GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java

Read settings.xml to locate local repository

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#1,383 opened on May 4, 2020

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Description

RepositoryUtility.findLocalRepository should read settings.xml to locate local repository

http://maven.apache.org/settings.html#Simple_Values

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Research direction
Study the Maven settings.xml file format and understand how to parse it using Java XML libraries. Then, implement the method to read the local repository path from the settings.
Tech stack
java
Domain
build system
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
JavaMaven
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70