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-
- -----
- Update Properties
- -----
- Stephen Connolly
- ------
- 2009-03-27
- ------
-
-Update Properties
-
- This goal is useful when you define dependency versions using properties. For example if you have a suite of projects
- and you want to ensure that you use the same version of each dependency in the suite, you might have a dependency
- section that looks like this:
-
----
+title: Update Properties
+author: Stephen Connolly
+date: 2009-03-27
+
+
+
+# Update Properties
+
+This goal is useful when you define dependency versions using properties. For example if you have a suite of projects
+and you want to ensure that you use the same version of each dependency in the suite, you might have a dependency
+section that looks like this:
+
+```xml
...
@@ -55,15 +51,15 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- The aim being to allow updating the version of all the suite components in one go. The versions-maven-plugin can help
- you to automate these updates.
+The aim being to allow updating the version of all the suite components in one go. The versions-maven-plugin can help
+you to automate these updates.
- By default, the versions-maven-plugin will look at the dependencies in your POM. If any dependencies declare a version
- which depends on evaluating a single property that is defined in the POM, for example:
+By default, the versions-maven-plugin will look at the dependencies in your POM. If any dependencies declare a version
+which depends on evaluating a single property that is defined in the POM, for example:
----
+```xml
com.foo.bar
@@ -91,16 +87,16 @@ Update Properties
manchu-core
[1.0.0,${manchu.version}]
----
+```
- If multiple dependencies use the property to define the version, then the all dependencies will be used to determine
- what versions are available (and consequently what version to update the property to). The version chosen in such
- cases must be available for all associated dependencies.
+If multiple dependencies use the property to define the version, then the all dependencies will be used to determine
+what versions are available (and consequently what version to update the property to). The version chosen in such
+cases must be available for all associated dependencies.
- The automatic detection can be assisted by adding a version-maven-plugin configuration section to the POM,
- for example if we add the following to the POM:
+The automatic detection can be assisted by adding a version-maven-plugin configuration section to the POM,
+for example if we add the following to the POM:
----
+```xml
...
@@ -137,16 +133,16 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- Then executing the <<>> goal will update the <<>> property to the latest common
- version of both manchu-core and manchu-wibble available to you (i.e. based on your local repository and all
- currently active remote repositories).
+Then executing the `update-properties` goal will update the `manchu.version` property to the latest common
+version of both manchu-core and manchu-wibble available to you (i.e. based on your local repository and all
+currently active remote repositories).
- If you want to restrict updates to within a specific range, for example, suppose we only want the 1.5 stream of
- manchu:
+If you want to restrict updates to within a specific range, for example, suppose we only want the 1.5 stream of
+manchu:
----
+```xml
...
@@ -178,11 +174,11 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- Additionally, if you want to disable the automatic detection of properties set the autoLinkItemDependencies to false
+Additionally, if you want to disable the automatic detection of properties set the autoLinkItemDependencies to false
----
+```xml
...
@@ -214,13 +210,13 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- By default, the reactor will also be searched to see if it can satisfy the property's associated dependencies.
- If you want to disable the preference given to the reactor (i.e. stop the reactor version always winning)
+By default, the reactor will also be searched to see if it can satisfy the property's associated dependencies.
+If you want to disable the preference given to the reactor (i.e. stop the reactor version always winning)
----
+```xml
...
@@ -252,11 +248,11 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- If you want to disable the searching the reactor at all:
+If you want to disable the searching the reactor at all:
----
+```xml
...
@@ -288,12 +284,12 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- The allowSnapshots property and configuration option allow the inclusion of snapshots, if you want to ensure that
- snapshots are never resolved,
+The allowSnapshots property and configuration option allow the inclusion of snapshots, if you want to ensure that
+snapshots are *never* resolved,
----
+```xml
...
@@ -327,22 +323,22 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
-* Restricting the properties to be updated using includes / excludes
+## Restricting the properties to be updated using includes / excludes
- The <> and <>> parameters follow the format <<>>.
- Use a comma separated separated list to specify multiple includes. Wildcards (*) can also be used to match
- multiple values.
+The **includes** and **excludes` parameters follow the format `groupId:artifactId:type:classifier`.
+Use a comma separated separated list to specify multiple includes. Wildcards (*) can also be used to match
+multiple values.
- This example will match anything with the groupId "org.codehaus.plexus" and anything with the groupId and
- artifactId matching "junit".
+This example will match anything with the groupId "org.codehaus.plexus" and anything with the groupId and
+artifactId matching "junit".
- Only properties that map to artifacts that are allowed by the inclusion and exclusion patterns will be updated.
+Only properties that map to artifacts that are allowed by the inclusion and exclusion patterns will be updated.
- With a project that looks like this:
+With a project that looks like this:
----
+```xml
...
@@ -375,29 +371,21 @@ Update Properties
...
----
+```
- To update the property for only the "com.foo.bar" dependencies, you can run:
+To update the property for only the "com.foo.bar" dependencies, you can run:
-+---+
+```shell
mvn versions:update-properties -Dincludes=com.foo.bar:*
-+---+
+```
- Would result in the property for the manchu.version being updated, but not the blarg.version property.
+Would result in the property for the manchu.version being updated, but not the blarg.version property.
- In the above example, you could achieve the same result using:
+In the above example, you could achieve the same result using:
-+---+
+```shell
mvn versions:update-properties -Dexcludes=org.blarg:*
-+---+
-
- If a property is used by artifacts that are not allowed by the set of specified <> and <> then the property
- will not be updated.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
+```
+If a property is used by artifacts that are not allowed by the set of specified **includes** and **excludes** then the property
+will not be updated.