[jira] [Created] (ARCHETYPE-572) Archetype Repository not set early enough

["Thomas Repnik (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Thomas Repnik created ARCHETYPE-572:
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             Summary: Archetype Repository not set early enough
                 Key: ARCHETYPE-572
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARCHETYPE-572
             Project: Maven Archetype
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Plugin
    Affects Versions: 3.1.1, 3.1.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.0
            Reporter: Thomas Repnik


As of archetype 3.0 it is not possible anymore to specify the repository via the command line (with {{_-DarchetypeRepository_}}). But there is an option with specifiying a special "archetype" repository in settings.xml.

After migrating from 2.4 to 3.x we found out that the whole archetype process takes minutes instead of seconds! The reason for that is, that 3.x always tries to download the whole archetype-catalog.xml from our public repository.

It seems the following Code in archetype 3.x is buggy:
{code:java}
//FILE: DefaultArchetypeSelector.java:selectArchetype:67
if ( definition.isDefined() && StringUtils.isNotEmpty( request.getArchetypeRepository() ) )
{
     //There is no way this lines ever get called
     getLogger().info( "Archetype defined by properties" );
     return;
}

//This method call is very expensive. It can take minutes.
Map<String, List<Archetype>> archetypes = getArchetypesByCatalog( request.getProjectBuildingRequest(), catalogs );
...
{code}
_request.getArchetypeRepository()_ is always NULL, because in archetype 3.x the property was removed and the archetype repository (in settings.xml) will be set much later.

Therefore the expensive lookup _getArchetypesByCatalog_ can not be prevented.

Due to this archetype 3.x is unusable now because every usage will take minutes in our case.



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