apache / apache/maven-assembly-plugin
Don't rev namespace with each release
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 110
- Forks
- 75
- Avg merge
- 12h 54m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 10
Description
### Affected version
HEAD and many previous versions
### Bug description
The current setup is creating new namespaces for each release. E.g.
```
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-2.2.0.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-component-2.2.0.xsd (for version 3.6.0 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-2.1.1.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-component-2.1.1.xsd (for version 3.4.0 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-2.1.0.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-component-2.1.0.xsd (for version 3.2 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-2.0.0.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-component-2.0.0.xsd (for version 3.0 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.3.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/component-1.1.3.xsd (for version 2.5.4 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.2.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/component-1.1.2.xsd (for version 2.2 and higher)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.1.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/component-1.1.1.xsd (for version 2.2-beta-4 - 2.2-beta-5)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/component-1.1.0.xsd (for version 2.2-beta-1 - 2.2-beta-3)
https://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.0.0.xsd, https://maven.apache.org/xsd/component-1.0.0.xsd (for version 2.1 and lower)
```
I don't think that's a complete list, just what we currently document. This is not the purpose or intent of XML namespaces. Namespaces are not versions, and this approach breaks a lot of XML processing chains based on XPath, XQuery, XInclude, JDOM and/or XSLT among many others. There should be a single namespace that doesn't change unless we really redo everything from scratch with a new vocabulary.
Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by tracing where the documented assembly and component XML namespaces are declared, then establish the compatibility requirements; the work is done when releases use one stable namespace without disrupting existing XML processing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100