Merge pull request #28 from DataDog/tyler/release-plugin

Don't use nexus plugin for release

Author: tylerbenson

DEVELOPERS.md

@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 ## Developer instructions
 
-* How to release a new version
+### Testing a release locally
+Run nexus locally (assuming you have docker running locally):
+
+```bash
+docker run -d -p 8081:8081 --name nexus sonatype/nexus
+```
+
+Configure the `distributionManagement` section in the root `pom.xml` to point to the repo on localhost.
+
+Add/update your `~/.m2/settings.xml` with the following config block:
+
+```xml
+<settings>
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>nexus-local</id>
+      <username>admin</username>
+      <password>admin123</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+</settings>
+```
+
+Perform the release process as described below.
 
 
 ### How to release a new version

pom.xml

@@ -51,13 +51,21 @@
 
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <id>nexus-local</id>
+            <url>http://localhost:8081/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+            <id>nexus-local</id>
+            <url>http://localhost:8081/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
         </repository>
+        <!--<snapshotRepository>-->
+            <!--<id>ossrh</id>-->
+            <!--<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>-->
+        <!--</snapshotRepository>-->
+        <!--<repository>-->
+            <!--<id>ossrh</id>-->
+            <!--<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>-->
+        <!--</repository>-->
     </distributionManagement>
 
     <build>
@@ -121,15 +129,17 @@
 
             <!-- Stuff for releasing on the Maven Central -->
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.7</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                </configuration>
+                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.8.2</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-deploy</id>
+                        <phase>deploy</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>deploy</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -141,8 +151,8 @@
                     <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
                     <goals>deploy</goals>
                     <checkModificationExcludes>
-						<checkModificationExclude>**/pom.xml</checkModificationExclude>
-					</checkModificationExcludes>
+                        <checkModificationExclude>**/pom.xml</checkModificationExclude>
+                    </checkModificationExcludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>