Apache Maven Beginner to Guru - Overview of the Maven Release Process

What is the primary purpose of the Maven release plugin?

• To automate code testing

• To compile and build Java projects

• To release versions of a project and simplify repetitive tasks

• To manage dependencies in a project

Why is tagging important in source control during a release?

• It speeds up the build process

• It reduces the size of the repository

• It allows tracking of the exact code in a release

• It helps in merging branches

What is the first check performed by the 'prepare release' goal of the Maven release plugin?

• Ensuring all tests pass

• Checking for uncommitted changes

• Updating the version number

• Removing snapshot versions

What does the 'perform release' goal do after checking out the version tag?

• It merges the release branch into the master branch

• It deletes temporary files

• It runs the release goals and tests the software again

• It updates the project dependencies

What is the purpose of the 'release rollback' goal?

• To update all module versions

• To deploy the release to production

• To reset the system to its original state if errors occur

• To clean up temporary files

What does the 'release clean' goal do?

• It updates the version numbers

• It removes temporary files created during release preparation

• It deploys the release to a server

• It merges branches

How can the 'update Palm version' goal be useful in a multi-module project?

• It runs tests on all modules

• It generates documentation for all modules

• It updates all module versions to match the parent module

• It compiles all modules simultaneously