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JakartaEE Maven Versioning Rules
Maven and OSGi packaging, naming, and versioning rules
- Version 12 - 2/25/2020
- Bill Shannon
- Version 13 - 2/25/2020
- Replace JPMS note with link to EE10 conventions.
NOTE: The JPMS can be found in the Platform project JPMS_Naming_Rules page: https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jakartaee-platform/wiki/JPMS_Naming_Rules
This note describes our general rules for choosing Maven, OSGi,
and jar file manifest names and version numbers for implementation
artifacts related to Jakarta EE standard technologies. Not all Jakarta EE
standards will produce all artifacts described here, but if they do
they should use the approach described here. These are the rules
that the EE4J implementation should follow; other compatible
implementations will use different names.
A given technology will commonly produce two artifacts:
- an API jar file
The API jar file typically includes only the spec-defined
classes/interfaces/etc. that define the API, that is,
usually just the javax.* class files. The purpose of the
API jar file is *only* to allow programs to be compiled
against the API without the risk of depending on non-API
classes. The API jar file is *not* intended to be used
at runtime (although in some cases it may be), and it is
*not* intended to be a portable implementation of the API
classes that can be used by others to derive their own
implementation of the specification (although in some cases
it will be).
An extreme example of an API jar file is the "jakartaee.jar"
file that we produce, which contains *no* code at all for
any of the classes, and is not a valid class file for use
at runtime. It is suitable only for reference by the compiler.
Most other API jar files will not take this extreme approach.
We require API jar files to be published to the Maven
central repository. To that end, the API jar file must be
accompanied by two additional jar files:
The API javadoc jar
This is a jar file containing the generated documentation for
the spec. The index.html file of the javadoc tree must be at
the top level of this jar file.
The API source jar
For debugging purposes, this is the source from which the API
jar file was compiled. It need not be compilable on its own.
- an implementation jar file
If the specification defines a standalone version of the
technology, the implementation jar file will be such a
standalone implementation of the specification, and will meet
all the compatibility requirements of the specification. The
implementation jar file typically includes all the classes from
the API jar file, plus whatever implementation classes are needed
to produce a complete runtime.
In some cases the implementation jar file might contain only
the implementation artifacts, and depend on the API jar file
for the API definitions, although this is discouraged for
standalone implementations.
Not all specifications will define a standalone version, and
even when they do a standalone version following the
recommendations described here might not be available.
For example, while the Servlet spec allows for a standalone
implementation, we do not produce a standalone Servlet
implementation packaged as a single jar file. There might
still be a standalone Servlet implementation, e.g., composed
of multiple jar files, but we don't define naming or packaging
for that here.
- Naming
To illustrate the general approach, we'll use three existing technologies:
- Jakarta Connectors, a technology only available as a part of GlassFish
- Jakarta Server Faces, a technology closely associated with GlassFish,
but available independently
- Jakarta Mail, a technology included with GlassFish, but widely used
independently
The general approach is described using the following "variables":
API_PACKAGE - the primary Java package defining the API, with "javax"
replaced by "jakarta"
IMPL_NAMESPACE - the primary Java package or namespace used by
the implementation of the API, or with which the
implementation of the API is associated
STANDALONE_IMPL - a boolean indicating whether a standalone implementation
is available; if false, no implementation jar file is
defined
Given these variables, the following names should be used:
API jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${API_PACKAGE}-api
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${API_PACKAGE}:${API_PACKAGE}-api
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
API javadoc jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api-javadoc.jar
API source jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api-sources.jar
Implementation jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}.${API_PACKAGE}
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}:${API_PACKAGE}
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
These names are appropriate for the EE4J implementation of a
specification. Other compatible implementations should create an
implementation jar file named ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}.${API_PACKAGE}.jar.
Other compatible implementations should not produce an API jar file.
The jar file names above are the names that should be used for jar files
that are made available in a download bundle, such as a zip file
distribution for the technology. Note that, when building with Maven,
the jar file names will include the version number, as described in
the following section.
Note that the above would produce both an API jar and an implementation
jar with the same jar Extension-Name. In the case where an implementation
jar file depends on the API jar file (rather than including the API
definitions), the API jar file should *not* have an Extension-Name header.
Note that even though the API jar file is not usable at runtime, it
should have OSGi metadata to allow it to be used by development tools
that understand OSGi bundles.
Applying these rules to our three examples, we get:
Jakarta Connectors:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.resource
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=false
API jar file: jakarta.resource-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.resource-api
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.resource:jakarta.resource-api
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.resource
API javadoc jar file: jakarta.resource-api-javadoc.jar
API source jar file: jakarta.resource-api-sources.jar
Jakarta Server Faces:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.faces
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
API jar file: jakarta.faces-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.faces-api
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.faces:jakarta.faces-api
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
API javadoc jar file: jakarta.faces-api-javadoc.jar
API source jar file: jakarta.faces-api-sources.jar
Implementation jar file: jakarta.faces.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: org.glassfish.jakarta.faces
Maven group ID, artifact ID: org.glassfish:jakarta.faces
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
Jakarta Mail:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.mail
IMPL_NAMESPACE=com.sun.mail
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
API jar file: jakarta.mail-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.mail-api
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
API javadoc jar file: jakarta.mail-api-javadoc.jar
API source jar file: jakarta.mail-api-sources.jar
Implementation jar file: jakarta.mail.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sun.mail.jakarta.mail
Maven group ID, artifact ID: com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
For technologies that are closely associated with GlassFish,
the org.glassfish name should be used as IMPL_NAMESPACE.
For technologies that are more independent of GlassFish, a
name should be chosen based on the Java packages used for
the implementation, or the web site hosting the project.
- Version numbers
In addition to names, we also need to specify version numbers for
each of the artifacts produced. The version numbers of the API
are specified through the Jakarta EE Specification Process.
Two common approaches are used for the version numbers of the
implementation:
1. The implementation version tracks the API version, using a
"dot-dot" version number to distinguish versions of the implementation
that all implement the same API version. This approach is most
often used when the implementation is primarily intended to be only
a compatible implementation of the given technology.
2. The implementation version number is completely independent of the
API version number. This approach is most often used when the
implementation has a purpose different from, or larger than, being
just a compatible implementation of a specification. For example,
the GlassFish version number is independent of the version numbers
of any specification implemented by GlassFish.
A version number is a Dewey-decimal number of two or three components,
either <major>.<minor> or <major>.<minor>.<micro>.
We define the following additional variables:
SPEC_VERSION - version number of the specification,
always of the form <major>.<minor>
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION - version number of the API classes, derived from
SPEC_VERSION by adding a required micro version
number
IMPL_VERSION - version number of the implementation
Having a separate SPEC_VERSION and SPEC_IMPL_VERSION allows the API
definition classes to be updated (e.g., to fix spec or implementation
bugs) in cases where the corresponding spec has not changed. In case
#1 above, SPEC_IMPL_VERSION and IMPL_VERSION will have the same value.
In case #2 above, SPEC_IMPL_VERSION will need to be maintained and
updated separately from IMPL_VERSION.
Adding the version number information to our general rules, we get:
API jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${API_PACKAGE}-api
OSGi bundle specversion: ${SPEC_VERSION}
OSGi Bundle-Version: ${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${API_PACKAGE}:${API_PACKAGE}-api
Maven version: ${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}
Maven API jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api-${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}.jar
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
jar Specification-Version: ${SPEC_VERSION}
jar Implementation-Version: ${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}
Implementation jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}.${API_PACKAGE}
OSGi bundle specversion: ${SPEC_VERSION}
OSGi Bundle-Version: ${IMPL_VERSION}
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}:${API_PACKAGE}
Maven version: ${IMPL_VERSION}
Maven impl jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-${IMPL_VERSION}.jar
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
jar Specification-Version: ${SPEC_VERSION}
jar Implementation-Version: ${IMPL_VERSION}
For technologies that are closely associated with GlassFish, and
especially for technologies that are built with the main GlassFish
repository, the version number of the implementation should track
the version number of GlassFish.
Applying the above rules to our examples gives:
Jakarta Connectors:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.resource
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=false
SPEC_VERSION=1.6
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION=1.6.0
API jar file: jakarta.resource-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.resource-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.0
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.resource:jakarta.resource-api
Maven version: 1.6.0
Maven API jar file: jakarta.resource-api-1.6.0.jar
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.resource
jar Specification-Version: 1.6
jar Implementation-Version: 1.6.0
Jakarta Server Faces:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.faces
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
SPEC_VERSION=2.3
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION=2.3.0
IMPL_VERSION=2.3.0
API jar file: jakarta.faces-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.faces-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 2.3
OSGi Bundle-Version: 2.3.0
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.faces:jakarta.faces-api
Maven version: 2.3.0
Maven API jar file: jakarta.faces-api-2.3.0.jar
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
jar Specification-Version: 2.3
jar Implementation-Version: 2.3.0
Implementation jar file: jakarta.faces.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: org.glassfish.jakarta.faces
OSGi bundle specversion: 2.3
OSGi Bundle-Version: 2.3.0
Maven group ID, artifact ID: org.glassfish:jakarta.faces
Maven version: 2.3.0
Maven imp jar file: jakarta.faces-2.3.0.jar
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
jar Specification-Version: 2.3
jar Implementation-Version: 2.3.0
Jakarta Mail:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.mail
IMPL_NAMESPACE=com.sun.mail
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
SPEC_VERSION=1.6
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION=1.6.3
IMPL_VERSION=1.6.3
API jar file: jakarta.mail-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.mail-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.3
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api
Maven version: 1.6.3
Maven API jar file: jakarta.mail-api-1.6.3.jar
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
jar Specification-Version: 1.6
jar Implementation-Version: 1.6.3
Implementation jar file: jakarta.mail.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sun.mail.jakarta.mail
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.3
Maven group ID, artifact ID: com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail
Maven version: 1.6.3
Maven imp jar file: jakarta.mail-1.6.3.jar
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
jar Specification-Version: 1.6
jar Implementation-Version: 1.6.3
Note that the Maven API jar file name contains the *implementation*
version number. This allows the API definitions to be updated, e.g.,
to fix bugs, even though the API *specification* hasn't changed.
- Version numbers for non-final specifications
While a Jakarta EE standard specification is under development, we need to
be able to publish artifacts corresponding to the non-final specification.
Maven version rules define a version number with a modifier as being
"less then", or older than a version number without a modifier. This allows
us to use modifiers for these intermediate versions without confusion with
the final version number. Ideally, the modifiers would correspond to the
Jakarta EE stages, but since modifiers sort lexicographically this won't work.
Unfortunately, this makes it difficult to determine (e.g.) which artifact
corresponds to which interim draft version of the specification.
Unfortunately, OSGi defines modifiers as being "greater than" the base
version number, as does the jar extension spec. This prevents us from
using modifiers in the same way as we would with Maven. Instead, we
adopt a convention that a "micro" version number of "99" means a
non-final version of the following version number.
For consistency with Maven version processing, the use of the following version
modifiers is strongly suggested for non-final specifications and associated
artifacts:
Builds -Bn (this one will be used in the examples below)
Milestones -Mn
Release Candidates -RCn
Some variables to define the new version numbers:
SPEC_BUILD - the number of a particular build of the API jar file,
e.g., "01", "02", etc.
IMPL_BUILD - the number of a particular build of the
implementation jar file, e.g., "01", "02", etc.
SPEC_VERSION - version number of the last final specification,
always of the form <major>.<minor>
IMPL_VERSION - version number of the previous final implementation
OSGI_IMPL_VERSION - IMPL_VERSION truncated to <major>.<minor>
NEW_SPEC_VERSION - the version number of the specification under
development
NEW_IMPL_VERSION - the version number of the implementation that
will be used when the implementation is final
This gives us the general rules for versioning a non-final artifact:
API jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${API_PACKAGE}-api
OSGi bundle specversion: ${SPEC_VERSION}.99.B${SPEC_BUILD}
OSGi Bundle-Version: ${SPEC_VERSION}.99.B${SPEC_BUILD}
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${API_PACKAGE}:${API_PACKAGE}-api
Maven version: ${NEW_SPEC_VERSION}-B${SPEC_BUILD}
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
jar Specification-Version: ${SPEC_VERSION}.99.${SPEC_BUILD}
jar Implementation-Version: ${NEW_SPEC_VERSION}-B${SPEC_BUILD}
Implementation jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}.${API_PACKAGE}
OSGi bundle specversion: ${SPEC_VERSION}.99.B${SPEC_BUILD}
OSGi Bundle-Version: ${OSGI_IMPL_VERSION}.99.B${IMPL_BUILD}
Maven group ID, artifact ID: ${IMPL_NAMESPACE}:${API_PACKAGE}
Maven version: ${NEW_IMPL_VERSION}-B${IMPL_BUILD}
jar Extension-Name: ${API_PACKAGE}
jar Specification-Version: ${SPEC_VERSION}.99.${SPEC_BUILD}
jar Implementation-Version: ${NEW_IMPL_VERSION}-B${IMPL_BUILD}
Let's apply these rules to our examples:
Jakarta Connectors:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.resource
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=false
SPEC_BUILD=01
SPEC_VERSION=1.6
NEW_SPEC_VERSION=2.0 (making this up)
API jar file: jakarta.resource-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.resource-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6.99.B01
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.99.B01
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.resource:jakarta.resource-api
Maven version: 2.0.0-B01
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.resource
jar Specification-Version: 1.6.99.01
jar Implementation-Version: 2.0.0-B01
Jakarta Server Faces:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.faces
IMPL_NAMESPACE=org.glassfish
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
SPEC_VERSION=2.3
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION=2.3.2
IMPL_VERSION=2.3.2
OSGI_IMPL_VERSION=2.3
NEW_SPEC_VERSION=2.4
SPEC_BUILD=01
NEW_IMPL_VERSION=2.4.0
IMPL_BUILD=01
API jar file: jakarta.faces-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.faces-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 2.3.99.B01
OSGi Bundle-Version: 2.3.99.B01
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.faces:jakarta.faces-api
Maven version: 2.4.0-B01
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
jar Specification-Version: 2.3.99.01
jar Implementation-Version: 2.4.0-B01
Implementation jar file: jakarta.faces.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: org.glassfish.jakarta.faces
OSGi bundle specversion: 2.3.99.B01
OSGi Bundle-Version: 2.3.99.B01
Maven group ID, artifact ID: org.glassfish:jakarta.faces
Maven version: 2.4.0-B01
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.faces
jar Specification-Version: 2.3.99.01
jar Implementation-Version: 2.4.0-B01
Jakarta Mail:
API_PACKAGE=jakarta.mail
IMPL_NAMESPACE=com.sun.mail
STANDALONE_IMPL=true
SPEC_VERSION=1.6
SPEC_IMPL_VERSION=1.6.4
IMPL_VERSION=1.6.4
OSGI_IMPL_VERSION=1.6
NEW_SPEC_VERSION=1.7
SPEC_BUILD=01
NEW_IMPL_VERSION=1.7.0
IMPL_BUILD=01
API jar file: jakarta.mail-api.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: jakarta.mail-api
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6.99.B01
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.99.B01
Maven group ID, artifact ID: jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api
Maven version: 1.7.0-B01
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
jar Specification-Version: 1.6.99.01
jar Implementation-Version: 1.7.0-B01
Implementation jar file: jakarta.mail.jar
OSGi Bundle-SymbolicName: com.sun.mail.jakarta.mail
OSGi bundle specversion: 1.6.99.B01
OSGi Bundle-Version: 1.6.99.B01
Maven group ID, artifact ID: com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail
Maven version: 1.7.0-B01
jar Extension-Name: jakarta.mail
jar Specification-Version: 1.6.99.01
jar Implementation-Version: 1.7.0-B01
- Dependencies
If the API definition of a given technology depends on the API of
another technology, the API jar file should represent that dependency.
Likewise, if the implementation of a given technology depends on the
API or implementation of another technology, the implementation jar
file should represent that dependency. The dependency should be
represented using each of the relevant module technologies:
-- Maven dependencies
Maven dependencies should be represented in the pom.xml file for
the artifact that has the dependency. API jar files should only
have dependencies on other API jar file artifacts. Implementation
jar files should generally have dependencies on other implementation
jar file artifacts. Note that such implementation dependencies
might include artifacts not defined by a JCP specification, such
as Apache Commons modules.
Because versions of Jakarta EE specifications are generally maintained
to be upwards compatible, a dependency on an API jar artifact should
include a version reference that specifies the minimum version of
the dependent technology, as defined by the specification, with no
maximum version number, e.g., "[1.6,)".
On the other hand, implementations often depend intimately on the
implementation details of dependent implementations. The version
reference of a dependent implementation might be very specific or
open-ended.
-- OSGi dependencies
We strongly recommend the use of the OSGi Import-Package header to
specify dependencies. The version references should be as described
above for Maven.
ISSUE: We hope to provide more detailed recommendations for OSGi
versioning in the future.
-- jar extension dependencies
The manifest of the API and implementation jar files should be used to
specify dependencies on other extensions, using the extension names
defined by this document. The mechanism is defined by this document:
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/extensions/
Note that specification version references always use a "greater than
or equal to" comparison. An API jar should use only Specification-Version
references. An implementation jar might also use Implementation-Vendor-Id
and Implementation-Version references.
While not defined here, we recommend that jar file manifests also include
the following attributes: Specification-Vendor, Implementation-Vendor,
and Implementation-Vendor-Id.
In addition to using the jar extension manifest headers to specify
dependencies, the jar Class-Path header should be used. The simple
names of the dependent jar files (using the names specified by this
document) should be included in the Class-Path header. The Class-Path
header of an API jar file should only include other API jar files.
The Class-Path header of an implementation jar file might include
other implementation jar files.
- Non-standalone implementations
For technologies that don't define a standalone implementation
(e.g., Jakarta Connectors), or for which no standalone implementation
is produced (e.g., Jakarta Servlets), we don't define the naming,
packaging, or versioning of the implementation artifacts. In
general, we would expect the implementation to follow the conventions
of the larger project or product in which it is embedded. For
example, the Jakarta Connectors and Jakarta Servlet implementation
artifacts follow the conventions used by other implementation
artifacts that are part of GlassFish.
- Source code jar files
When licensing allows, we recommend that source code jar files be
published to the Maven repository using the Maven convention of:
Maven API jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-api-${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}-sources.jar
Maven impl jar file: ${API_PACKAGE}-${IMPL_VERSION}-sources.jar
- Special considerations for GlassFish
For technologies that are included in the GlassFish repository,
it is sometimes necessary to separate the API definitions from
the API implementation, e.g., in order to avoid circular dependencies
between modules. In such cases, separate API and implementation jar
files may be generated and delivered with GlassFish. These artifacts
are not intended to be reused outside of GlassFish, and may have
artifact names and version numbers that are specific to GlassFish.
If a standalone version of these technologies is also made available,
it should follow the rules described in this document. It might be
necessary to repackage the artifacts to do so.
- Transition
Many of our existing artifacts are not following the guidelines above.
Switching to these guidelines may disrupt users of current products
and thus doing so should be done carefully and with sufficient notification
to users.
For example, if version 1.6.2 of the Jakarta Mail implementation was
previously available at http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/javax/mail,
and version 1.6.3 is published at http://repo2.maven.org/maven2/jakarta/mail,
users may not notice that a new version is available, or may not be
able to find it easily.
The Maven relocation feature described at
http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-relocation.html
may be used to redirect users to the new location for the artifacts.
- Maven hints
If a Maven build is set up to produce an implementation jar file as
defined above (that includes both the API classes and the
implementation classes), an API jar file can be produced using a
pom.xml of the following form:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<parent>
<groupId>${IMPL_NAMESPACE}</groupId>
<artifactId>all</artifactId>
<version>${IMPL_VERSION}</version>
</parent>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>${API_PACKAGE}</groupId>
<artifactId>${API_PACKAGE}-api</artifactId>
<version>${SPEC_IMPL_VERSION}</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>${API_PACKAGE} API jar</name>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>unpack</id>
<phase>process-sources</phase>
<goals>
<goal>unpack</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<artifactItems>
<artifactItem>
<groupId>${API_PACKAGE}</groupId>
<artifactId>${API_PACKAGE}-api</artifactId>
<version>${$IMPL_VERSION}</version>
</artifactItem>
</artifactItems>
<outputDirectory>
${project.build.outputDirectory}
</outputDirectory>
<includes>
javax/**,
META-INF/*
</includes>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<archive>
<manifestFile>
${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
</manifestFile>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
Requirements for publishing to maven central may be found at
<https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Central+Sync+Requirements>.
ISSUE: Need Maven example for relocation