* @return the artifact, which has been resolved.
* @throws MojoExecutionException
*/
protected Artifact getArtifact(String groupId, String artifactId, String version, String type, String classifier)
throws MojoExecutionException {
Artifact artifact;
VersionRange vr;
try {
vr = VersionRange.createFromVersionSpec(version);
} catch (InvalidVersionSpecificationException e) {
vr = VersionRange.createFromVersion(version);
}
if (StringUtils.isEmpty(classifier)) {
artifact = factory.createDependencyArtifact(groupId, artifactId, vr, type, null, Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE);
} else {
artifact = factory.createDependencyArtifact(groupId, artifactId, vr, type, classifier,
Artifact.SCOPE_COMPILE);
}
// This code kicks in when the version specifier is a range.
if (vr.getRecommendedVersion() == null) {
try {
List<ArtifactVersion> availVersions = metadataSource.retrieveAvailableVersions(artifact, local, remoteRepos);
ArtifactVersion resolvedVersion = vr.matchVersion(availVersions);
artifact.setVersion(resolvedVersion.toString());
} catch (ArtifactMetadataRetrievalException e) {
throw new MojoExecutionException("Unable to find version for artifact", e);
}
}