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] Konrad Windszus edited comment on MNG-7609 at 11/29/22 7:35 PM: ---------------------------------------------------------------- The descriptor is read in https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ExtensionDescriptorBuilder.java and evaluated in https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/c6ecff9923088d854d4621e17d602f1c70dda806/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/extension/internal/CoreExtensionEntry.java#L88 The exportedPackages format is used by Plexus Classworlds {{importFrom}}. was (Author: kwin): The descriptor is read in https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/ExtensionDescriptorBuilder.java and evaluated in https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/c6ecff9923088d854d4621e17d602f1c70dda806/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/extension/internal/CoreExtensionEntry.java#L88 > Clarify documentation of extension descriptor > --------------------------------------------- > > Key: MNG-7609 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-7609 > Project: Maven > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Core > Reporter: Konrad Windszus > Priority: Major > > The extension descriptor is documented in > https://maven.apache.org/ref/3-LATEST/maven-core/extension.html based on the > MDO file at > https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/maven-core/src/main/mdo/extension.mdo. > It is lacking important information such as > - how are subpackages and wildcards handled in {{exportedPackages}}? > - how can one export individual classes via {{exportedPackages}} (compare > with > https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/c6ecff9923088d854d4621e17d602f1c70dda806/maven-core/src/main/mdo/extension.mdo#L50) > - how are {{exportedPackages}} and {{exportedArtifacts}} related? Are they > just merged or are they combined in some other way? > The better extension descriptor documentation should finally be linked also > from > https://github.com/apache/maven/blob/master/maven-core/src/site/apt/core-extensions.apt.vm, > as well as from > https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-maven-classloading.html#API_Classloader > and https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-using-extensions.html -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.20.10#820010)
