Oh, and just as "dependency reduced pom", the flatten does not work within
the reactor _either_.

In fact, the existence of a flatten plugin per se is an IMHO sign that
"something is wrong" here.

Thanks
T

On Tue, Oct 31, 2023 at 12:08 AM Romain Manni-Bucau <rmannibu...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hmm, new types are not a real option for that, it is fully the lifecycle
> (plugin chain thesz days since lifecycles are never rich enough and it
> depends too much on projects.
>
> Your fatjar example is not a type but the flatten plugin presence and it is
> really not a type cause it implies a specific pom resolution which is out
> of the artifact (type) handling scope.
> IMHO we must not break that rule and not abuse of the resolver, it is
> already overcomplex for its role....and once again does not help with jpms
> or plugin config set outside very few plugin scope.
>
> If you use types for this fatjar dep handling you also require downstream
> projects to consume all their upstream chain plugins and handlers which is
> not doable in real life so sticking to the fair minimum is wishable (agree
> we wrongly added types as workarounds).
>
>
> Le lun. 30 oct. 2023 à 22:00, Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net> a
> écrit :
>
> > ... makes resolver STOP _whatever_ the referenced POM list as
> dependencies
> > (basically does not matter, the node once collected will NOT dive into
> > getting possible children).
> >
> > T
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 9:58 PM Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The fat* mechanism is already present even in maven 3.9, but not so
> > > visible:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/maven-3.9.x/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/ArtifactHandler.java#L51
> > >
> > > Is "fat" when this method returns true.
> > >
> > > Moreover, the new type would give you (as a consumer) more control, it
> > > allows you to NOT depend on upstream publisher (is he rewriting POM?
> Does
> > > he do a good job rewriting it? etc). If you declare your dependency as
> > > "fatjar" and not just "jar", or "fatmodule" not just "module", it makes
> > > resolver STOP.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > T
> > >
> > > On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 9:53 PM Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Howdy,
> > >>
> > >> The fat* is needed to STOP resolver resolving further external
> > >> dependencies (or in-reactor ones), it gives you more control to
> > _express_
> > >> this case to Maven.
> > >>
> > >> Typical case:
> > >> - you have in reactor "uber" JAR built (with replace POM set)
> > >> - hence, you deploy the rewritten POM, so for consumers you are OK
> > >> - BUT _within reactor_ Maven will NOT (and cannot) be aware of
> > >> _rewritten_ module, so you need to "exclude all" in subsequent modules
> > >> depending on uber module:
> > >>
> > >> https://github.com/maveniverse/mima/blob/main/cli/pom.xml#L83-L94
> > >> So, this one would need to be type="fatjar" and result would be same
> but
> > >> more expressive:
> > >>
> > >> Basically these just extend the "vocabulary" to express what it is.
> > >>
> > >> T
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 9:35 PM Henning Schmiedehausen <
> > >> henn...@schmiedehausen.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> I don't understand fatjar and fatmodule. Why would we need that? How
> > >>> would
> > >>> maven treat this different from a regular jar / module ?
> > >>>
> > >>> -h
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 8:10 AM Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net
> >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Howdy,
> > >>> >
> > >>> > The current draft of types we want to introduce (and  packaging):
> > >>> > https://gist.github.com/cstamas/4e9bcbef25ce912a90ad1e127b0c5db8
> > >>> >
> > >>> > ===
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Romain, I don't understand your "This is wrong, downstream is
> either
> > >>> module
> > >>> > or jar", as it was actually you and your example that mentioned
> "once
> > >>> put
> > >>> > it here, once put it there". Nothing is lost IMHO, just like in
> case
> > of
> > >>> > "takari-jar" nothing is lost.
> > >>> >
> > >>> > Or if we misunderstood each other: by "downstream" I mean "down the
> > >>> road,
> > >>> > when a project being built, is about to be consumed as dependency".
> > >>> >
> > >>> > And the point is, that exactly due
> ArtifactHandler/ArtifactType/Type
> > >>> (in
> > >>> > mvn4), Maven "sees" it as "jar" or "module" or whatever, but for
> > >>> resolver,
> > >>> > those two are _same thing_. It is _same file_. And this is the
> crux,
> > >>> as for
> > >>> > the resolver, it is really about getting that one file, while the
> > type
> > >>> (for
> > >>> > Maven) tells HOW to make use of it. So for resolving, there is no
> any
> > >>> kind
> > >>> > of "lost" information, again, the very same way it works for
> > >>> "takari-jar".
> > >>> >
> > >>> > T
> > >>> >
> > >>> > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 3:52 PM Romain Manni-Bucau <
> > >>> rmannibu...@gmail.com>
> > >>> > wrote:
> > >>> >
> > >>> > > Le dim. 29 oct. 2023 à 15:29, Tamás Cservenák <
> ta...@cservenak.net
> > >
> > >>> a
> > >>> > > écrit :
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > Howdy,
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > So to return to the "root" idea (of Maven), Maven is
> > "declarative",
> > >>> > where
> > >>> > > > users should declare what they want, it should most certainly
> not
> > >>> > "guess"
> > >>> > > > what user intent is. As long as we have "magical implicit
> > >>> guesswork"
> > >>> > > (like
> > >>> > > > that in javadoc) present in process, it is bad, as that means
> we
> > >>> do not
> > >>> > > > allow our users to express their goal.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Yes and i liked that but we broke it with forcing plugin version
> > >>> locking
> > >>> > > (for good) so we can need to revise our root too to match current
> > >>> world
> > >>> > > which is no more unique, makes years we ignore that fact but it
> > >>> already
> > >>> > > blows up.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > So my 2cts are  we cant by design here, we tried hard and failed,
> > not
> > >>> > > technically but by design.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > Originally Mojos were envisioned to be simple, focused, doing
> one
> > >>> thing
> > >>> > > and
> > >>> > > > doing it well (a la UNIX tools). Some plugins went in the total
> > >>> > opposite
> > >>> > > > direction, as they became Godzilla plugins (with unmaintainable
> > >>> complex
> > >>> > > and
> > >>> > > > large amounts of "logic" -- guess logic and bloated codebase)
> > >>> targeting
> > >>> > > to
> > >>> > > > solve "everything". This also resulted in our users assuming
> > "every
> > >>> > > problem
> > >>> > > > should have a corresponding Mojo" (this also steered toward
> > >>> bloated,
> > >>> > over
> > >>> > > > complex Mojos), where many many other aspects and capabilities
> of
> > >>> Maven
> > >>> > > > were totally neglected, like lifecycle, custom packaging and so
> > on.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > In short, Romain, yes, today, you CAN build all sort of things
> in
> > >>> > "smart
> > >>> > > > way", just like cooking a soup: get a good base (packaging),
> add
> > a
> > >>> > little
> > >>> > > > bit of this (mojo A) and a little bit of that (mojo B) and
> voila,
> > >>> you
> > >>> > > will
> > >>> > > > end up with a "soup". And it works, yes, but this "smart" way
> has
> > >>> many
> > >>> > > > pitfalls along the way, with most problematic of not being
> > >>> explicit.
> > >>> > But
> > >>> > > by
> > >>> > > > doing that, your build becomes Ant-ish (imperative-ish), and
> you
> > >>> are
> > >>> > > > sliding off the declarative path.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > For cases needing it and all the mentionned ones are (and will)
> NOT
> > >>> (be)
> > >>> > > mainstream.
> > >>> > > So all good IMHO.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > Also, you ARE aware that if you build a project w/
> > packaging=module
> > >>> > (that
> > >>> > > > as output has an artifact with extension jar), you DON'T HAVE
> TO
> > >>> > address
> > >>> > > it
> > >>> > > > downstream (when you depend on it) as "module", right? This is
> > the
> > >>> > actual
> > >>> > > > reason why I brought up Takari Lifecycle, as there you are
> > building
> > >>> > > > projects with packaging=takari-jar, but when you consume those,
> > you
> > >>> > refer
> > >>> > > > to them as type=jar, and not as type=takari-jar, right?
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > This is wrong, downstream is either module or jar, here you loose
> > if
> > >>> it
> > >>> > is
> > >>> > > a module transitively and module assume all transitive deps are
> > >>> which is
> > >>> > > very often wrong so it does not work downstream.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > So, I have a feeling that you bring bold conclusions (like
> "Your
> > >>> > solution
> > >>> > > > is valid technically but does not solve the original issue"),
> you
> > >>> do
> > >>> > not
> > >>> > > > really understand what I am trying to say here.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Hooe you are true but trust me i went where you are and my
> > >>> conclusion is
> > >>> > it
> > >>> > > cant be done right for enough projects to be worth it.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > Also, "this" certainly does NOT "work well today" (even in this
> > >>> thread
> > >>> > > poor
> > >>> > > > tooling mentioned), but true, you can hack-around it, or alike,
> > but
> > >>> > none
> > >>> > > of
> > >>> > > > current solutions are explicit, declarative and naturally
> > >>> expressed in
> > >>> > > > Maven (but are bolted on).
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > Finally, having anything "on top" of resolver is not gonna help
> > >>> > anything,
> > >>> > > > as Resolver is really about Artifacts only (Everything is an
> > >>> Artifact!)
> > >>> > > and
> > >>> > > > it is Maven on top of Resolver that should interpret these
> > >>> artifacts
> > >>> > > based
> > >>> > > > on user posed instructions (declarations). Resolver is really
> > just
> > >>> > about
> > >>> > > > "getting" and "putting" artifacts, not USING them.
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > It foes cause it is not aboug resolver but enabling user to
> express
> > >>> path
> > >>> > > with maven abstraction, not resolution itself.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > Java is about paths, maven coordinates, we miss a link on user
> land
> > >>> to
> > >>> > make
> > >>> > > it smooth.
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> > > > Thanks
> > >>> > > > T
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 2:56 PM Tamás Cservenák <
> > >>> ta...@cservenak.net>
> > >>> > > > wrote:
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > > > > Romain,
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > it's probably me, but I have no faintest idea what you are
> > >>> trying to
> > >>> > > > say...
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > What do you mean by "standalone"?
> > >>> > > > > What is the wrong packaging?
> > >>> > > > > Why will I lose the ability to specify where it goes? Also,
> as
> > I
> > >>> said
> > >>> > > > > before, if you list project/deps gav:jar AND gav:module, you
> > >>> would be
> > >>> > > > > putting _one same JAR_ on both paths (would you really want
> > >>> that?)
> > >>> > > > > Also, here we are speaking about _dependencies_ but you
> > suddenly
> > >>> > switch
> > >>> > > > to
> > >>> > > > > building a project?
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > But one thing for sure: we need _less_ "guess logic" and not
> > >>> _more of
> > >>> > > > it_.
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > I think we are not talking about the same thing(s) here, but
> > >>> again,
> > >>> > > it's
> > >>> > > > > just maybe me.
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > T
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 1:32 PM Romain Manni-Bucau <
> > >>> > > > rmannibu...@gmail.com>
> > >>> > > > > wrote:
> > >>> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> Le dim. 29 oct. 2023 à 12:44, Tamás Cservenák <
> > >>> ta...@cservenak.net>
> > >>> > a
> > >>> > > > >> écrit :
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> > Can you provide a real example? As I don't quite
> understand,
> > >>> so
> > >>> > you
> > >>> > > > >> would
> > >>> > > > >> > have a dependency (a fat spring boot jar), that is a
> "module
> > >>> dep
> > >>> > is
> > >>> > > a
> > >>> > > > >> > module in compile/some tests but not at runtime (spring
> boot
> > >>> > > fatjar)".
> > >>> > > > >> So
> > >>> > > > >> > all this within one maven module (compile/test/runtime?).
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> You have an app (src/main/java), all the chain down the line
> > >>> uses
> > >>> > > > modules
> > >>> > > > >> cause compiler is standalone, surefire (junit-launcher) is
> > >>> > standalone,
> > >>> > > > >> javadoc etc...and the packaging phase (jar/war/fatjar/...)
> is
> > >>> not
> > >>> > > > >> standalone.
> > >>> > > > >> Then using module will make your build pass but your IT (if
> > you
> > >>> have
> > >>> > > > else
> > >>> > > > >> your runtime) will not use that kind of
> construction/runtime.
> > >>> > > > >> the issue is as soon as you mark them modules then it must
> be
> > >>> module
> > >>> > > for
> > >>> > > > >> all plugins and therefore you will get a wrong packaging
> > (think
> > >>> bnd
> > >>> > > for
> > >>> > > > >> ex)
> > >>> > > > >> or said otherwise you loose the consumption ability the JVM
> > has
> > >>> > > > providing
> > >>> > > > >> both classpath and module path for the same jar (jlink
> > requires
> > >>> deps
> > >>> > > to
> > >>> > > > be
> > >>> > > > >> modules but these modules can be used in the classpath most
> of
> > >>> the
> > >>> > > time,
> > >>> > > > >> in
> > >>> > > > >> particular in tests where it helps in several scenarii like
> > >>> > mocking).
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> These are all valid features we don't want to break in
> maven.
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> The consuming side is problematic since you restart from
> > >>> scratch,
> > >>> > all
> > >>> > > > the
> > >>> > > > >> jpms meta are to throw away cause we don't want to break the
> > >>> model
> > >>> > on
> > >>> > > > one
> > >>> > > > >> side and on another side it depends the consumer the way you
> > >>> consume
> > >>> > > it
> > >>> > > > >> and
> > >>> > > > >> dispatch the dependency on the classpath or module path.
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> Your solution is valid technically but does not solve the
> > >>> original
> > >>> > > > issue,
> > >>> > > > >> it just moves it elsewhere IMHO.
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> This already works well today at the cost of being explicit
> in
> > >>> the
> > >>> > > > plugins
> > >>> > > > >> configs and with your proposal it will still work at the
> same
> > >>> cost
> > >>> > > > (maybe
> > >>> > > > >> reversed).
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> So ultimately I don't think it is a dep meta we need but
> more
> > a
> > >>> > > wrapper
> > >>> > > > on
> > >>> > > > >> top of the resolver (the guess logic we have in plexus for
> ex)
> > >>> which
> > >>> > > > >> should
> > >>> > > > >> be easier to configure, maybe globally for the project and
> > >>> > ultimately
> > >>> > > > per
> > >>> > > > >> plugin (think "configuration" in gradle world of maven
> > >>> depencies set
> > >>> > > in
> > >>> > > > >> our
> > >>> > > > >> world)....or we just don't do anything and ease the
> dependency
> > >>> > > > referencing
> > >>> > > > >> (gav->path) to ease this explicit configuration - a bit like
> > >>> > including
> > >>> > > > >> dependencies:properties in core by default.
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >> > T
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >> > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM Romain Manni-Bucau <
> > >>> > > > >> rmannibu...@gmail.com
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> > wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >> > > Le dim. 29 oct. 2023 à 12:12, Tamás Cservenák <
> > >>> > > ta...@cservenak.net>
> > >>> > > > a
> > >>> > > > >> > > écrit :
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > Given that jar (spring boot fatjar) is once this once
> > >>> that,
> > >>> > you
> > >>> > > > >> refer
> > >>> > > > >> > to
> > >>> > > > >> > > it
> > >>> > > > >> > > > in deps as needed:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > in one module is fat:jar in other is fat:module, as
> > >>> needed.
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > You are the one explicitly telling what you want.
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > In my example (and spring boot is not the only one, wars
> > are
> > >>> > > another
> > >>> > > > >> > common
> > >>> > > > >> > > one, or any java command more generally) the two modules
> > >>> are a
> > >>> > > > single
> > >>> > > > >> > > one....and no doing two module would be worse than what
> we
> > >>> have
> > >>> > > > today.
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > Thanks
> > >>> > > > >> > > > T
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 8:42 AM Romain Manni-Bucau <
> > >>> > > > >> > > rmannibu...@gmail.com>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > Interesting but common case: a module dep is a
> module
> > in
> > >>> > > > >> compile/some
> > >>> > > > >> > > > tests
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > but not at runtime (spring boot fatjar).
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > Back to explicit config in plugins and drop new
> module
> > >>> type?
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > Le dim. 29 oct. 2023 à 07:46, Christoph Läubrich <
> > >>> > > > >> > m...@laeubi-soft.de>
> > >>> > > > >> > > a
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > écrit :
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >  > where properties are totally extensible,
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > And if now I could supply additional properties
> from
> > >>> the
> > >>> > > > >> xml-model
> > >>> > > > >> > > ...
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > Am 29.10.23 um 00:40 schrieb Tamás Cservenák:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > And finally this is hardly gonna happen in
> Maven 3
> > >>> > > lifespan,
> > >>> > > > >> as
> > >>> > > > >> > > sadly
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > ArtifactHandler of it is quite limited: has only
> > one
> > >>> > flag:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/maven-3.9.x/maven-artifact/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/handler/ArtifactHandler.java#L55
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > Sadly, Maven4 Type continued on this path, but
> > >>> luckily
> > >>> > we
> > >>> > > > are
> > >>> > > > >> in
> > >>> > > > >> > > > alpha,
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > and
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > will propose a PR to type that currently looks
> > like
> > >>> > this:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/api/maven-api-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/api/Type.java#L80
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > And would rework it to be more (if not same as)
> > the
> > >>> > > resolver
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > ArtifactType:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/blob/master/maven-resolver-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/artifact/ArtifactType.java#L63
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > where properties are totally extensible, for
> > example
> > >>> > "add
> > >>> > > to
> > >>> > > > >> > > > classpath"
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > is
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > really just one flag (added by ArifactType):
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://github.com/apache/maven-resolver/blob/master/maven-resolver-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/aether/artifact/ArtifactProperties.java#L58
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > So, ArtifactProperties could be extended with
> > >>> > > > >> > > > "constitutesModulePath",
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > "agent" and so on... To make this really
> > extensible.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > In maven3 the ArtifactHandler this makes it
> > >>> impossible.
> > >>> > > > There
> > >>> > > > >> is
> > >>> > > > >> > > > still
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > hope
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > in Maven 4
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > Thanks
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > T
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:32 AM Tamás
> Cservenák <
> > >>> > > > >> > > > ta...@cservenak.net>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> This would also mean, that if you have a
> > dependency
> > >>> > that
> > >>> > > is
> > >>> > > > >> > > already
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > JPMS
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> modularized (is java9+ and has module-info),
> > then:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> a) if you declare it as type="jar" it means you
> > >>> want to
> > >>> > > put
> > >>> > > > >> it
> > >>> > > > >> > on
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> classpath (use it as "plain old jar")
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> b) if you declare it as type="module" it means
> > you
> > >>> want
> > >>> > > it
> > >>> > > > on
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > modulepath
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> etc
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:30 AM Tamás
> Cservenák
> > <
> > >>> > > > >> > > > ta...@cservenak.net
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >> wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> Of course, the logic HOW and WHAT to make with
> > >>> these
> > >>> > > would
> > >>> > > > >> be
> > >>> > > > >> > > > needed
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > to
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> be added to javadoc, compiler and all the
> > plugins
> > >>> that
> > >>> > > > need
> > >>> > > > >> to
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > distinguish.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> But this would stop any need for any
> heuristic,
> > >>> > > guesswork,
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > smart-ness,
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> etc...
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> OTOH, if we introduce new packaging lifecycle
> > >>> "module"
> > >>> > > > (so a
> > >>> > > > >> > > > project
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > that
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> builds module would do
> > project/packaging=module),
> > >>> it
> > >>> > > could
> > >>> > > > >> > nicely
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > enforce
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> things like:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> - prevent non allowed packages
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> - enforce presence of module-info.class (maybe
> > >>> some
> > >>> > > light
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > verification)
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> - ensure project is Java9+ etc
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> Most of this was somewhat done in Takari
> > Lifecycle
> > >>> > (also
> > >>> > > > >> with
> > >>> > > > >> > > > custom
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> packaging like "takari-jar" was).
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> T
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:26 AM Tamás
> > Cservenák <
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > ta...@cservenak.net>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>> wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> So, basically this is what am proposing:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > https://gist.github.com/cstamas/76f262538b5a11f6ee23d6d8c86f10ec
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> Basically, Maven core (and hence plugins)
> could
> > >>> > > > distinguish
> > >>> > > > >> > > among
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> different "types" of dependencies (while
> would
> > >>> all
> > >>> > > still
> > >>> > > > be
> > >>> > > > >> > > plain
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > JARs).
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> So "jar" would be put on classpath, "module"
> on
> > >>> > module
> > >>> > > > >> path,
> > >>> > > > >> > > > "agent"
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> would got special treatment and so on.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> Point is to _differentiate_.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> T
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:21 AM Tamás
> > Cservenák
> > >>> <
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > ta...@cservenak.net
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>> wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> Unsure from where you get that, but is wrong
> > >>> > > conclusion.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> You can have dep1:jar, dep2:module,
> dep3:agent
> > >>> and
> > >>> > > all 3
> > >>> > > > >> MAY
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> (ArtifactHandler dependent, assuming "jar",
> > >>> "module"
> > >>> > > and
> > >>> > > > >> > > "agent"
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > artifact
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> handlers all return extension=jar) refer to
> > the
> > >>> same
> > >>> > > JAR
> > >>> > > > >> file
> > >>> > > > >> > > in
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > your local
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> repository.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> Type merely adds "semantics" WHAT is it
> about,
> > >>> HOW
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > > > make
> > >>> > > > >> > use
> > >>> > > > >> > > of
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > it.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> Please see
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > > >
> > >>> > > > >> > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > > > >>
> > >>> > > >
> > >>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >>>
> >
> https://maven.apache.org/repositories/artifacts.html#but-where-do-i-set-artifact-extension
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> Thanks
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> T
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 12:17 AM Martin
> > >>> > Desruisseaux <
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>> martin.desruisse...@geomatys.com> wrote:
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> Le 2023-10-28 à 22 h 54, Tamás Cservenák a
> > >>> écrit :
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>> I still see these just as new dependency
> > >>> types:
> > >>> > > > >> "module",
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > "agent",
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>> "doclet", and so on.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> Does "dependency type" means the <type>
> > element
> > >>> > > inside
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > <dependency>?
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> If
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> yes, then specifying a different type
> causes
> > >>> Maven
> > >>> > to
> > >>> > > > >> > > download a
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> different JAR, without changing the kind of
> > >>> path
> > >>> > > (class
> > >>> > > > >> path
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > versus
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> module path) where the JAR is put. The
> > proposed
> > >>> > > <usage>
> > >>> > > > >> > > element
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > (or
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> whatever equivalent alternatives) has the
> > >>> opposite
> > >>> > > > >> semantic:
> > >>> > > > >> > > it
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > does
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> not
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>> change the JAR to download, but put it on a
> > >>> > different
> > >>> > > > >> kind
> > >>> > > > >> > of
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > path.
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>       Martin
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >>> > > > >> > > > > >
> > >>> > > > >> >
> > >>> > >
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