Effects of Artifact Age on Maven Dependency Resolution

Title

Effects of Artifact Age on Maven Dependency Resolution

 Author

Kuļikovskis, Gints (TU Delft Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Contributor

Proksch, S. (mentor)
Poulsen, C.B. (graduation committee) ORCID 0000-0003-0622-7639

 Degree granting institution

Delft University of Technology

 Programme

Computer Science and Engineering

 Project

CSE3000 Research Project

 Date

2024-02-02

 Abstract

This study conducts an investigation of the challenges faced by aging projects in Maven Central, focusing on the issue of missing dependencies. Using the Maven Explorer indexer, we systematically examine the correlation between the age of a project and the frequency of dependency resolution failures. Our analysis reveals a notable trend: older packages in Maven Central are more likely to encounter dependency resolution issues compared to newer ones. A widespread cause that was identified is the reliance on repositories without Transport Layer Security (TLS). Through this research, we highlight the prevalent issues within the Maven Central ecosystem and also offer insights into common causes of dependency resolution failures. We advocate for uploading new versions of libraries to multiple repositories to mitigate these issues. This study reviews the current state of Maven Central and extends some of the findings to other package management systems, contributing to a broader discourse on software longevity and dependency management.

 Subject

Maven Central
Dependency resolution
Software longevity

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Student theses

 Document type

bachelor thesis

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© 2024 Gints Kuļikovskis
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