Maven Core – Default Artifact Handlers Reference

Default Artifact Handlers Reference

Artifact handlers (see API) define for each dependency type information on the artifact (classifier, extension, language) and how to manage it as dependency (add to classpath, include dependencies).

Some artifact handlers are configured by default in META-INF/plexus/artifact-handlers.xml:

type	classifier	extension	packaging	language	added to classpath	includesDependencies
`pom`		= type	= type	none
`jar`		= type	= type	java	`true`
`test-jar`	`tests`	`jar`	`jar`	java	`true`
`maven-plugin`		`jar`	= type	java	`true`
`ejb`		`jar`	= type	java	`true`
`ejb-client`	`client`	`jar`	`ejb`	java	`true`
`war`		= type	= type	java		`true`
`ear`		= type	= type	java		`true`
`rar`		= type	= type	java		`true`
`java-source`	`sources`	`jar`	= type	java
`javadoc`	`javadoc`	`jar`	= type	java	`true`