org.apache.maven.artifact.handler

Interface ArtifactHandler

public interface ArtifactHandler

An artifact handler defines for a dependency type, defined as Plexus role:

• extension and classifier, to be able to download the file,
• information on how to use the artifact: whether to add it to the classpath, or to take into account its dependencies.

Author:

Jason van Zyl

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static String	ROLE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getClassifier() Get the classifier associated to the dependency type.
String	getDirectory()
String	getExtension() Get the file extension associated to the file represented by the dependency type.
String	getLanguage()
String	getPackaging()
boolean	isAddedToClasspath()
boolean	isIncludesDependencies()

Field Detail

ROLE

static final String ROLE

Method Detail

getExtension

String getExtension()

Get the file extension associated to the file represented by the dependency type.

Returns:

the file extension

getDirectory

String getDirectory()

getClassifier

String getClassifier()

Get the classifier associated to the dependency type.

Returns:

the classifier

getPackaging

String getPackaging()

isIncludesDependencies

boolean isIncludesDependencies()

getLanguage

String getLanguage()

isAddedToClasspath

boolean isAddedToClasspath()