[jira] (ARCHETYPE-438) Remove support for specifying catalogs through direct URLs

["Anders Hammar (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

Anders Hammar created ARCHETYPE-438:
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             Summary: Remove support for specifying catalogs through direct URLs
                 Key: ARCHETYPE-438
                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/ARCHETYPE-438
             Project: Maven Archetype
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Generator
         Environment: n/a
            Reporter: Anders Hammar


It is currently possible to specify a archetype catalog through a file: or http: URL (via the archetypeCatalog param). This adds the possibility to go outside of the configured Maven infrastructure which causes problems and unpredicted side-effects.
I strongly argue that the plugin should work with the Maven settings and infrastructure in place and not allow for going outside of this. For example, in a setup where there is a Maven repo manager in place it should always be used and the user should not be allowed to side-step it through the support of the plugin. If an additional source should be used, it should be setup properly in the Maven configuration/infrastructure.
I also believe the current support is a legacy from the old days when the catalog at central was not complete, but one had to used additional catalogs in the Internet.

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