ResolveArtifact.java

package demo;

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import org.sonatype.aether.RepositorySystem;
import org.sonatype.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
import org.sonatype.aether.artifact.Artifact;
import org.sonatype.aether.repository.RemoteRepository;
import org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactRequest;
import org.sonatype.aether.resolution.ArtifactResult;
import org.sonatype.aether.util.artifact.DefaultArtifact;

import demo.util.Booter;

/**
 * Resolves a single artifact.
 */
public class ResolveArtifact
{

    public static void main( String[] args )
        throws Exception
    {
        System.out.println( "------------------------------------------------------------" );
        System.out.println( ResolveArtifact.class.getSimpleName() );

        RepositorySystem system = Booter.newRepositorySystem();

        RepositorySystemSession session = Booter.newRepositorySystemSession( system );

        Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact( "org.sonatype.aether:aether-util:1.9" );

        RemoteRepository repo = Booter.newCentralRepository();

        ArtifactRequest artifactRequest = new ArtifactRequest();
        artifactRequest.setArtifact( artifact );
        artifactRequest.addRepository( repo );

        ArtifactResult artifactResult = system.resolveArtifact( session, artifactRequest );

        artifact = artifactResult.getArtifact();

        System.out.println( artifact + " resolved to  " + artifact.getFile() );
    }

}