code.gson/gson] on their > README.md. But currently, maven-javadoc-plugin will only try to fetch > [https://github.com/google/gson/apidoc/package-list] , which apparently is an > invalid address. It doesn't make sense to have github, a source control > system to keep track of generated files as well. > > Many popular libraries are hosting javadoc with > [javadoc.io|http://javadoc.io/] already (eg, mockito / spark), and the > pattern is very simple as well: > https://www.javadoc.io/doc/[group_id]/[artifact_id]/[version_id]/package-list > This will work with <links> tag, but that's quite tedious as everytime we > have to manually keep things in sync when we add / remove dependencies or > update dependency versions. > Thus, it will be quite helpful if maven-javadoc-plugin can just automatically > try this url pattern from the dependency list as well. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)