This looks good John. John Casey wrote:
>* Implications for Resolution > >** Dependency Resolution > > This one is obvious...we only have access to the repositories using > the file:// protocol and living on a truly local filesystem when > offline. > >** Plugin Resolution > > This is similar to dependency resolution. Plugin repositories not > using file:// or not residing on a local (not shared) filesystem will > be unavailable. > > I've already implemented this by forcing all remote repos to be "never" update, but it definitely needs this stuff so it can give better feedback when a needed artifact is missing. > [Boolean.FALSE] Offline status is required for this mojo to function > correctly. > > > I'm curious what your use case is for this? I'm inclined to think a simple @requiresOnline is enough here. - Brett