Metadata

Per-directory repository metadata.

<metadata>
  <groupId/>
  <artifactId/>
  <version/>
  <versioning>
    <latest/>
    <release/>
    <snapshot>
      <timestamp/>
      <buildNumber/>
      <localCopy/>
    </snapshot>
    <versions/>
    <lastUpdated/>
  </versioning>
  <plugins>
    <plugin>
      <name/>
      <prefix/>
      <artifactId/>
    </plugin>
  </plugins>
</metadata>

metadata

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Element Description
groupId The groupId that this directory represents, if any.
artifactId The artifactId that this directory represents, if any.
version The version that this directory represents, if any.
versioning Versioning information for the artifact.
plugins The set of plugin mappings for the group.

versioning

Versioning information for an artifact.

Element Description
latest What the latest version in the directory is, including snapshots.
release What the latest version in the directory is, of the releases.
snapshot The current snapshot data in use for this version.
versions Versions available for the artifact.
lastUpdated When the metadata was last updated.

snapshot

Snapshot data for the current version.

Element Description
timestamp The time it was deployed.
buildNumber The incremental build number. The default value is 0.
localCopy Whether to use a local copy instead (with filename that includes the base version). The default value is false.

plugin

Mapping information for a single plugin within this group.

Element Description
name Display name for the plugin.
prefix The plugin invocation prefix (i.e. eclipse for eclipse:eclipse).
artifactId The plugin artifactId.