Code Shipping - Artifact (Module|Component) in Maven.
An Artifact is the data storage unit of a repository.
It's at the same time:
(Ie artifacts can be transferred to and from repositories)
Artifacts are generally resources generated by an application such as:
but can be any file.
Generally, they are simply library packaged as JAR file from a project.
A coordinates is a property that defines uniquely an artifact.
A typical artifact produced by Maven would have the form:
<artifactId>-<version>-<classifier>.<extension>
where:
In many cases, the dependencies will refer to jar artifacts with no classifier.
for example,
The artifactId is the Maven jargon for the project name (ie a project descriptive name).
artifactId indicates the unique base name of an artifact.
Secondary artifacts like source bundles also use the artifactId as part of their final name.