7.4. Configuring Maven to Use Online Repositories

Procedure: Configuring Maven to Use Online Repositories

1. Add entries for the online repositories and configuration of authentication for accessing them to Maven’s settings.xml file as in the code sample below:

   <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
             xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
             xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
                                 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
     <profiles>
       <!-- Profile with online repositories required by BRMS/BPMS -->
       <profile>
         <id>brms-bpms-online-profile</id>
         <repositories>
           <repository>
             <id>jboss-ga-repository</id>
             <url>https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/</url>
             <releases>
               <enabled>true</enabled>
             </releases>
             <snapshots>
               <enabled>false</enabled>
             </snapshots>
           </repository>
         </repositories>
         <pluginRepositories>
           <pluginRepository>
             <id>jboss-ga-plugin-repository</id>
             <url>https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/</url>
             <releases>
               <enabled>true</enabled>
             </releases>
             <snapshots>
               <enabled>false</enabled>
             </snapshots>
           </pluginRepository>
         </pluginRepositories>
       </profile>
     </profiles>
   
     <servers>
       <!-- Configuring pre-emptive authentication for the repository server -->
       <server>
         <id>brms-bpms-m2-repo</id>
         <username>admin</username>
         <password>admin</password>
         <configuration>
           <wagonProvider>httpclient</wagonProvider>
           <httpConfiguration>
             <all>
               <usePreemptive>true</usePreemptive>
             </all>
           </httpConfiguration>
         </configuration>
       </server>
   
       <!-- Alternative to enabling pre-emptive authentication - configuring
            the Authorization HTTP header with Base64-encoded credentials
       <server>
         <id>brms-bpms-m2-repo</id>
         <configuration>
           <httpHeaders>
             <property>
               <name>Authorization</name>
               <value>Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=</value>
             </property>
           </httpHeaders>
         </configuration>
       </server>
       -->
     </servers>
   
     <activeProfiles>
       <!-- Activation of the BRMS/BPMS profile -->
       <activeProfile>brms-bpms-online-profile</activeProfile>
     </activeProfiles>
   
   </settings>

2. If you modified the settings.xml file while Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio was running, you must refresh Maven settings in the IDE. From the menu, choose Window Preferences. In the Preferences window, expand Maven and choose User Settings. Click the Update Settings button to refresh the Maven user settings in Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio.

   Figure 7.1. Update Maven User Settings