maven-archetype-quickstart source has no velocity templates - and neither do any of the other projects of the maven-archetype-bundles. Is the archetype plugin not extensible via new archetype-bundles?
allan ramirez-4 wrote: > > > Eric Jacob wrote: > >>Hi Jason, >> >>Thanks for your fast answer. However, I took a look at the " >>maven-archetype-quickstart-1.0-alpha-3.jar" in my local repository and I saw >>no velocity templates... Here where I looked: >> >>%USER_HOME%\.m2\repository\org\apache\maven\archetypes\maven-archetype-quickstart\1.0-alpha-3 >> >> > > If you have the source copy, you can able to see that > maven-archetype-quickstart is a velocity template. > >>Is it possible to provide a sample or a link to a velocity template on the >>online source repository? >> >> > > Im not really sure about this, but I think its not possible. > >>Thank you in advance, >> >>Eric >> >>On 9/27/05, Jason van Zyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 21:49 -0400, Eric Jacob wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>The M1 Genapp plugin offers the possibility to define custom parameters >>>> >>>> >>>and >>> >>> >>>>templates... So here my questions about the M2 Archetype plugin: >>>> >>>>(1) Does it offer the same possibilities? >>>> >>>> >>>Yes, the templates for a archetype are actually velocity templates so >>>more flexible then what's in genapp. >>> >>> >>> >>>>(2) Is it possible to prompt the user for the parameter's value? >>>> >>>> >>>Archetypes were designed to do that. The parameters can come from >>>anywhere as long they end up in a Map. The Map is used when rendering >>>the velocity templates to parameterize the output. >>> >>>I would like to do more work on the archetypes in order to provide some >>>metadata about the parameters for a particular archetype so that better >>>UI tools can be made. But even with that being the case there is reason >>>why you couldn't make a UI for the generation of a project from an >>>archetype. >>> >>> >>> >>>>(3) Where should I start to build my own template? >>>> >>>> >>>You can look at the existing archetypes which are simply JARs that >>>contain velocity templates and some metadata about what is actually in >>>the archetype. I will add some doco to the getting started guide about >>>archetypes as I think there is little known about them but they are >>>going to be highly useful. >>> >>>If you follow the current getting started guide and create a project: >>> >>>m2 archetype:create -DgroupId=com.mycompany.app -DartifactId=my-app >>> >>>This will actually download the archetype to your local maven repository >>>and you can take a look at it. It will be in: >>> >>>$repo/org/apache/maven/archetypes/maven-archetype-quickstart/1.0-alpha-3 >>> >>> >>> >>>>(4) Finally, how to add a specific "script/behaviour" to a template in >>>> >>>> >>>M2? >>> >>>The templates are velocity templates so you get the directives that >>>velocity provides and you can make your own velocity macros or tools. A >>>tool is simply a Java object that you drop into a velocity context so >>>you can really do whatever you want. I would think velocity itself would >>>give you enough flexibility. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>>Eric >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>jvz. >>> >>>Jason van Zyl >>>jason at maven.org <http://maven.org> >>>http://maven.apache.org >>> >>>In short, man creates for himself a new religion of a rational >>>and technical order to justify his work and to be justified in it. >>> >>>-- Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society >>> >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.7/112 - Release Date: 9/26/2005 >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-m2--Archetype-Plugin-parameters-and-templates-tf348981s177.html#a9381482 Sent from the Maven - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
