Class License

java.lang.Object
org.apache.maven.model.License
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable, InputLocationTracker

public class License extends Object implements Serializable, Cloneable, InputLocationTracker
Describes the licenses for this project. This is used to generate the license page of the project's web site, as well as being taken into consideration in other reporting and validation. The licenses listed for the project are that of the project itself, and not of dependencies.
Version:
$Revision$ $Date$
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  • Constructor Details

    • License

      public License()
  • Method Details

    • clone

      public License clone()
      Method clone.
      Overrides:
      clone in class Object
      Returns:
      License
    • getComments

      public String getComments()
      Get addendum information pertaining to this license.
      Returns:
      String
    • getDistribution

      public String getDistribution()
      Get the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
      repo
      may be downloaded from the Maven repository
      manual
      user must manually download and install the dependency.
      Returns:
      String
    • getLocation

      public InputLocation getLocation(Object key)
      Description copied from interface: InputLocationTracker
      Gets the location of the specified field in the input source.
      Specified by:
      getLocation in interface InputLocationTracker
      Parameters:
      key - a key object.
      Returns:
      InputLocation
    • getName

      public String getName()
      Get the full legal name of the license.
      Returns:
      String
    • setLocation

      public void setLocation(Object key, InputLocation location)
      Description copied from interface: InputLocationTracker
      Sets the location of the specified field.
      Specified by:
      setLocation in interface InputLocationTracker
      Parameters:
      key - a key object.
      location - a location object.
    • setOtherLocation

      public void setOtherLocation(Object key, InputLocation location)
      Parameters:
      key - a key object.
      location - a location object.
    • getUrl

      public String getUrl()
      Get the official url for the license text.
      Returns:
      String
    • setComments

      public void setComments(String comments)
      Set addendum information pertaining to this license.
      Parameters:
      comments - a comments object.
    • setDistribution

      public void setDistribution(String distribution)
      Set the primary method by which this project may be distributed.
      repo
      may be downloaded from the Maven repository
      manual
      user must manually download and install the dependency.
      Parameters:
      distribution - a distribution object.
    • setName

      public void setName(String name)
      Set the full legal name of the license.
      Parameters:
      name - a name object.
    • setUrl

      public void setUrl(String url)
      Set the official url for the license text.
      Parameters:
      url - a url object.
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
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