解决:Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin/maven-metadata.xml in loc

#控制台输出

[WARNING] Could not transfer metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin/maven-metadata.xml from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refused
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 21.776s
[INFO] Finished at: Mon Apr 24 16:50:12 CST 2017
[INFO] Final Memory: 5M/15M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:RELEASE or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:jar:RELEASE: Failed to resolve version for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:jar:RELEASE: Could not find metadata org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin/maven-metadata.xml in local (C:\Users\Administrator\.m2\repository) -> [Help 1]
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
[ERROR] 
[ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResolutionException

#问题产生原因

报错信息中有这句话: Connection to http://repo.maven.apache.org refused.说明电脑访问不了maven repository

#解决

maven默认仓库在国外,下载速度慢,所以需要在setting.xml文件中配置镜像.这里用的是阿里云镜像
步骤: 找到maven使用的setting文件 — 找到< mirrors> < /mirrors>选项,在里面添加以下代码

<mirror>
  <id>alimaven</id>
  <name>aliyun maven</name>
  <url>http://maven.aliyun.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
  <mirrorOf>central</mirrorOf>        
</mirror>

保存后,重新启动项目就搞定.