Custom plugin with dependencies

[jason peck <pe...@gmail.com>]

Apologies in advance if this is obvious.

Let's say I create a custom plugin. The plugin has a
<dependency></dependency>. When I use the custom plugin in another
project's pom file, do I need to also specify the <dependency></dependency>
in the project's pom file? Is there anyway to automatically include that
dependency so the user of the plugin doesn't have to do so themselves, or
is that bad practice?

Thanks!
J

Re: Custom plugin with dependencies

[Anthony Whitford <an...@whitford.com>]

Plugins have their own dependencies that pertain to the execution of the plugin goals.  When you declare a plugin to use in your project, you don’t need to mention its dependencies — the Plugin’s POM does that.


> On Sep 17, 2019, at 2:26 PM, jason peck <pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Apologies in advance if this is obvious.
> 
> Let's say I create a custom plugin. The plugin has a
> <dependency></dependency>. When I use the custom plugin in another
> project's pom file, do I need to also specify the <dependency></dependency>
> in the project's pom file? Is there anyway to automatically include that
> dependency so the user of the plugin doesn't have to do so themselves, or
> is that bad practice?
> 
> Thanks!
> J


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