Different Dependencies for Specific Build Profiles in Maven

Maven provides a mechanism to specify different sets of dependencies for different build profiles within a pom.xml file. Profiles enable the selective activation of specific configurations based on specified criteria, allowing for customizing the build process for different scenarios.

In the provided scenario, the aim is to have different sets of dependencies for debug and release builds, with the same class names but different implementations. Maven profiles allow for this by enabling the declaration of profile-specific dependencies.

To achieve this, include the dependencies for each build profile within the designated profile section in the pom.xml file. For instance:

debug
        ...
        ... (debug-specific dependency jar)
        ...
    release
        ...
        ... (release-specific dependency jar)
        ...
    

By activating the desired profile, either through the command line (mvn -P debug) or other trigger mechanisms, Maven will load and utilize the profile-specific dependencies, effectively providing different sets of dependencies for different build scenarios.