Alternatives for naming automatic modules, and a proposal (#AutomaticModuleNames)

[Stephen Colebourne]

Maven Enforcer Plugin
http://maven.apache.org/enforcer/enforcer-rules/banTransitiveDependencies.html
Checks for lots of different things, including transitive deps.

Stephen

On 25 April 2017 at 17:00, Brian Fox <brianf at infinity.nu> wrote:
> Here's one I'm familiar with:
> https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/analyze-mojo.html
> At least within Maven, it's a known best practice to ensure you're not
> dependent on transitives.
>
> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 11:44 AM, <mark.reinhold at oracle.com> wrote:
>>
>> 2017/4/25 6:53:45 -0700, brianf at infinity.nu:
>> > ...
>> >
>> > While it's technically true you can consider all the exports to be part
>> > of
>> > the API, the reality is that most libraries aren't used that way. In
>> > fact,
>> > there are commonly accepted tools to detect when you are depending on a
>> > transitive dependency that isn't explicitly declared by you because it
>> > is
>> > dangerous.
>>
>> Which tools are those, and are they broadly used?
>>
>> - Mark
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