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Remove a Gradle or Maven dependency

org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.RemoveDependency

For Gradle project, removes a single dependency from the dependencies section of the build.gradle. For Maven project, removes a single dependency from the <dependencies> section of the pom.xml.

Recipe source​

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Apache License Version 2.0.

Options​

TypeNameDescriptionExample
StringgroupIdThe first part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION. This can be a glob expression.com.fasterxml.jackson*
StringartifactIdThe second part of a dependency coordinate com.google.guava:guava:VERSION. This can be a glob expression.jackson-module*
StringunlessUsingOptional. Do not remove if type is in use. Supports glob expressions.org.aspectj.lang.*
StringconfigurationOptional. The dependency configuration to remove from.api
StringscopeOptional. Only remove dependencies if they are in this scope. If 'runtime', this willalso remove dependencies in the 'compile' scope because 'compile' dependencies are part of the runtime dependency set Valid options: compile, test, runtime, providedcompile

Examples​

Example 1​

Remove a Gradle dependency

Parameters​
ParameterValue
groupIdorg.springframework.boot
artifactIdspring-boot*
unlessUsingnull
configurationnull
scopenull
Before​
build.gradle
plugins {
    id 'java-library'
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:2.7.0") {
        exclude group: "junit"
    }
    testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:5.6.2"
}
After​
build.gradle
plugins {
    id 'java-library'
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    testImplementation "org.junit.vintage:junit-vintage-engine:5.6.2"
}
Example 2​

Remove a Maven dependency

Parameters​
ParameterValue
groupIdjunit
artifactIdjunit
unlessUsingnull
configurationnull
scopenull
Before​
pom.xml
<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
      <version>29.0-jre</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>junit</groupId>
      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
      <version>4.13.1</version>
      <scope>test</scope>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>
After​
pom.xml
<project>
  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

  <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
  <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
  <version>1</version>

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
      <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
      <version>29.0-jre</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</project>

Usage​

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly (unless you are running them via the Moderne CLI). To activate this recipe you must create a new recipe which fills in the required parameters. In your rewrite.yml create a new recipe with a unique name. For example: com.yourorg.RemoveDependencyExample. Here's how you can define and customize such a recipe within your rewrite.yml:

rewrite.yml
---
type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
name: com.yourorg.RemoveDependencyExample
displayName: Remove a Gradle or Maven dependency example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.RemoveDependency:
      groupId: com.fasterxml.jackson*
      artifactId: jackson-module*
      unlessUsing: org.aspectj.lang.*
      configuration: api
      scope: compile

Now that com.yourorg.RemoveDependencyExample has been defined, activate it and take a dependency on org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-dependencies:1.35.2 in your build file:

  1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:
build.gradle
plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("7.7.0")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.RemoveDependencyExample")
    setExportDatatables(true)
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    rewrite("org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-dependencies:1.35.2")
}
  1. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

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Data Tables​

Source files that had results​

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

Column NameDescription
Source path before the runThe source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changesIn a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time savingAn estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
CycleThe recipe cycle in which the change was made.