[rules-dev] IMPORTANT: droolsjbpm-parent is dead, long live kie-parent-metadata and kie-parent-with-dependencies

Hi guys, *Please read this, especially the bold parts.* We've created user-facing boms: drools-bom, jbpm-bom, optaplanner-bom, guvnor-bom and kie-bom. This way, users can do: <dependencyManagement> <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.drools</groupId> <artifactId>drools-bom</artifactId> <type>pom</type> <version>6.0.0.Final</version> <scope>import</scope> </dependency> </dependencies> </dependencyManagement> ... <dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>org.drools</groupId> <artifactId>drools-compiler</artifactId><!-- No version needed :) --> <dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.drools</groupId> <artifactId>drools-decisiontables</artifactId><!-- No version needed :) --> <dependency> </dependencies> *1) When you create a new module in any kie repository (for example jbpm-foo), instead of adding an entry in droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap, now add an entry in the appropriate bom file. *- The bom files are in the git repo droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap. - The new module's groupId determines its bom file: -- groupId org.kie => kie-bom -- groupId org.drools => drools-bom -- groupId org.optaplanner => optaplanner-bom -- groupId org.jbpm => jbpm-bom -- groupId org.guvnor => guvnor-bom - Normally you 'll add 2-3 entries: normal, classifier sources and classifier test-jar For example: modules in drools-bom: https://github.com/droolsjbpm/droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap/blob/master/droo... *2) When you add a new external dependency (for example richfaces-core) or update/delete an existing one,** **instead of changing droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap,** **now change the pom file **kie-parent-with-dependencies* - the bom files do not extend kie-parent-with-dependencies, but kie-parent-with-dependencies imports the bom files - kie-parent-with-dependencies is in a subdirectory of git repository droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap https://github.com/droolsjbpm/droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap/blob/master/kie-... - kie-parent-with-dependencies holds a properties list of all versions and the dependencyManagement section -- Note: the ongoing platform bom work will affect this, but I 'll explain that in a new mail when it's done. - All new repo's root poms should extend kie-parent-with-dependencies (NOT kie-parent-metadata) *- Reminder (long time standing rule): No poms except for kie-parent-with-dependencies should mention versions of dependencies* -- Some modules violate this and might run into issues during productization when their dependency versions don't align with the rest. *3) When you add/change/delete a build plugin or any other metadata (anything except dependencies),** ****instead of changing droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap,** ****now change the pom file **kie-parent-metadata* - the bom files do extends kie-parent-metadata. - kie-parent-with-dependencies extends kie-parent-metadata - so effectively everything extends kie-parent-metadata - kie-parent-metadata is in the root of git repository droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap https://github.com/droolsjbpm/droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap/blob/master/pom.xml Questions, suggestions, feedback: let me know. The repo droolsjbpm-build-bootstrap's restructure is now finished - feel free to make changes there again.