How to search the Maven coordinates – pom.xml dependency?
If you want to include a library dependency in “pom.xml” file, you have to define the “Maven coordinate”
<!-- MySQL database driver -->
<dependency>
<groupId>mysql</groupId>
<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
<version>5.1.9</version>
</dependency>
However, one of the annoying problem of this is you do not know what’s the Maven coordinate details – group id, artifactId and etc. Many Java developers just browse the Maven central repository and search for it. If the dependency library is package in a deep folder structure, you may have problem in digging work.
Maven coordinates workaround
Here’s a dirty workaround it – Google site search Maven repository. The Google search function is powerful enough to find the Maven’s coordinate for you.
Let say, you want to know the “logback” Maven’s coordinates , you can search it in Google with search text
logback site:http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/
Google will return the result.
http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/ch/qos/logback/
I really hope Maven can provide a search function in the Maven repository in future.
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gtko take my thanks too, this was really needed info for me too ……..
For example, navigate to http://search.maven.org/ and enter in the search box, g:”commons-dbcp” AND a:”commons-dbcp”. You can then click the pom link and get the info you need.
Use the search mechanism here – http://mvnrepository.com/
For instance, in the search bar
1) Type Log4j
This displays links to “Apache Log4j” and “SLF4J LOG4J-12 Binding”
2) Click on the Apache Log4j link and select the version you want.
This will display the coordinates for Mave, Ivy, Gradle, etc.
Thank you for providing such helpful information
http://search.maven.org
I think this site is the search provided by maven.