Nice to hear that you found a workaround. You could create an issue
(https://github.com/apache/maven-build-cache-extension/issues) for either
supporting including files in hidden directories or documenting this limitation.
Nils.
> Op 11 aug 2025 om 12:05 heeft Steffens, Tammo - ENCOWAY
> <tammo.steff...@encoway.de.invalid> het volgende geschreven:
>
> It seems if I use another not hidden directory and place the config their,
> set the default value for the configPath to that configuration and add this
> directory with ${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory} as project input, it's a
> working workaround. But maybe it should be included as default. Or at least
> maybe an option to enable it.
>
> Also the documentation is not very clear about, that hidden directories will
> be excluded by default. I think this should be added to the description.
>
>> On 2025/08/11 08:13:02 "Steffens, Tammo - ENCOWAY" wrote:
>> Hi Nils,
>> I did try, but after I looked at the source code, it appears because the
>> default location of the configuration is placed inside an hidden directory,
>> I can't add it as an input.
>>
>> For reference (Tag 1.2.0)
>> org/apache/maven/buildcache/checksum/MavenProjectInput.java:480
>>
>> So this seems to be not supported at all.
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>> Steffens, Tammo - ENCOWAY <ta...@encoway.de.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I am currently trying to use the maven build cache extension. I wanted
>>> to ask if there is any way to include the extension config itself as part
>>> of the hash for every module. Because when I change the configuration, I
>>> want to invalidate old artifacts from the cache. Is there any known way to
>>> do it?
>>
>> Have you tried via maven.build.cache.input?
>>
>> https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaven.apache.org%2Fextensions%2Fmaven-build-cache-extension%2Fparameters.html%23project-level-properties&data=05%7C02%7CTammo.Steffens%40encoway.de%7Cef17a93983b44a75de2208ddd68f7bf1%7C37cf0ce8ac094e7d9ff2f1da44914b3e%7C0%7C0%7C638902633938582776%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3wGseYDV7aBTwVPHmygS4MRnGImgAlKEAsmZ5rWm42k%3D&reserved=0<https://maven.apache.org/extensions/maven-build-cache-extension/parameters.html#project-level-properties>
>>
>> Nils.
>>
