Overview (Maven API)

Maven API
Package	Description
org.netbeans.api.maven
org.netbeans.api.maven.archetype	Describe an `archetype`, describe `project` to be created and invoke `operations` on them.

MavenArchetypeAPI
provides miscellaneous APIs related to operations provided by maven-archetype-plugin. See package description for more details.

What is New (see all changes)?

May 13 '21 Allow declarative action registrations

Actions and Project Configurations can be contributed to a Maven project declaratively, using the Layer XML. See MavenActions for spec and examples.
Jul 17 '14 Created the public Maven Archetype api

Public API for creating New Project wizards based on the maven-archetype-plugin.

Use Cases

Start exploring use-cases related to Maven archetypes at the ArchetypeWizards class.

Exported Interfaces

This table lists all of the module exported APIs with defined stability classifications. It is generated based on answers to questions about the architecture of the module. Read them all...

Group of java interfaces

Interface Name

In/Out

Stability

Specified in What Document?

MavenArchetypeAPI

Exported

Stable

provides miscellaneous APIs related to operations provided by maven-archetype-plugin. See package description for more details.

Group of layer interfaces

Interface Name

In/Out

Stability

Specified in What Document?

MavenArchetypes

Exported

Official

"Projects/org-netbeans-modules-maven/Archetypes" folder contains fileobjects that represent archetypes. The archetypes are defined by the following file attributes:

groupId	mandatory
artifactId	mandatory
version	mandatory
repository	optional	url of the archetype's repository
nameBundleKey	optional	key in bundle file that holds localized name
descriptionBundleKey	optional	key in bundle file that holds localized description

Implementation Details

Where are the sources for the module?

The sources for the module are in the Apache Git repositories or in the GitHub repositories.

What do other modules need to do to declare a dependency on this one, in addition to or instead of a plain module dependency?

No special requirements here.

Read more about the implementation in the answers to architecture questions.

Maven APIStable