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Delete Repository via Nexus 3 REST API

In the Nexus 3 Reference about its REST API and scripting it is described how to upload Groovy scripts to Nexus 3 and how to run them. Examples are shown how to create new repositories, such as a Maven repository:

repository.createMavenHosted('private')

However, as simple as it sounds, I did not find any similar method to delete or remove an existing repository. Is that really not possible?

Solution

  • I tried (even though I thought it would not work):

    {
    "name" : "cleanup",
    "type" : "groovy",
    "content" : "repository.getRepositoryManager().delete('maven-public');"
}

    Source: https://github.com/savoirfairelinux/ansible-nexus3-oss/blob/master/files/groovy/delete_repo.groovy

    As it turns out, this piece of code really does work to delete the maven-public repository, if it is available ...