Is there are way to install maven dependencies before maven attempts to resolve them?

Question

I have to unpack some dependencies from a remote location and install them locally.

I successfully get them (using the antrun plugin) and install them (using the ins

Answer 1

You can try the system scope in dependency and add systemPath:

    junit
    junit
    4.0
    system
    ${project.basedir}/lib/myhackedjunit-4.0.jar

The system scope is similar to provided except that you have to provide the JAR which contains it explicitly. The artifact is always available and is not looked up in a repository.

The systemPath is used only if the the dependency scope is system. The path must be absolute. Since it is assumed that system scope dependencies are installed a prior, Maven will not check the repositories for the project, but instead checks to ensure that the file exists.