Required Parameters

Name	Type	Description
artifactItems	ArrayList	Collection of ArtifactItems to work on. (ArtifactItem contains groupId, artifactId, version, type, classifier, location, destFile, markerFile and overwrite.) See "Usage" and "Javadoc" for details.

Optional Parameters

Name	Type	Description
artifactCollector	ArtifactCollector	Artifact collector, needed to resolve dependencies.
artifactMetadataSource	ArtifactMetadataSource	No description.
baseDirectory1	File	Directory where he should check if a file exists or not. If exists, he does not copy to , if not he copy it to the output directory. This is possible because all files on this directory are added as excluded param.
baseDirectory2	File	Directory where he should check if a file exists or not. If exists, he does not copy to , if not he copy it to the output directory. This is possible because all files on this directory are added as excluded param.
excludes	String	A comma separated list of file patterns to exclude when unpacking the artifact. i.e. **\/*.xml,**\/*.properties
includes	String	A comma separated list of file patterns to include when unpacking the artifact. i.e. **\/*.xml,**\/*.properties
markersDirectory	File	Directory to store flag files after unpack
outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename	boolean	Output absolute filename for resolved artifacts Default value is false.
outputDirectory	File	Default location used for mojo unless overridden in ArtifactItem Default value is ${project.build.directory}/dependency.
overWriteIfNewer	boolean	Overwrite if newer Default value is true.
overWriteReleases	boolean	Overwrite release artifacts Default value is false.
overWriteSnapshots	boolean	Overwrite snapshot artifacts Default value is false.
scanModel	boolean	If the plugin should scan the model Default value is false.
silent	boolean	If the plugin should be silent. Default value is false.

Parameter Details

artifactCollector

Artifact collector, needed to resolve dependencies.

• Type: org.apache.maven.artifact.resolver.ArtifactCollector
• Required: No

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artifactItems

Collection of ArtifactItems to work on. (ArtifactItem contains groupId, artifactId, version, type, classifier, location, destFile, markerFile and overwrite.) See "Usage" and "Javadoc" for details.

• Type: java.util.ArrayList
• Required: Yes

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artifactMetadataSource

No Description.

• Type: org.apache.maven.artifact.metadata.ArtifactMetadataSource
• Required: No

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baseDirectory1

Directory where he should check if a file exists or not. If exists, he does not copy to , if not he copy it to the output directory. This is possible because all files on this directory are added as excluded param.

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: No
• Expression: src/main/java

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baseDirectory2

Directory where he should check if a file exists or not. If exists, he does not copy to , if not he copy it to the output directory. This is possible because all files on this directory are added as excluded param.

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: No

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excludes

A comma separated list of file patterns to exclude when unpacking the artifact. i.e. **\/*.xml,**\/*.properties

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.unpack.excludes}

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includes

A comma separated list of file patterns to include when unpacking the artifact. i.e. **\/*.xml,**\/*.properties

• Type: java.lang.String
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.unpack.includes}

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markersDirectory

Directory to store flag files after unpack

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: No
• Expression: ${project.build.directory}/dependency-maven-plugin-markers

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outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename

Output absolute filename for resolved artifacts

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${outputAbsoluteArtifactFilename}
• Default: false

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outputDirectory

Default location used for mojo unless overridden in ArtifactItem

• Type: java.io.File
• Required: No
• Expression: ${outputDirectory}
• Default: ${project.build.directory}/dependency

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overWriteIfNewer

Overwrite if newer

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.overIfNewer}
• Default: true

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overWriteReleases

Overwrite release artifacts

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.overWriteReleases}
• Default: false

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overWriteSnapshots

Overwrite snapshot artifacts

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${mdep.overWriteSnapshots}
• Default: false

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scanModel

If the plugin should scan the model

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${scanModel}
• Default: false

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silent

If the plugin should be silent.

• Type: boolean
• Required: No
• Expression: ${silent}
• Default: false