Maven Core – Default Artifact Handlers Reference

Default Artifact Handlers Reference

Artifact handlers (see API) define for each dependency type information on the artifact.

Some artifact handlers are configured by default in META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml:

type	extension	packaging	classifier	language	added to classpath	includesDependencies
`pom`	= type	= type		none
`jar`	= type	= type		java	`true`
`test-jar`	`jar`	`jar`	`tests`	java	`true`
`maven-plugin`	`jar`	= type		java	`true`
`ejb`	`jar`	= type		java	`true`
`ejb-client`	`jar`	`ejb`	`client`	java	`true`
`war`	= type	= type		java		`true`
`ear`	= type	= type		java		`true`
`rar`	= type	= type		java		`true`
`java-source`	`jar`	= type	`sources`	java
`javadoc`	`jar`	= type	`javadoc`	java	`true`