Creating components from Apache Maven

Apache Maven is a build integration tool for Java™ projects.

Before you begin

Install an agent that has access to the Apache Maven repository.

Procedure

In HCL Launch, click Components, and then click Create Component.
In the Create Component window, specify a name and description for the component.
In the Teams fields, specify the access information for the new component.
To use a template for the new component, select a template from the Template list.
In this case, the component inherits source configuration, properties, and processes from the template. For information about templates, see Component templates.
In the Source Configuration Type list, select Maven.
Specify the following parameters for the component:
Repository URL
The URL of the Maven repository, for example:
```
https://MyMavenRepo.MyCompany.om/repository/
```
HTTP Proxy Host

The proxy host for the Maven repository.

HTTP Proxy Port

The proxy port for the Maven repository. You must supply the proxy port if you supply a proxy host.

HTTP Proxy Username

The user name for an account that can access the HTTP proxy.

HTTP Proxy Password

The password for an account that can access the HTTP proxy.

User

The user name for the Maven-credentialed user.

Password

The password for the Maven-credentialed user.

Group ID

The name of the groupID as defined in the Maven pom.xml file. The group ID identifies the project.

Artifact ID

Name of the artifactID as defined in the Maven pom.xml file. The artifact ID is the name of the unversioned JAR file.

Maven Qualifer

The optional qualifier is appended to the file name after the version number.

File Extension

The file extension for the file type to import.

Latest Build Count

The number of the builds to import. The default value is 1.

Version Name Pattern

The range of build versions to import. Versions are defined by regular expressions. For example, to import all 1.1.*, and 1.2.* versions, you might type (1.[0-9]+).*. A number of versions that is equal to the value in the Latest Build Count field is imported for each matching version.

Preserve Execute Permissions

For Linux™ and UNIX™ operating systems, select this check box to retain the execute permissions for each file.

Extensions of files to Convert
If text-type files must be converted into another character set, type the list of file extensions to be converted. Matching file types are converted into the default or system character set of the system where the agent is located. Separate list items with commas, for example:
```
txt,log,ini,sh
```
Import Versions Automatically

Select this check box to check for new versions periodically and to import new versions automatically. If you do not import versions automatically, you can import versions manually by clicking Components > selected component > Versions and then clicking Import New Versions.

Copy to CodeStation

This option, which is selected by default, creates tamper-protected copies of the artifacts and stores them in the embedded artifact management system, CodeStation. If the check box is cleared, only metadata about the artifacts is imported. In most cases, keep this check box selected. The default for this setting is in the system setting Components copy to CodeStation by default. For more information, see Server settings.

Default Version Type

Specify how to import versions into CodeStation:

Full

Each version is comprehensive and contains all artifacts.

Incremental

Each version contains a subset of artifacts.

Use the system's default version import agent/tag

If this parameter is selected, the agent or tag that you specified on the System Settings page is used to import component artifacts. Agents must have access to the system where the artifacts are located. For more information, see Server settings.

Import new component versions using a single agent

If this parameter is selected, use the Agent for Version Imports field to identify the agent that is used to import artifacts into the component. The agent must have access to the system where the artifacts are located. To import artifacts from where the server is located, install an agent in the same location and specify that agent.

Import new component versions using any agent with the specified tag

If this parameter is selected, use the Agent Tag for Version Imports field to identify the tag that is used to select agents to import artifacts into the component. All tagged agents must have access to the system where the artifacts are located.

Use Default Artifact Cleanup Settings

To apply the component version cleanup settings that are specified on the System Settings page, select the Use Default Artifact Cleanup Settings check box. If this check box is cleared, you must specify how long to keep component versions. For more information about cleaning up component versions, see Cleaning up component versions.

Run Process after a Version is Created

To automatically run a process after versions are imported, select this check box, and then specify an application process and an environment for the process. The process runs only when the version is imported automatically, not when you import versions manually. Similarly, the process does not run when you create versions with the REST API or the udclient command. If the automatic version import finds multiple versions, the process runs only once.
Click Save.

Results

The new component is listed on the Components page. The Versions tab shows the available versions of the component. If you selected the Import Versions Automatically check box, versions are displayed automatically. Otherwise, click Import New Versions to show the available versions. Depending on the number and size of the artifacts, it might take time before the versions are displayed. To see the artifacts in the component, click a component version.

What to do next

Create processes for the component. See Creating component processes.