Maven and Cargo: start Jetty-Container with war-File

Question

I just started a new Maven project that is intended to start a Jetty containing a war-File from a depended project. The cargo-plugin should be the right tool for this.

Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. It starts Jetty successfully but it only contains the default-cargo-war-file, not the expected one.

This is the relevant part of my war-File:

<dependencies>
   <dependency>
      <groupId>com.group</groupId>
      <artifactId>my-webapp</artifactId>
      <version>0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
      <type>war</type>
   </dependency>    
</dependencies>

<build>     
    <plugins>                       
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.codehaus.cargo</groupId>
            <artifactId>cargo-maven2-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.5</version>
            <configuration>
                <container>
                    <containerId>jetty7x</containerId>
                    <type>embedded</type>                       
                </container>
                <configuration>
                    <properties>
                        <cargo.servlet.port>7070</cargo.servlet.port>
                        <cargo.logging>high</cargo.logging>
                    </properties>
                </configuration>            
                <deployer>
                    <type>embedded</type>
                    <deployables>
                        <deployable>
                            <groupId>com.group</groupId>
                            <type>war</type>
                            <artifactId>my-webapp</artifactId>
                            <properties>
                                <context>/path</context>
                            </properties>
                        </deployable>                           
                    </deployables>
                </deployer>                 
            </configuration>                
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

I use the plugin by starting mvn cargo:start.

There is no error log output.

[INFO] [cargo:start]
[INFO] [beddedLocalContainer] Jetty 7.x Embedded starting...
2011-01-17 18:57:44.586:INFO::jetty-7.2.0.v20101020
2011-01-17 18:57:44.663:INFO::Extract jar:file:/tmp/cargo/conf/cargocpc.war!/ to /tmp/jetty-0.0.0.0-7070-cargocpc.war-_cargocpc-any-/webapp
2011-01-17 18:57:45.082:INFO::Started [email protected]:7070
[INFO] [beddedLocalContainer] Jetty 7.x Embedded started on port [7070]

How can I tell Cargo to load the specified war-File?

Answer 1

Ok, I got it to work now.

As it seems, cargo silently ignores any snapshot dependencies. So you have to release a project before using it in a cargo-project.

Probably this is a bug. I can't imagine any sensible reason for this behaviour.

(also the pom-File I posted above was not correct, you have to adapt the changes that Robin suggests in his answer)