mojohaus / mojohaus/exec-maven-plugin
Hability to execute java ('exec:java') without requiring a maven project, and allow dependency resolution
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- Java
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Description
exec:java currently needs a maven project (pom.xml) to load the project dependencies in order to find the main class (and its dependencies). It would be nice to run a exec:java without this requirement, so the goal could resolve dependencies passed by command line arguments and run the main method (also passed by command line argument).
exec:java goal could be altered, or a new goal (say, exec:anyjava) could be created so the impact on exec:java would be minimum. Also, a mechanism similar to dependency:get would be needed to resolve the dependencies that are passed by command line.
I have some working code that I'll send in a PR soon.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the exec:java goal and the linked Maven dependency:get mechanism. Determine how a goal can run without pom.xml while resolving command-line dependencies and accepting the main method as an argument; done means a standalone invocation can execute the requested Java program and its dependencies without unnecessarily changing existing exec:java behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100