Roboconf's Maven plug-in

Here is a sample pom.xml file for a Roboconf target project.

<?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/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">

	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
	<prerequisites>
		<maven>3.0.3</maven>
	</prerequisites>

	<groupId>net.roboconf</groupId>
	<artifactId>my-project</artifactId>
	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<name>This is a sample</name>
	<packaging>roboconf-target</packaging>

	<build>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>net.roboconf</groupId>
				<artifactId>roboconf-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>0.8</version>
				<extensions>true</extensions>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>

There are 2 things to notice.

• The roboconf-target packaging, which indicates to Maven this is a Roboconf project.
• The roboconf-maven-plugin declaration in the build section.

The project structure must be the following one.

- pom.xml
- src/main/resources/
** 1 or several properties files

This project should only contain properties files.
Each one should define a Roboconf target.

Maven Properties

Filtering is enabled in the Roboconf Maven plug-in.
It means you can inject Maven properties in your resource files.

Example with the application.properties file:

id = ${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-docker

# Etc.

Maven Goals

The plug-in has the following goals.

validate-target

This goal validates the Roboconf target file(s).
It is part of the default life cycle for roboconf-target projects. You can also invoke it manually.

mvn roboconf:validate-target

package

This goal packages a Roboconf target(s) in a ZIP file.
It has no parameter.

It is part of the default life cycle for roboconf-app projects. You can also invoke it manually.

mvn package

… or the verbose way…

mvn roboconf:package-target