Upgrade transitive Gradle or Maven dependencies

org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersion

Upgrades the version of a transitive dependency in a Maven pom.xml or Gradle build.gradle. Leaves direct dependencies unmodified. Can be paired with the regular Upgrade Dependency Version recipe to upgrade a dependency everywhere, regardless of whether it is direct or transitive.

Recipe source

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

• groupId: org.openrewrite.recipe

• artifactId: rewrite-java-dependencies

• version: 1.7.0

Options

Type	Name	Description	Example
String	groupId	The first part of a dependency coordinate 'org.apache.logging.log4j:ARTIFACT_ID:VERSION'.	org.apache.logging.log4j
String	artifactId	The second part of a dependency coordinate 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:VERSION'.	log4j-bom
String	version	An exact version number or node-style semver selector used to select the version number.	latest.release
String	scope	Optional. An optional scope to use for the dependency management tag. Relevant only to Maven. Valid options: import, runtime, provided, test	import
String	type	Optional. An optional type to use for the dependency management tag. Relevant only to Maven builds. Valid options: jar, pom, war	pom
String	classifier	Optional. An optional classifier to use for the dependency management tag. Relevant only to Maven.	test
String	versionPattern	Optional. Allows version selection to be extended beyond the original Node Semver semantics. So for example,Setting 'version' to "25-29" can be paired with a metadata pattern of "-jre" to select 29.0-jre	-jre
Boolean	releasesOnly	Optional. Whether to exclude snapshots from consideration when using a semver selector
String	onlyIfUsing	Optional. Only add managed dependencies to projects having a dependency matching the expression.	org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j*
Boolean	addToRootPom	Optional. Add to the root pom where root is the eldest parent of the pom within the source set.

Usage

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly. 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.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample. 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.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample
displayName: Upgrade transitive Gradle or Maven dependencies example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersion:
      groupId: org.apache.logging.log4j
      artifactId: log4j-bom
      version: latest.release
      scope: import
      type: pom
      classifier: test
      versionPattern: '-jre'
      onlyIfUsing: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j*

Now that com.yourorg.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample has been defined activate it and take a dependency on org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-dependencies:1.7.0 in your build file:

Gradle

1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:

build.gradle

plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("6.12.0")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample")
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    rewrite("org.openrewrite.recipe:rewrite-java-dependencies:1.7.0")
}

2. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

Maven

1. Add the following to your pom.xml file:

pom.xml

<project>
  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.openrewrite.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>rewrite-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>5.29.0</version>
        <configuration>
          <activeRecipes>
            <recipe>com.yourorg.UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample</recipe>
          </activeRecipes>
        </configuration>
        <dependencies>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>org.openrewrite.recipe</groupId>
            <artifactId>rewrite-java-dependencies</artifactId>
            <version>1.7.0</version>
          </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

2. Run mvn rewrite:run to run the recipe.

Moderne CLI

You will need to have configured the Moderne CLI on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell

mod run . --recipe UpgradeTransitiveDependencyVersionExample

See how this recipe works across multiple open-source repositories

The community edition of the Moderne platform enables you to easily run recipes across thousands of open-source repositories.

Please contact Moderne for more information about safely running the recipes on your own codebase in a private SaaS.