org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.resolver.conflict
Class NewestConflictResolver

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.resolver.conflict.NewestConflictResolver

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConflictResolver

@Component(role=ConflictResolver.class,
           hint="newest")
public class NewestConflictResolver
extends java.lang.Object
implements ConflictResolver

Resolves conflicting artifacts by always selecting the newest declaration. Newest is defined as the declaration whose version is greater according to ArtifactVersion.compareTo.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: NewestConflictResolver.java 958295 2010-06-26 23:16:18Z hboutemy $

Author:

Mark Hobson

See Also:

Comparable.compareTo(Object)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.maven.repository.legacy.resolver.conflict.ConflictResolver

ROLE

Constructor Summary

NewestConflictResolver()

Method Summary

ResolutionNode

resolveConflict(ResolutionNode node1, ResolutionNode node2) Determines which of the specified versions of an artifact to use when there are conflicting declarations.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NewestConflictResolver

public NewestConflictResolver()

Method Detail

resolveConflict

public ResolutionNode resolveConflict(ResolutionNode node1,
                                      ResolutionNode node2)

Description copied from interface: ConflictResolver

Determines which of the specified versions of an artifact to use when there are conflicting declarations.

Specified by:

resolveConflict in interface ConflictResolver

Parameters:

node1 - the first artifact declaration

node2 - the second artifact declaration

Returns:

the artifact declaration to use: node1; node2; or nullif this conflict cannot be resolved