Plug-in JAR retrieved via Maven does not contain plugin-descriptor.properties

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Hi,

As part of an automated build process I'd like to be able to install an ES plug-in which I obtain via Maven.

My idea is to unpack that Maven dependency (e.g. "org.elasticsearch.plugin:delete-by-query:2.0.0") and copy it into the plug-in directory of ES. The problem though is that this plug-in JAR (and several others I tried randomly) doesn't contain a plugin-descriptor.properties, causing ES not to start.

Where should I get this descriptor file from? Or are the plug-ins deployed as JARs to Maven Central not meant to be use in the way I described? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

--Gunnar

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This file is part of the ZIP file generated for the plugin.
It's not part of the jar.

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Thanks for the quick reply. Is that ZIP file hosted in Maven Central, too? Or is there another source to obtain from it via HTTP?

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According to this search on maven central it is:

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Ah, of course. Not sure how I could miss that :slight_smile: Thanks a lot for your help!