PomHelper (Baton::Maven Plugin 1.1.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.technologybrewery.baton.util.pom.PomHelper

```
public final class PomHelper
extends Object
```
Generalized static utilities for assisting with altering Maven POM files.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static org.apache.maven.model.Model`	`getLocationAnnotatedModel(File file)`	Helper function to construct a Model of a pom file.
`static org.apache.maven.model.InputLocation`	`incrementColumn(org.apache.maven.model.InputLocation location, int columnIndexShift)`	Shifts the given column index for a given InputLocation type by a given amount.
`static boolean`	`writeModifications(File file, PomModifications.Final modifications)`	Writes a finalized set of modifications back to a pom file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getLocationAnnotatedModel
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public static org.apache.maven.model.Model getLocationAnnotatedModel(File file)
```
    Helper function to construct a Model of a pom file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - File object representing a pom file.
    
    Returns:
    
    the constructed Model.
  - writeModifications
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public static boolean writeModifications(File file,
                                         PomModifications.Final modifications)
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    Writes a finalized set of modifications back to a pom file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    file - The original pom file.
    
    modifications - Finalized set of modifications.
    
    Returns:
    
    true iff the write operation completes successfully.
  - incrementColumn
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public static org.apache.maven.model.InputLocation incrementColumn(org.apache.maven.model.InputLocation location,
                                                                   int columnIndexShift)
```
    Shifts the given column index for a given InputLocation type by a given amount.
    
    Parameters:
    
    location - the initial location to be updated with a new column index as a InputLocation.
    
    columnIndexShift - number of column indexes to move by represented as a signed integer.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new InputLocation type with an updated column index.
    
    See Also:
    
    InputLocation