pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <!--
        This is the PARENT pom. Think of it as the
        headquarters that manages all services.
        Every service inherits from this parent.
    -->
    <groupId>com.ajopay</groupId>
    <artifactId>ajopay</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>

    <name>AjoPay - Payment System</name>
    <description>Modern Nigerian Payment System</description>

    <!--
        We inherit from Spring Boot's parent pom.
        This gives us all Spring Boot dependency
        management for free — no need to specify
        versions for most Spring libraries.
    -->
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
        <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
        <version>3.2.3</version>
        <relativePath/>
    </parent>

    <!--
        These are all our services (modules).
        Maven knows they all belong to AjoPay.
        We will add them one by one as we build them.
    -->
    <modules>
        <module>api-gateway</module>
        <module>user-service</module>
        <module>wallet-service</module>
        <module>transaction-service</module>
        <module>notification-service</module>
        <module>audit-service</module>
    </modules>

    <properties>
        <java.version>21</java.version>
        <spring-cloud.version>2023.0.0</spring-cloud.version>
        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <!--
        dependencyManagement means we define versions here
        ONCE at the parent level. Child modules just declare
        the dependency without worrying about the version.
        This prevents version conflicts across services.
    -->
    <dependencyManagement>
        <dependencies>
            <dependency>
                <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
                <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
                <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
                <type>pom</type>
                <scope>import</scope>
            </dependency>
        </dependencies>
    </dependencyManagement>

</project>