Maven: Where did it come from?

Just a small note.

So, I started using StringUtils in my code. It's from the apache.commons.lang3 package.

Then I noticed that I am not actually using this dependency in my pom.

So I'm using a transitive dependency, which is basically a bad habit, as this transitive dependency can suddenly change.

So I need to find which transitive dependency it is, and add it to my local pom, just to be sure.

The Maven dependency in question is:

org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4

A little research and it turns out mvn dependency:tree is very nice.

You get something like:

So, as it turns out commons-lang3 is a transitive dependency of info.blii.wiki:bliki-core:jar:3.1.0

Well, that's a relief, that is.

References

StackOverflow - In Maven 2, how do I know from which dependency comes a transitive dependency?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34144/in-maven-2-how-do-i-know-from-which-dependency-comes-a-transitive-dependency

Finding out where your class comes from

Sometimes it happens that we're stuck in ClassPath hell. Which means that there's two conflicting dependencies, both putting the same class (but different!) on the classpath, and it's random which one will be first.

There's a way to find out.

References

GitHub - my Gists

https://gist.github.com/maartenl/00663f1d1dbaf4dd0792e864a9074e65

Bower

Wow. On the website for bower¹, they mention the following quote:

“ ...psst! While Bower is maintained, we recommend yarn and webpack for new front-end projects!”^{2 3}

Damn, it's hard to keep up with the advancements in Front-end Land!

References

[1] Bower - A package manager for the web

https://bower.io/

Yarn - Fast, reliable, and secure dependency management.

https://yarnpkg.com/en/

webpack MODULE BUNDLER

https://webpack.github.io/