: Instead of running a "download" goal on every individual module, the aggregate version runs once at the root level to collect everything at once.
license:aggregate-download-licenses – License Maven Plugin aggregate-download-licenses
To run this goal from the command line, use the following Maven command : : Instead of running a "download" goal on
: It identifies every dependency used across all modules of a "reactor" (multi-module) project. Key Benefits for Developers In modern software development,
: It creates a consolidated summary file (usually an XML file named licenses.xml ) that lists each dependency alongside its respective license. Key Benefits for Developers
In modern software development, applications often rely on hundreds of third-party libraries (dependencies). Each of these libraries comes with its own legal license (e.g., Apache 2.0, MIT, GPL). Manually tracking and collecting these files is time-consuming and prone to error. The aggregate-download-licenses goal automates this by: