Re: Fwd: [GSoC 2027] Proposal idea: dependency:insig ht — tracing why an artifact is on the classpath

Hi Romain, Tamás, Maarten, and Gary,

Thanks for sharing this perspective.

I think this highlights an important gap I had not considered earlier.
Dependency trees can explain part of the story, but they do not always
explain how a dependency actually reaches the final packaged artifact,
especially when packaging plugins modify the output.

The idea of tracking a dependency from resolution through the build
lifecycle into the final artifact is interesting and seems like a valuable
direction to explore.

I'll look further into what information is already available and what kind
of tracking/reporting would be needed.

I am also exploring possible GSoC directions around this area, so I would
appreciate any feedback from the community on whether this would be a
valuable project. If any committer feels this aligns with Maven's needs and
would be interested in guiding the work, I would be happy to discuss it
further.

Thanks again for the insight.

Best regards,
Hitesh