Use LICENSE and NOTICE files provided in META-INF of jar of dependencies

[NilsEngelbach]

Would it be possible to use the LICENSE and NOTICE files provided in the META-INF of the jars of the dependencies?

I don't know if there is a defined standard but many packages provide the files like this in their META-INF:

• LICENSE
• icense.txt
• LICENSE.md
• NOTICE
• LICENSE-notice.md

[Master-Code-Programmer]

They can be used, with the new extendedInfo:
https://www.mojohaus.org/license-maven-plugin/aggregate-download-licenses-mojo.html#extendedinfo

The info is then written into the xml report, and can also be exported into an Excel or Calc report:
https://www.mojohaus.org/license-maven-plugin/aggregate-download-licenses-mojo.html#writeexcelfile
https://www.mojohaus.org/license-maven-plugin/aggregate-download-licenses-mojo.html#writecalcfile

[NilsEngelbach]

Thank you very much, I will definitly try it! Must have overlooked it...

[Master-Code-Programmer]

@NilsEngelbach And, were there problems, or did it work as hoped?

[NilsEngelbach]

Looks good so far, I sill need to double check for my given dependencies if they contain all the information I would expect. But on the first glance it looks good. The only thing that was confusing me is that the option is only availalbe for the aggreagte-download-licenses goal but not for the download-licenses goal. Is there a reason for that?