How to simply download a JAR using Maven?

Question

How do I download JAR during a build in Maven script?

Answer 1

Use the below code snip

result = subprocess.check_output('mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.8:get \
                                     -DgroupId=%s \
                                     -DartifactId=%s \
                                     -Dversion=%s \
                                     -Dtransitive=false \
                                     -DremoteRepositories={repos_string} \
                                     -Dpackaging=jar \
                                     -DoutputDirectory=%s' % (group_id,
                                                              artifact_id,
                                                              version_name,
                                                              des_path), shell=True)
    logger.info("success download jar: %s" % each_version)
except Exception as e:
    logger.error("Error in download jar : %s" % str(e))