Java Downgrader Maven Plugin

Maven plugin implementation of the Java Downgrader Gradle plugin. The original file will be stored as with a -pre-downgrade suffix and the downgraded file will be stored under the original name.

Properties

• inputFile - The input file to downgrade. Defaults to ${project.build.directory}/${project.build.finalName}.jar
• outputSuffix - The suffix to append to the original file. Defaults to -pre-downgrade
• targetVersion - The target class version to downgrade to. Defaults to 52(Java 8)
• copyRuntimeClasses - If the runtime classes should be copied to the output file. Defaults to true (currently not working)

Usage

      <plugin>
        <groupId>dev.tr7zw.javadowngrader.maven</groupId>
        <artifactId>javadowngrader-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <id>javadowngrade</id>
            <goals>
              <goal>javadowngrade</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
      </plugin>

When combining with shading make sure to place the plugin after the shading plugin in the build process, so the shaded jar is downgraded.