[jira] Commented: (MRM-964) Method isVersion() for validating an uploaded artifact version is open to criticism

["Justin Rennell (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

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Justin Rennell commented on MRM-964:
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This is an issue for using archiva to create an internal copy of outside dependencies as well. For instance I am unable to upload an artifact with the version "beta1.SP1" which is the version of the artifact from another repo.

I would be in favor of removing version validation entirely, or perhaps making it a warning instead of an error. That way if a version fails validation, then the user is prompted to accept the version as-is, change it, or cancel the upload entirely.

> Method isVersion() for validating an uploaded artifact version is open to criticism
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: MRM-964
>                 URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRM-964
>             Project: Archiva
>          Issue Type: Wish
>          Components: web application
>    Affects Versions: 1.1.2
>         Environment: Client: Windows XP SP3, Firefox 3.0.3
> Server: Linux Red Hat AS 4.0
>            Reporter: Vincent Thévenin
>            Priority: Critical
>             Fix For: 1.x
>
>
> When uploading an artifact, a validation is made against the 'version' field.
> The validation occurs in file $SRC/archiva-modules/archiva-base/archiva-common/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/archiva/common/utils/VersionUtil.java.
> I think such a validation algorithm can be discussed, as it does not let the user free to use its own versioning system. Actually, Maven itself does not seem to restrict the string pattern for the version of an artifact (even if the version ranging may not work), so why restricting it at Archiva level?
> There are cases where you cannot comply with imposed validation method, and where the change of the version system is not permitted for various reasons. The result is you cannot install the artifact using Archiva.

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