[GitHub] [maven-javadoc-plugin] bmarwell commented on a change in pull request #67: [MJAVADOC-619] Maven Javadoc bottom claims copyright for future years

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bmarwell commented on a change in pull request #67:
URL: https://github.com/apache/maven-javadoc-plugin/pull/67#discussion_r624539285



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File path: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/AbstractJavadocMojo.java
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@@ -2954,8 +2959,18 @@ private void populateCompileArtifactMap( Map<String, Artifact> compileArtifactMa
      */
     private String getBottomText()
     {
-        int currentYear = Calendar.getInstance().get( Calendar.YEAR );
-        String year = String.valueOf( currentYear );
+        final String year;
+        String buildTime = project.getProperties().getProperty( "project.build.outputTimestamp" );
+        if ( buildTime != null )
+        {
+            year = String.valueOf( DateTimeFormatter.ISO_DATE_TIME.parse( buildTime ).get( ChronoField.YEAR ) );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            getLog().debug( "Missing property project.build.outputTimestamp, using current year instead" );

Review comment:
       "missing" sounds like a warning. Maybe instead use "property xyz is not set, using..."?




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