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Remove redundant explicit dependency and plugin versions

Recipe IDorg.openrewrite.maven.RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions
Artifactorg.openrewrite:rewrite-maven

Remove explicitly-specified dependency/plugin versions when a parent POM's dependencyManagement/pluginManagement specifies the version.

Single recipeOpenRewriteApache License Version 2.0
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Options

5 parameters
5 optional
ParameterExampleTypeRequired
artifactPatternguava*StringOptional
Artifact glob expression pattern used to match dependencies that should be managed.Artifact is the second part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
exceptcom.jcraft:jschListOptional
Accepts a list of GAVs. Dependencies matching a GAV will be ignored by this recipe. GAV versions are ignored if provided.
groupPatterncom.google.*StringOptional
Group glob expression pattern used to match dependencies that should be managed.Group is the first part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION.
onlyIfManagedVersionIsComparatorOptional
Only remove the explicit version if the managed version has the specified comparative relationship to the explicit version. For example, gte will only remove the explicit version if the managed version is the same or newer. Default eq.
onlyIfVersionsMatchBooleanOptional
Deprecated; use onlyIfManagedVersionIs instead. Only remove the explicit version if it exactly matches the managed dependency version. When false explicit versions will be removed if they are older than or equal to the managed dependency version. Default true.

Examples

xml
ParameterValue
groupPatternnull
artifactPatternnull
onlyIfVersionsMatchnull
onlyIfManagedVersionIsnull
Before
<project>
<groupId>org.example</groupId>
<artifactId>parent</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
<version>30.0-jre</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
<version>30.0-jre</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>
After
<project>
<groupId>org.example</groupId>
<artifactId>parent</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
<version>30.0-jre</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
<artifactId>guava</artifactId>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>

Usage

Run this recipe

This recipe has no required configuration options. Users of Moderne can run it via the Moderne CLI.

You will need to have configured the Moderne CLI on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell
mod run . --recipe RemoveRedundantDependencyVersions

If the recipe is not available locally, then you can install it using:

mod config recipes jar install org.openrewrite:rewrite-maven:8.85.6

Data tables

Source files that had results
org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

ColumnDescription
Source path before the runThe source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changesIn a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time savingAn estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
CycleThe recipe cycle in which the change was made.
Source files that had search results
org.openrewrite.table.SearchResults

Search results that were found during the recipe run.

ColumnDescription
Source path of search result before the runThe source path of the file with the search result markers present.
Source path of search result after run the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
ResultThe trimmed printed tree of the LST element that the marker is attached to.
DescriptionThe content of the description of the marker.
Recipe that added the search markerThe specific recipe that added the Search marker.
Source files that errored on a recipe
org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileErrors

The details of all errors produced by a recipe run.

ColumnDescription
Source pathThe file that failed to parse.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Stack traceThe stack trace of the failure.
Recipe performance
org.openrewrite.table.RecipeRunStats

Statistics used in analyzing the performance of recipes.

ColumnDescription
The recipeThe recipe whose stats are being measured both individually and cumulatively.
Source file countThe number of source files the recipe ran over.
Source file changed countThe number of source files which were changed in the recipe run. Includes files created, deleted, and edited.
Cumulative scanning time (ns)The total time spent across the scanning phase of this recipe.
Max scanning time (ns)The max time scanning any one source file.
Cumulative edit time (ns)The total time spent across the editing phase of this recipe.
Max edit time (ns)The max time editing any one source file.