Re: [aether-users] Creating metadata for local installation

[Benjamin Bentmann <bentmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dennis Reedy wrote:

> Okay, looks like I am indeed missing the use of a MetadataGeneratorFactory. What is an implementation of the MetadataGeneratorFactory so I can get an instance of it and use it? And, once I get it what do I do with it?

You didn't describe how you boot Aether so I cannot make concrete 
suggestions. When using Plexus/Sisu, it should be as simple has having 
the maven-aether-provider on the class path. When using the 
ServiceLocator approach, you should look into using 
org.apache.maven.repository.internal.DefaultServiceLocator.

Once the MetadataGeneratorFactories are registered with the 
DefaultInstaller/-Deployer, they get called by those components during 
install/deploy requests. I.e. a client of Aether is not expected to call 
them manually, they are extension points/hooks that get called 
automatically to contribute the desired metadata.


Benjamin