Artifact (Maven Artifact Resolver 1.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractArtifact, DefaultArtifact, DelegatingArtifact, SubArtifact
```
public interface Artifact
```
A specific artifact. In a nutshell, an artifact has identifying coordinates and optionally a file that denotes its data. Note: Artifact instances are supposed to be immutable, e.g. any exposed mutator method returns a new artifact instance and leaves the original instance unchanged. Note: Implementors are strongly advised to inherit from AbstractArtifact instead of directly implementing this interface.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`String`	`getArtifactId()` Gets the artifact identifier of this artifact, for example "maven-model".
`String`	`getBaseVersion()` Gets the base version of this artifact, for example "1.0-SNAPSHOT".
`String`	`getClassifier()` Gets the classifier of this artifact, for example "sources".
`String`	`getExtension()` Gets the (file) extension of this artifact, for example "jar" or "tar.gz".
`File`	`getFile()` Gets the file of this artifact.
`String`	`getGroupId()` Gets the group identifier of this artifact, for example "org.apache.maven".
`Map<String,String>`	`getProperties()` Gets the properties of this artifact.
`String`	`getProperty(String key, String defaultValue)` Gets the specified property.
`String`	`getVersion()` Gets the version of this artifact, for example "1.0-20100529-1213".
`boolean`	`isSnapshot()` Determines whether this artifact uses a snapshot version.
`Artifact`	`setFile(File file)` Sets the file of the artifact.
`Artifact`	`setProperties(Map<String,String> properties)` Sets the properties for the artifact.
`Artifact`	`setVersion(String version)` Sets the version of the artifact.

- Method Detail
  - getGroupId
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String getGroupId()
```
    Gets the group identifier of this artifact, for example "org.apache.maven".
    
    Returns:
    The group identifier, never null.
  - getArtifactId
```
String getArtifactId()
```
    Gets the artifact identifier of this artifact, for example "maven-model".
    
    Returns:
    The artifact identifier, never null.
  - getVersion
```
String getVersion()
```
    Gets the version of this artifact, for example "1.0-20100529-1213". Note that in case of meta versions like "1.0-SNAPSHOT", the artifact's version depends on the state of the artifact. Artifacts that have been resolved or deployed will usually have the meta version expanded.
    
    Returns:
    The version, never null.
  - setVersion
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Artifact setVersion(String version)
```
    Sets the version of the artifact.
    
    Parameters:
    version - The version of this artifact, may be null or empty.
    
    Returns:
    The new artifact, never null.
  - getBaseVersion
```
String getBaseVersion()
```
    Gets the base version of this artifact, for example "1.0-SNAPSHOT". In contrast to the getVersion(), the base version will always refer to the unresolved meta version.
    
    Returns:
    The base version, never null.
  - isSnapshot
```
boolean isSnapshot()
```
    Determines whether this artifact uses a snapshot version.
    
    Returns:
    true if the artifact is a snapshot, false otherwise.
  - getClassifier
```
String getClassifier()
```
    Gets the classifier of this artifact, for example "sources".
    
    Returns:
    The classifier or an empty string if none, never null.
  - getExtension
```
String getExtension()
```
    Gets the (file) extension of this artifact, for example "jar" or "tar.gz".
    
    Returns:
    The file extension (without leading period), never null.
  - getFile
```
File getFile()
```
    Gets the file of this artifact. Note that only resolved artifacts have a file associated with them. In general, callers must not assume any relationship between an artifact's filename and its coordinates.
    
    Returns:
    The file or null if the artifact isn't resolved.
  - setFile
```
Artifact setFile(File file)
```
    Sets the file of the artifact.
    
    Parameters:
    file - The file of the artifact, may be null
    
    Returns:
    The new artifact, never null.
  - getProperty
```
String getProperty(String key,
                 String defaultValue)
```
    Gets the specified property.
    
    Parameters:
    key - The name of the property, must not be null.
    defaultValue - The default value to return in case the property is not set, may be null.
    
    Returns:
    The requested property value or null if the property is not set and no default value was provided.
    See Also:
    ArtifactProperties
  - getProperties
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Map<String,String> getProperties()
```
    Gets the properties of this artifact. Clients may use these properties to associate non-persistent values with an artifact that help later processing when the artifact gets passed around within the application.
    
    Returns:
    The (read-only) properties, never null.
    See Also:
    ArtifactProperties
  - setProperties
```
Artifact setProperties(Map<String,String> properties)
```
    Sets the properties for the artifact. Note that these properties exist merely in memory and are not persisted when the artifact gets installed/deployed to a repository.
    
    Parameters:
    properties - The properties for the artifact, may be null.
    
    Returns:
    The new artifact, never null.
    See Also:
    ArtifactProperties

Interface Artifact

Method Summary

Method Detail

getGroupId

getArtifactId

getVersion

setVersion

getBaseVersion

isSnapshot

getClassifier

getExtension

getFile

setFile

getProperty

getProperties

setProperties