apache / apache/maven-dependency-plugin

properties goal to generate properties that contain directly the version (not the path)

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Description

### New feature, improvement proposal

Use case: I basically want to produce properties that contain the computed version of a transitive dependency.

Unfortunately the generated properties only contain the path, so it could generate as well something like:
`${dependencyVersion.groupId:artifactId:type:[classifier]}` or any other format

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Research direction

Start by locating the dependency-plugin goal that generates properties and tracing how transitive dependency paths are currently written. Review its existing tests, then define coverage for properties containing a computed dependency version in the requested coordinate format. Done means the goal produces the version-based property without regressing path-based properties.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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