Why would the recommended format here be different than the format used by the dependency plugin?
(e.g. junit:junit:jar:3.8.1:test ) Stan -----Original Message----- From: Brian Fox [mailto:bri...@infinity.nu] Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 9:56 PM To: Maven Users List Subject: Re: standardized Maven GAV URN? Group:artifact:version:classifier:extension is pretty common On Jun 26, 2010, at 1:39 PM, lukewpatterson <lukewpatter...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It would be nice to be able to represent any Maven GAV in a string. Does > such a standard exist? > > A good use case is for plugins that allow input configuration file paths. > If there was a reusable component that took an ArtifactResolver and a > String, then any plugins that currently accept file locations as Strings > could passively add GAV capability. > > e.g. with Clover plugin, I can give the path for the license file, but if I > want to store the license in the company's internal Maven repo (and thus get > the advantage of Maven versioning), I have to jump through some dependency > plugin hoops to get it in the right place at the right time. I'd like to be > able to just give the Clover plugin a GAV URN and have it download what it > needs > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://maven.40175.n5.nabble.com/standardized-Maven-GAV-URN-tp511480p511480.html > Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- This transmission (including any attachments) may contain confidential information, privileged material (including material protected by the solicitor-client or other applicable privileges), or constitute non-public information. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately reply to the sender and delete this information from your system. Use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this transmission by unintended recipients is not authorized and may be unlawful. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
