2.3.3. Configure the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Maven Repository Using the Project POM

There are two approaches to direct Maven to use the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Maven Repository in your project:
  • You can modify the Maven settings.
  • You can configure the project's POM file.
This task shows you how to configure a specific project to use the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Maven Repository by adding repository information to the project pom.xml. This configuration method supercedes and overrides the global and user settings configurations.
This method of configuration is generally not recommended. If you decide to configure repositories in your project POM file, plan carefully and be aware that it can slow down your build and you may even end up with artifacts that are not from the expected repository. See Why Putting Repositories in your POMs is a Bad Idea for a complete explanation of the possible consequences of this approach.

Note

The URL of the repository will depend on where the repository is located; on the filesystem, or web server. For information on how to install the repository, see: Section 2.2.2, “Install the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 Maven Repository”. The following are examples for each of the installation options:
File System
file:///path/to/repo/jboss-eap-6.0.0-maven-repository
Apache Web Server
http://intranet.acme.com/jboss-eap-6.0.0-maven-repository/
Nexus Repository Manager
https://intranet.acme.com/nexus/content/repositories/jboss-eap-6.0.0-maven-repository
  1. Open your project's pom.xml file in a text editor.
  2. Add the following repository configuration. If there is already a <repositories> configuration in the file, then add the <repository> element to it. Be sure to change the <url> to the actual repository location. 
    <repositories>
   <repository>
      <id>jboss-eap-repository-group</id>
      <name>JBoss EAP Maven Repository</name>
      <url>file:///path/to/repo/jboss-eap-6.0.0-maven-repository/</url>
      <layout>default</layout>
      <releases>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
         <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
      </releases>
      <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
         <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
      </snapshots>
   </repository>
</repositories>
  3. Add the following plug-in repository configuration. If there is already a <pluginRepositories> configuration in the file, then add the <pluginRepository> element to it. 
    <pluginRepositories>
   <pluginRepository>
      <id>jboss-eap-repository-group</id>
      <name>JBoss EAP Maven Repository</name>
      <url>file:///path/to/repo/jboss-eap-6.0.0-maven-repository/</url>
      <releases>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
      </releases>
      <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
      </snapshots>
   </pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>