[ARCHETYPE-161] RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource don't allow to download arbitrary urls

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0-alpha-3
• Fix Version/s: 2.0-alpha-4
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Eugene Kuleshov
• Created: 17/Apr/08 16:34
• Updated: 12/Jun/08 16:09
• Resolved: 12/Jun/08 16:09

Description

org.apache.maven.archetype.Archetype class has the following JavaDoc:

    /**
     * Gives the catalog of archetypes located at the given url.
     * if the url doesn't define a catalog, then 'archetype-catalog.xml' is appended to it for search.
     * @param url the catalog url or base url containing the catalog file.
     * @return the catalog.
     */
    ArchetypeCatalog getRemoteCatalog( String url );

However implementation of the org.apache.maven.archetype.source.RemoteCatalogArchetypeDataSource.getArchetypeCatalog(..) method does not respect above contract and always assume that url is pointing to some folder that contains archetype-catalog.xml file.

This is very confusing and also prevent to publish multiple archetype catalogs in the same folder.