in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/GetMojo.java [200:223]
ArtifactRepository parseRepository(String repo, ArtifactRepositoryPolicy policy) throws MojoFailureException {
// if it's a simple url
String id = "temp";
ArtifactRepositoryLayout layout = getLayout("default");
String url = repo;
// if it's an extended repo URL of the form id::layout::url
if (repo.contains("::")) {
Matcher matcher = ALT_REPO_SYNTAX_PATTERN.matcher(repo);
if (!matcher.matches()) {
throw new MojoFailureException(
repo,
"Invalid syntax for repository: " + repo,
"Invalid syntax for repository. Use \"id::layout::url\" or \"URL\".");
}
id = matcher.group(1).trim();
if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(matcher.group(2))) {
layout = getLayout(matcher.group(2).trim());
}
url = matcher.group(3).trim();
}
return new MavenArtifactRepository(id, url, layout, policy, policy);
}