If we're breaking the API, it should be a new major version.

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 10:11 AM Benjamin Marwell <bmarw...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> +1 for dropping. Make it a new minor Version. We may want to add a
> migration strategy. But then, if there's not even a hit on GitHub... Just
> go with it. We do have a well working mailing list.
>
>
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2023, 10:56 Olivier Lamy, <ol...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > not sure how useful this feature is...
> > I would say just drop it...
> > quick search on github cannot find usage of it...
> >
> > https://github.com/search?q=%3CrunOnlyAtExecutionRoot%3E+language%3A%22Maven+POM%22&type=code&l=Maven+POM
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 at 00:44, Tamás Cservenák <ta...@cservenak.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > I would like to share (and possibly exchange) some recollections about
> > the
> > > m-remote-resource-p.
> > >
> > > For start, there is an ongoing PR to drop all the accumulated legacy
> > stuff:
> > > https://github.com/apache/maven-remote-resources-plugin/pull/26
> > >
> > > But what caught my eye are these lines:
> > >
> > https://github.com/apache/maven-remote-resources-plugin/blame/e7cc40df2f5ee99cde90d1dc7308df719f1c1963/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/resources/remote/ProcessRemoteResourcesMojo.java#L134-L138
> > >
> > > In short, what this plugin does is (should be) nearly trivial: collect
> > > project, project dependencies, resolve some resource bundles, apply
> > > Velocity templates, done.
> > >
> > > BUT, due to the comment and removal of `requiresDependencyResolution`
> > this
> > > plugin does what Maven should be doing: resolves/collects and builds
> > > transitive deps. And I feel this is wrong.
> > >
> > > As you see in comment, the REASON of removal (and hence bloating the Mojo
> > > with all-the-stuff-that-Maven-should-do) was to implement
> > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MRRESOURCES-41 that again looks
> > like
> > > some 'wish" issue, with idea "to mimic the assembly plugin's
> > > runOnlyAtExecutionRoot flag". Also, to me this "smells" like aggregation
> > > without aggregator (and resolution without Maven) -- so just a WTH moment
> > > one after another.
> > >
> > > I find this wrong, as it sacrifices simplicity and reusability (plugin
> > must
> > > do what Maven already does for plugin, if asked for), and it resulted in
> > > this plugin to become bloat, and later totally neglected and full of
> > > booby-traps.
> > >
> > > So, my proposal is like in PR:
> > >
> > > 1. return this Mojo switch `requiresDependencyResolution=TEST` and let
> > Mojo
> > > filter as it needs. This is already done in PR and big chunk of code is
> > > gone, all tests except the one IT that tests the runOnlyAtExecutionRoot
> > > passes OK.
> > > 2. above implies we drop runOnlyAtExecutionRoot, everything else remains,
> > > BUT
> > > 3. introduce new mojo aggregate-process (as in PR), that really does what
> > > it says: will collect all DEPENDENCIES in BULK at parent level. There
> > > are two shortcomings (as seen in IT_RunOnlyAtExecutionRoot source): it is
> > > IN BULK, and for this to work, a goal is needed that will produce
> > > inter-project dependencies, otherwise build fails.
> > >
> > > With these changes all passes OK and IMO the plugin itself became much
> > > simpler and easier to understand.
> > >
> > > In short, if you have any idea, I am listening!
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > T
> >
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Elliotte Rusty Harold
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