The Plugin Plugin is used to create a Maven plugin descriptor for any Mojo's found in the source tree,
to include in the JAR. It is also used to generate Xdoc files for the Mojos as well as for updating the
plugin registry, the artifact metadata and a generic help goal.
| Categories | Maven Plugins |
|---|---|
| Tags | pluginbuildbuild-systemmavenapache |
| Organization | Apache Software Foundation |
| HomePage | http://maven.apache.org/maven2/plugins/maven-plugin-plugin 🔍 Inspect URL |
| Date | Nov 26, 2021 |
| Files | pom (8 KB) maven-plugin (15 KB) View All |
| Repositories | JBoss Repo |
| Ranking | #550294 in MvnRepository (See Top Artifacts) #4905 in Maven Plugins |
Note: this artifact is located at JBoss Repo repository (https://repository.jboss.org/)
Compile Dependencies (20)
Runtime Dependencies (4)
| Category/License | Group / Artifact | Version | Updates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JVM Languages LGPL |  | bsh » bsh | 1.3.0 | ✔ |
Apache 2.0 |  | org.apache.maven » maven-plugin-tools-beanshell | 2.0-beta-3 | 3.15.2 |
Apache 2.0 | | org.apache.maven » maven-plugin-tools-java | 2.0-beta-3 | 3.15.2 |
| Java Compiler/Parser Apache 2.0 |  | qdox » qdox | 1.5 | 2.2.0 |
Test Dependencies (1)
Developers
| Name | Dev Id | Roles | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Siveton | vincent.siveton<at>gmail.com | vsiveton | Java Developer |
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