[BUILDR-131] allow metadata in artifact definition

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.3.2
• Fix Version/s: 1.3.3
• Component/s: Dependency management
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ittay Dror
• Created: 13/Aug/08 12:38
• Updated: 17/Oct/08 15:30
• Resolved: 25/Sep/08 21:21

Description

Buildr allows to define artifacts as string ('group:id:type:version'), but also as a hash. The benefit I can see in using a hash is that it allows adding keys that are used by plugins when appropriate (metadata). However, Buildr always sanitizes the hash, so all metadata is lost