Conditionally include or exclude a file from archetype during generation
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Key: ARCHETYPE-274
URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/ARCHETYPE-274
Project: Maven Archetype
Issue Type: Improvement
Components: Archetypes
Affects Versions: 2.0-alpha-4
Reporter: Dan Allen
I would like to be able to control which files are placed into the generated
project based on the value of a property that is defined during
archetype:generate. For instance, I forsee the following prompt:
Define value for groupId: : com.example
Define value for artifactId: : myproject
Define value for package: com.example: :
Define value for extraSupport: : y
Based on the value of extraSupport, I want to include (or not include) a file
in the generated project. If the user does not want the extra support, I don't
want to clutter up the generated project with unnecessary files.
It's all about customization of the project based on what the developer intends
to use. While I could create a whole other archetype, sometimes the changes are
so slight that it would be easier to include/exclude a file.
Is there a way to control this behavior using the archetype-metadata.xml
descriptor?
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