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versions:display-dependency-updates

Full name:

org.codehaus.mojo:versions-maven-plugin:2.18.0:display-dependency-updates

Description:

Displays all dependencies that have newer versions available. It will also display dependencies which are used by a plugin or defined in the plugin within a pluginManagement.

Attributes:

  • Requires a Maven project to be executed.
  • The goal is thread-safe and supports parallel builds.
  • Since version: 1.0-alpha-1.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
<allowIncrementalUpdates> boolean 2.5

Whether to allow the incremental version number to be changed.

Note: false also implies allowMajorUpdates and allowMinorUpdates to be false


Default: true
User Property: allowIncrementalUpdates
<allowMajorUpdates> boolean 2.5 Whether to allow the major version number to be changed.
Default: true
User Property: allowMajorUpdates
<allowMinorUpdates> boolean 2.5

Whether to allow the minor version number to be changed.

Note: false also implies allowMajorUpdates to be false


Default: true
User Property: allowMinorUpdates
<allowSnapshots> boolean 1.0-alpha-1 Whether to allow snapshots when searching for the latest version of an artifact.
Default: false
User Property: allowSnapshots
<changeRecorderFormat> String 2.11 The format used to record changes. If "none" is specified, no changes are recorded.
Default: none
User Property: changeRecorderFormat
<changeRecorderOutputFile> File 2.11 The output file used to record changes.
Default: ${project.build.directory}/versions-changes.xml
User Property: changeRecorderOutputFile
<dependencyExcludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Do not take the specified input dependencies into account.

Note: even if a version is specified, it will refer to the input dependency version. To filter output versions, please use ruleSet or ignoredVersions.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcaNote:rd "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:provided,*:*:*:*:*:system"


User Property: dependencyExcludes
<dependencyIncludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Only take the specified input dependencies into account.

Note: even if a version is specified, it will refer to the input dependency version. To filter output versions, please use ruleSet or ignoredVersions.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:compile"


Default: *
User Property: dependencyIncludes
<dependencyManagementExcludes> List<String> 2.12.0 Exclude these artifacts from consideration.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:provided,*:*:*:*:*:system"


User Property: dependencyManagementExcludes
<dependencyManagementIncludes> List<String> 2.12.0 Only take these artifacts into consideration.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:compile"


Default: *
User Property: dependencyManagementIncludes
<generateBackupPoms> boolean 1.0-alpha-3 Controls whether a backup pom should be created.
Default: true
User Property: generateBackupPoms
<ignoredVersions> Set<String> 2.13.0

Allows specifying ignored versions directly as an alternative to providing the ruleSet parameter; mainly created for -D property usage.

Example: "1\.0\.1,.+-M.,.*-SNAPSHOT"

Currently, this parameter will override the defined ruleSet


User Property: maven.version.ignore
<logOutput> boolean 2.2 Controls whether the display output is logged to the console.
Default: true
User Property: versions.logOutput
<outputEncoding> String 2.2 The character encoding to use when writing to outputFile.
Default: ${project.reporting.outputEncoding}
User Property: outputEncoding
<outputFile> File 2.2 If specified then the display output will be sent to the specified file.
User Property: versions.outputFile
<outputLineWidth> int 2.10.0 Line width which should be used to format the padding of the version info list output.
Default: 80
User Property: versions.outputLineWidth
<pluginDependencyExcludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Exclude these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"


User Property: pluginDependencyExcludes
<pluginDependencyIncludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Only take these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"


Default: *
User Property: pluginDependencyIncludes
<pluginManagementDependencyExcludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Exclude these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"


User Property: pluginManagementDependencyExcludes
<pluginManagementDependencyIncludes> List<String> 2.12.0

Only take these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"


Default: *
User Property: pluginManagementDependencyIncludes
<processDependencies> boolean 1.2 Whether to process the dependencies section of the project.
Default: true
User Property: processDependencies
<processDependencyManagement> boolean 1.2 Whether to process the dependencyManagement section of the project.
Default: true
User Property: processDependencyManagement
<processDependencyManagementTransitive> boolean 2.11 Whether to process the dependencyManagement part transitive or not. In case of <type>pom</type>and <scope>import</scope> this means by default to report also the imported dependencies. If processTransitive is set to false the report will only show updates of the imported pom it self.
Default: true
User Property: processDependencyManagementTransitive
<processPluginDependencies> boolean 2.5 Whether to process the dependencies sections of plugins.
Default: true
User Property: processPluginDependencies
<processPluginDependenciesInPluginManagement> boolean 2.5 Whether to process the dependencies sections of plugins which are defined in pluginManagement.
Default: true
User Property: processPluginDependenciesInPluginManagement
<ruleSet> RuleSet 2.13.0

Allows specifying the org.codehaus.mojo.versions.model.RuleSet object describing rules on artifact versions to ignore when considering updates.


See also: Using the ruleSet element in the POM
<rulesUri> String 1.0-alpha-3 URI of a ruleSet file containing the rules that control how to compare version numbers. The URI could be either a Wagon URI or a classpath URI (e.g. classpath:///package/sub/package/rules.xml).
User Property: maven.version.rules
<serverId> String 1.0-alpha-3 settings.xml's server id for the URL. This is used when wagon needs extra authentication information.
Default: serverId
User Property: maven.version.rules.serverId
<verbose> boolean 2.1 Whether to show additional information such as dependencies that do not need updating. Defaults to false.
Default: false
User Property: verbose

Parameter Details

<allowIncrementalUpdates>

Whether to allow the incremental version number to be changed.

Note: false also implies allowMajorUpdates and allowMinorUpdates to be false

  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: allowIncrementalUpdates
  • Default: true

<allowMajorUpdates>

Whether to allow the major version number to be changed.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: allowMajorUpdates
  • Default: true

<allowMinorUpdates>

Whether to allow the minor version number to be changed.

Note: false also implies allowMajorUpdates to be false

  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: allowMinorUpdates
  • Default: true

<allowSnapshots>

Whether to allow snapshots when searching for the latest version of an artifact.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: allowSnapshots
  • Default: false

<changeRecorderFormat>

The format used to record changes. If "none" is specified, no changes are recorded.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.11
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changeRecorderFormat
  • Default: none

<changeRecorderOutputFile>

The output file used to record changes.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.11
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changeRecorderOutputFile
  • Default: ${project.build.directory}/versions-changes.xml

<dependencyExcludes>

Do not take the specified input dependencies into account.

Note: even if a version is specified, it will refer to the input dependency version. To filter output versions, please use ruleSet or ignoredVersions.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcaNote:rd "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:provided,*:*:*:*:*:system"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: dependencyExcludes

<dependencyIncludes>

Only take the specified input dependencies into account.

Note: even if a version is specified, it will refer to the input dependency version. To filter output versions, please use ruleSet or ignoredVersions.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:compile"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: dependencyIncludes
  • Default: *

<dependencyManagementExcludes>

Exclude these artifacts from consideration.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:provided,*:*:*:*:*:system"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: dependencyManagementExcludes

<dependencyManagementIncludes>

Only take these artifacts into consideration.

Comma-separated list of extended GAV patterns.

Extended GAV: groupId:artifactId:version:type:classifier:scope

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,*:*:*:*:*:compile"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: dependencyManagementIncludes
  • Default: *

<generateBackupPoms>

Controls whether a backup pom should be created.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • User Property: generateBackupPoms
  • Default: true

<ignoredVersions>

Allows specifying ignored versions directly as an alternative to providing the ruleSet parameter; mainly created for -D property usage.

Example: "1\.0\.1,.+-M.,.*-SNAPSHOT"

Currently, this parameter will override the defined ruleSet

  • Type: java.util.Set<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.13.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.version.ignore

<logOutput>

Controls whether the display output is logged to the console.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: versions.logOutput
  • Default: true

<outputEncoding>

The character encoding to use when writing to outputFile.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: outputEncoding
  • Default: ${project.reporting.outputEncoding}

<outputFile>

If specified then the display output will be sent to the specified file.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: versions.outputFile

<outputLineWidth>

Line width which should be used to format the padding of the version info list output.
  • Type: int
  • Since: 2.10.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: versions.outputLineWidth
  • Default: 80

<pluginDependencyExcludes>

Exclude these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: pluginDependencyExcludes

<pluginDependencyIncludes>

Only take these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: pluginDependencyIncludes
  • Default: *

<pluginManagementDependencyExcludes>

Exclude these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: pluginManagementDependencyExcludes

<pluginManagementDependencyIncludes>

Only take these artifacts into consideration:
Comma-separated list of groupId:[artifactId[:version]] patterns

The wildcard "*" can be used as the only, first, last or both characters in each token. The version token does support version ranges.

Example: "mygroup:artifact:*,othergroup:*,anothergroup"

  • Type: java.util.List<java.lang.String>
  • Since: 2.12.0
  • Required: No
  • User Property: pluginManagementDependencyIncludes
  • Default: *

<processDependencies>

Whether to process the dependencies section of the project.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 1.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: processDependencies
  • Default: true

<processDependencyManagement>

Whether to process the dependencyManagement section of the project.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 1.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: processDependencyManagement
  • Default: true

<processDependencyManagementTransitive>

Whether to process the dependencyManagement part transitive or not. In case of <type>pom</type>and <scope>import</scope> this means by default to report also the imported dependencies. If processTransitive is set to false the report will only show updates of the imported pom it self.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.11
  • Required: No
  • User Property: processDependencyManagementTransitive
  • Default: true

<processPluginDependencies>

Whether to process the dependencies sections of plugins.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: processPluginDependencies
  • Default: true

<processPluginDependenciesInPluginManagement>

Whether to process the dependencies sections of plugins which are defined in pluginManagement.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.5
  • Required: No
  • User Property: processPluginDependenciesInPluginManagement
  • Default: true

<ruleSet>

Allows specifying the org.codehaus.mojo.versions.model.RuleSet object describing rules on artifact versions to ignore when considering updates.


See also: Using the ruleSet element in the POM
  • Type: org.codehaus.mojo.versions.model.RuleSet
  • Since: 2.13.0
  • Required: No

<rulesUri>

URI of a ruleSet file containing the rules that control how to compare version numbers. The URI could be either a Wagon URI or a classpath URI (e.g. classpath:///package/sub/package/rules.xml).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.version.rules

<serverId>

settings.xml's server id for the URL. This is used when wagon needs extra authentication information.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 1.0-alpha-3
  • Required: No
  • User Property: maven.version.rules.serverId
  • Default: serverId

<verbose>

Whether to show additional information such as dependencies that do not need updating. Defaults to false.
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: verbose
  • Default: false