Synchronize repository.yaml model with Forge's plugin installation model ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: FORGE-1031 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/FORGE-1031 Project: Forge Issue Type: Enhancement Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: Documentation Affects Versions: 1.3.3.Final Reporter: Lennart Jörelid Priority: Minor The repository.yaml file holds a Maven GAV to each Forge Plugin. However, Forge's resolution only retrieves the latest/HEAD revision of a particular Git Branch, ignoring the Maven GAV given in the repository.yaml. Thus, one *must* release SNAPSHOT plugin versions in order to be able to bugfix Forge plugins. This is quite contrary to a normal Maven release, where SNAPSHOT versions are not permitted (for example by the release plugin). So ... # Forge only uses HEAD of a branch to find a plugin source code revision # Repository.yaml indicates that a particular Maven GAV for a project should be used for the plugin # During resolution, Forge ignores the Maven GAV in repository.yaml # Maven releases are normally not permitted to contain SNAPSHOTs, but the two facts above *requires* Forge plugins to be Maven SNAPSHOTs. It seems that two different (and not particularly coherent) models are used to define Forge's resolution here.