Plexus :: Component Metadata (Maven Plugin) (deprecated)

Plugin Documentation

Goals available for this plugin:

Goal	Description
plexus-component-metadata:generate-metadata	Generates a Plexus `components.xml` component descriptor file from source (javadoc) or class annotations and manually crafted descriptor files.
plexus-component-metadata:generate-test-metadata	Generates a Plexus `components.xml` component descriptor file from test source (javadoc) or test class annotations and manually crafted descriptor files.
plexus-component-metadata:help	Display help information on plexus-component-metadata. Call `mvn plexus-component-metadata:help -Ddetail=true -Dgoal=<goal-name>` to display parameter details.
plexus-component-metadata:merge-metadata	Merges a set of Plexus descriptors into one descriptor file.

System Requirements

The following specifies the minimum requirements to run this Maven plugin:

Maven	2.0
JDK	8

Usage

You should specify the version in your project's plugin configuration:

<project>
  ...
  <build>
    <!-- To define the plugin version in your parent POM -->
    <pluginManagement>
      <plugins>
        <plugin>
          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
          <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
          <version>2.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </plugin>
        ...
      </plugins>
    </pluginManagement>
    <!-- To use the plugin goals in your POM or parent POM -->
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
        <artifactId>plexus-component-metadata</artifactId>
      </plugin>
      ...
    </plugins>
  </build>
  ...
</project>

For more information, see "Guide to Configuring Plug-ins"