[MNG-4383] Uninterpolated expressions should cause an error for dependency versions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.1, 3.0-alpha-2
• Fix Version/s: 3.0-alpha-3
• Component/s: Dependencies
• Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann
• Reporter: Paul Benedict
• Created: 28/Sep/09 23:21
• Updated: 07/Apr/15 19:22
• Resolved: 05/Oct/09 07:31

Description

I declared a dependency as such:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
    <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
    <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
</dependency>

But did not define the slf4j.version property. Obviously ${...} is an expression and if the expression is not resolved, why allow it? Here was the output:

 Downloading: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/slf4j/slf4j-api/${slf4j.version}/slf4j-api-${slf4j.version}.pom

In terms of usability, an obvious expression should be interpolated. If it cannot, it should be a runtime error.

Issue Links

• is related to: MNG-2391 improve validation of POM elements
• relates to: MNG-4405 Uninterpolated expressions should cause an error for plugin versions