org.apache.maven.archetype
Interface ArchetypeManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultArchetypeManager

public interface ArchetypeManager

Author:

Jason van Zyl

Field Summary

static String

ROLE

Method Summary

File	archiveArchetype(File archetypeDirectory, File outputDirectory, String finalName) Creates a jar file for an archetype.
ArchetypeCreationResult	createArchetypeFromProject(ArchetypeCreationRequest request) A command to create an archetype from an existing Maven project given the supplied creation request.
ArchetypeGenerationResult	generateProjectFromArchetype(ArchetypeGenerationRequest request) A command to generate a Maven project from an archetype given the supplied generation request.
ArchetypeCatalog	getDefaultLocalCatalog() Gives the catalog of archetypes located in ${user.home}/.m2/repository/archetype-catalog.xml.
ArchetypeCatalog	getInternalCatalog() Gives the catalog of archetypes internal to the plugin.
ArchetypeCatalog	getLocalCatalog(String path) Gives the catalog of archetypes located in the given path.
ArchetypeCatalog	getRemoteCatalog() Gives the catalog of archetypes located at http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/archetype-catalog.xml.
ArchetypeCatalog	getRemoteCatalog(String url) Gives the catalog of archetypes located at the given url.
void	updateLocalCatalog(Archetype archetype)
void	updateLocalCatalog(Archetype archetype, String path)

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

createArchetypeFromProject

ArchetypeCreationResult createArchetypeFromProject(ArchetypeCreationRequest request)

A command to create an archetype from an existing Maven project given the supplied creation request.

Parameters:

request -

Returns:

The result of creating the archetype from the existing project. It contains any errors that might have occurred.

generateProjectFromArchetype

ArchetypeGenerationResult generateProjectFromArchetype(ArchetypeGenerationRequest request)

A command to generate a Maven project from an archetype given the supplied generation request.

Parameters:

request -

Returns:

The result of creating the project from the existing archetype. It contains any errors that might have occurred.

getInternalCatalog

ArchetypeCatalog getInternalCatalog()

Gives the catalog of archetypes internal to the plugin.

Returns:

the catalog.

getDefaultLocalCatalog

ArchetypeCatalog getDefaultLocalCatalog()

Gives the catalog of archetypes located in ${user.home}/.m2/repository/archetype-catalog.xml.

Returns:

the catalog.

getLocalCatalog

ArchetypeCatalog getLocalCatalog(String path)

Gives the catalog of archetypes located in the given path. if path is a file, it used as is. if path is a directory, archetype-catalog.xml is appended to it.

Parameters:

path - the catalog file path or directory containing the catalog file.

Returns:

the catalog.

getRemoteCatalog

ArchetypeCatalog getRemoteCatalog()

Gives the catalog of archetypes located at http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/archetype-catalog.xml.

Returns:

the catalog.

getRemoteCatalog

ArchetypeCatalog getRemoteCatalog(String url)

Gives the catalog of archetypes located at the given url. if the url doesn't define a catalog, then 'archetype-catalog.xml' is appended to it for search.

Parameters:

url - the catalog url or base url containing the catalog file.

Returns:

the catalog.

archiveArchetype

File archiveArchetype(File archetypeDirectory,
                      File outputDirectory,
                      String finalName)
                      throws org.apache.maven.artifact.DependencyResolutionRequiredException,
                             IOException

Creates a jar file for an archetype.

Parameters:

archetypeDirectory -

outputDirectory -

finalName -

Returns:

The File to the generated jar

Throws:

org.apache.maven.artifact.DependencyResolutionRequiredException

IOException

updateLocalCatalog

void updateLocalCatalog(Archetype archetype,
                        String path)

updateLocalCatalog

void updateLocalCatalog(Archetype archetype)