MavenUtils.java

package org.springframework.roo.project;

import java.util.regex.Pattern;

/**
 * Maven-related utility methods.
 * 
 * @author Andrew Swan
 * @since 1.2.0
 */
public final class MavenUtils {

  /**
   * The separator conventionally used between Maven coordinates (groupId,
   * artifactId, etc.) when specifying an artifact via a single string.
   */
  public static final String COORDINATE_SEPARATOR = ":";

  /**
   * The pattern that a String must match in order to be considered a valid
   * Maven ID (e.g. groupId or artifactId). Copied from
   * org.apache.maven.project.validation.DefaultModelValidator
   */
  public static final Pattern MAVEN_ID_REGEX = Pattern.compile("[A-Za-z0-9_\\-.]+");

  /**
   * Indicates whether the given String is a valid Maven ID, i.e. matches
   * {@link #MAVEN_ID_REGEX}
   * 
   * @param id the String to check (can be <code>null</code>)
   * @return see above
   */
  public static boolean isValidMavenId(final String id) {
    return id != null && MAVEN_ID_REGEX.matcher(id).matches();
  }

  /**
   * Constructor is private to prevent instantiation
   */
  private MavenUtils() {}
}