>From a more general perspective, I would say it looks like the direct browsing >functionality has inappropriately mixed filesystem traversal logic with >database traversal logic. (When I say 'direct browsing' I mean via the >/archiva/repository URL). In other words, it looks like it is using >filesystem awareness to list the leaf contents of a node, but then validate >the leaf elements against the database. Why not just traverse the nodes in >the database, display only what is indexed. Then look at the indexing layer >to tackle the question of what is valid to be indexed. And make me happy by >making the layout format a user-configurable option, including "unrestricted". > :) Let Maven enforce the rigid Maven-specific assumptions, then maybe >Archiva can expand its value proposition larger than just the subset of Maven >users.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Joakim Erdfelt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 9:19 PM > To: archiva-users@maven.apache.org > Subject: Re: Any way to ignore LayoutExceptions? > > How about we do this ... > > 1) Attempt to detect layout > 1a) Is it default layout? > Translate to repository layout structure and return resource. > 1b) Is it legacy layout? > Translate to repository layout structure and return resource. > 2) Does resource exist as-is? > Return resource. > 3) Fail > > ? > > Step 2 would be new. > What sort of failure (other than 404) would be appropriate in Step 3? > > - Joakim > > Brett Porter wrote: > > Yes - I agree. > > > > On 08/03/2008, Brown, Carlton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I could be naïve but in my mind, if you're providing an > interface to browse a directory structure, each displayed > element should be accessible. It's weird when directory > contents (like jar files) are displayed, but the interface > throws layout exceptions when they're clicked on. > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Brett Porter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: > >> Friday, March 07, 2008 12:20 AM > To: > archiva-users@maven.apache.org > >> > Subject: Re: Any way to ignore LayoutExceptions? > >> > > >> > If you believe the format is actually valid, it's a > bug. Some > > >> of these have been fixed for 1.0.2 - you might like to check JIRa. > >> > > >> > - Brett > >> > > >> > On 07/03/2008, Brown, Carlton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > I've deployed an artifact that does not have the same name as > >> its > > parent module (long story) and I can't retrieve it, > > >> getting this exception: > >> > > > >> > org.apache.maven.archiva.repository.layout.LayoutException: > >> Invalid > > path to Artifact: filename format is invalid, should > >> start with > > artifactId as stated in path. > >> > > Is there any way I can prevent Archiva from > enforcing this > > >> restriction? > >> > > > >> > > Thanks, > >> > > Carlton > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ----------------------------------------- > >> > > ==================================================== > >> > > This message contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL > > >> information that > > is intended only for use by the named > >> recipient. If you > are not the > > named recipient, any > >> disclosure, dissemination, or action > based on > > the > contents of > >> this message is prohibited. In such case please > > > notify us and > >> destroy and delete all copies of this transmission. > >> > > Thank you. > >> > > ==================================================== > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Brett Porter > >> > Blog: http://blogs.exist.com/bporter/ > > >> > >> > > > > > > > >
