##### SUMMARY
As of 2019-01-15 Maven Central now requires `https`. 

https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041287334

##### ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report

##### COMPONENT NAME
* maven_repository

##### ANSIBLE VERSION
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```paste below
It's in the build system. Full out not relevant.

ANSIBLE_VERSION=2.8.5
```

##### CONFIGURATION
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Not relevant
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##### OS / ENVIRONMENT
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Ubuntu 18.04 CIS
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##### STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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Attempt to get an artifact from Maven Central using `http` instead of `https`

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```yaml
- name: Download latest agent from maven central
  maven_artifact:
    group_id: com.contrastsecurity
    artifact_id: contrast-agent
    version: "{{ contrast_agent_version }}"
    dest: "{{ contrast_agent_path }}/contrast/contrast.jar"
    owner: tomcat
    group: tomcat 
    mode: 0644
```

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##### EXPECTED RESULTS
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I expected the artifact to be copied to the AMI as it has done for years before this :-)

##### ACTUAL RESULTS
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amazon-ebs: TASK [contrast : Download latest agent from maven central] *********************
    amazon-ebs: fatal: [teamserver-intuit-1579469195]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Failed to download artifact com.contrastsecurity:contrast-agent:3.6.9.11819 because of HTTP Error 501: HTTPS Requiredfor URL http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/contrastsecurity/contrast-agent/3.6.9.11819/contrast-agent-3.6.9.11819.jar"}
    amazon-ebs:
 
http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/contrastsecurity/contrast-agent/3.6.9.11819/contrast-agent-3.6.9.11819.jar

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Not sure what command you are referring to?
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'''
    Return the first pre-existing directory and a list of the new directories that will be created.
    '''
    head, tail = os.path.split(dirname)
    b_head = to_bytes(head, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
    if not os.path.exists(b_head):
        if head == dirname:
            return None, [head]
        else:
            (pre_existing_dir, new_directory_list) = split_pre_existing_dir(head)
    else:
        return head, [tail]
    new_directory_list.append(tail)
    return pre_existing_dir, new_directory_list
def adjust_recursive_directory_permissions(pre_existing_dir, new_directory_list, module, directory_args, changed):
    '''
    Walk the new directories list and make sure that permissions are as we would expect
    '''
    if new_directory_list:
        first_sub_dir = new_directory_list.pop(0)
        if not pre_existing_dir:
            working_dir = first_sub_dir
        else:
            working_dir = os.path.join(pre_existing_dir, first_sub_dir)
        directory_args['path'] = working_dir
        changed = module.set_fs_attributes_if_different(directory_args, changed)
        changed = adjust_recursive_directory_permissions(working_dir, new_directory_list, module, directory_args, changed)
    return changed
class Artifact(object):