[jira] [Created] (MNG-6310) settings.xml allow proxy activation by expression

["Brett Randall (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Brett Randall created MNG-6310:
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             Summary: settings.xml allow proxy activation by expression
                 Key: MNG-6310
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6310
             Project: Maven
          Issue Type: New Feature
          Components: Bootstrap & Build
    Affects Versions: 3.5.2
            Reporter: Brett Randall
            Priority: Minor


Currently it appears that {{settings.xml}} proxies can only be activated via a boolean {{active}} element, which does not appear to be evaluated, so you cannot use a property (e.g. set by a profile), nor a system or environment property.

This comes up a lot on discussions from developers trying to automate whether Maven's proxies are enabled or not, based on a system or environment property etc.

Possible solutions:

* Change the model for (generate) {{Proxy.active}} allowing an expression to then be evaluated.
* Copy {{profiles}} approach and add an {{<activation>>}} element, but this requires a settings schema rev.



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