Repository

Nested Elements

Element Occurance Description
cache 0..1 A local directory to be used as the cache. If not declared, the value defaults to '[MERLIN-HOME]/repository'.
proxy 0..1 Declaration of proxy host, port and credentials.
hosts n A list of remote repositories.

Description

Merlin provides a resouces repository against which jar files may be resolved relative to group, artifact and version. Aspects of the repository may be qualified using the <repository> element.

Sample XML 

  <kernel>

   <!-- declaration of the local repository -->

   <repository>

     <!-- 
     The default local cache is the [MERLIN-HOME]/repository.
     In the following example the local cache is changed
     to use the Maven repository.
     -->
     <cache>C:/maven/repository</cache>

     <!--
     If a resource cannot be located in the local repository 
     cache, Merlin will attempt to locate the resource in one 
     or more remote repositories.  If you have a proxy server 
     you will need to declare it under the proxy element.  If 
     you declare a proxy, the host and port elements must be 
     declared.  You can also declare a 'credentials' element if 
     your proxy requires password authentication.
     -->

     <proxy>
       <host>proxy.somethere.com</host>
       <port>999</port>
       <credentials>
         <username>test</username>
         <password>test</password>
       </credentials>
     </proxy>

     <!--
     Merlin will attempt to locate resource from the local cache.  
     If a resource is unavailable, Merlin willl attempt to 
     download the resource from one or more remote hosts.  The 
     hosts element contains the list of hosts that Merlin should 
     attempt to connect to when resolving unsatisfied resource 
     requests.
     -->

     <hosts>
       <host>http://www.osm.net/repository/</host>
       <host>http://www.ibiblio.org/merlin/repository</host>
     </hosts>

   </repository>

  </kernel>