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Re: [appfuse-dev] War plugin overlays: New plugin to handle transitive dependencies
by Matt Raible-3
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Just some thoughts on enhancements:
It'd be nice if we could 1) get this into the war plugin and 2) add 3
different modes:
1. Default - the way things are now, where dependencies aren't
inherited. This would allow backwards compatibility and not suprise
anyone.
2. Include Dependencies - excludes everything from WEB-INF/lib and
includes all dependencies - making them available to all plugins as
well (i.e. esp. IDEA, Eclipse and NetBeans).
3. Merge - has a way of allowing web.xml and other configuration files
to be merged. Of course, it'd need certain include and exclude
patterns.
With #3, it may be possible to produce some sort of wars-as-plugins
features where you could develop a small set of functionality and
"merge" it into a larger application. This seems like a pretty simple
way to do plugins. Of course, you'd probably have to create a pretty
fancy XML parser/merger/munger.
Thoughts? What are the chances of getting this plugin included in the
war plugin?
Matt
On 11/11/06, Michael Horwitz <mike.horwitz@...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been helping out with the development of the AppFuse project over the
> last month where we make heavy use of the war overlay feature in the Maven
> war plugin. It is a really nifty feature!
>
> To get max power with war overlays I have developed the Warpath plugin that
> allows projects to use war artifacts as fully fledged dependencies. In
> brief:
>
> 1) The contents of the /WEB-INF/classes directory in the war dependency
> artifacts can be included in the project's classpath for normal compile, etc
> tasks.
> 2) Transitive dependencies from the war dependency artifacts become
> available for use by other plugins, e.g. compile and ear - so no more having
> to include all the dependencies when creating skinny wars!
>
> The plugin has now been actively used in the AppFuse project for the last
> few months, and I feel it is at a point where it is both usable and stable.
> Would the war plugin team be interested in including the warpath
> functionality inside the war plugin? It would seem to be the most natural
> place to host it.
>
> As a side issue one sticking point for us with war overlays has been the
> overlay by timestamp for files included in the web project being built. In a
> multi-web module project like AppFuse this has led to some unpredictable
> behaviour when a file from a dependent war overwrites a file in the war
> project being built. Although it is possible to influence the behaviour of
> the overlay using dependentWarExcludes, it is a maintenance heavy approach
> when many files are involved and requires continual updates to the project's
> pom file.
>
> Would it be possible to include functionality, perhaps as a configurable
> feature, in the Maven war plugin to automatically prefer all files from the
> war project being built over those from dependent war files regardless of
> file timestamp? I would be more than happy to do the necessary work and
> submit a patch.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Horwitz
>
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It'd be nice if we could 1) get this into the war plugin and 2) add 3
different modes:
1. Default - the way things are now, where dependencies aren't
inherited. This would allow backwards compatibility and not suprise
anyone.
2. Include Dependencies - excludes everything from WEB-INF/lib and
includes all dependencies - making them available to all plugins as
well (i.e. esp. IDEA, Eclipse and NetBeans).
3. Merge - has a way of allowing web.xml and other configuration files
to be merged. Of course, it'd need certain include and exclude
patterns.
With #3, it may be possible to produce some sort of wars-as-plugins
features where you could develop a small set of functionality and
"merge" it into a larger application. This seems like a pretty simple
way to do plugins. Of course, you'd probably have to create a pretty
fancy XML parser/merger/munger.
Thoughts? What are the chances of getting this plugin included in the
war plugin?
Matt
On 11/11/06, Michael Horwitz <mike.horwitz@...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been helping out with the development of the AppFuse project over the
> last month where we make heavy use of the war overlay feature in the Maven
> war plugin. It is a really nifty feature!
>
> To get max power with war overlays I have developed the Warpath plugin that
> allows projects to use war artifacts as fully fledged dependencies. In
> brief:
>
> 1) The contents of the /WEB-INF/classes directory in the war dependency
> artifacts can be included in the project's classpath for normal compile, etc
> tasks.
> 2) Transitive dependencies from the war dependency artifacts become
> available for use by other plugins, e.g. compile and ear - so no more having
> to include all the dependencies when creating skinny wars!
>
> The plugin has now been actively used in the AppFuse project for the last
> few months, and I feel it is at a point where it is both usable and stable.
> Would the war plugin team be interested in including the warpath
> functionality inside the war plugin? It would seem to be the most natural
> place to host it.
>
> As a side issue one sticking point for us with war overlays has been the
> overlay by timestamp for files included in the web project being built. In a
> multi-web module project like AppFuse this has led to some unpredictable
> behaviour when a file from a dependent war overwrites a file in the war
> project being built. Although it is possible to influence the behaviour of
> the overlay using dependentWarExcludes, it is a maintenance heavy approach
> when many files are involved and requires continual updates to the project's
> pom file.
>
> Would it be possible to include functionality, perhaps as a configurable
> feature, in the Maven war plugin to automatically prefer all files from the
> war project being built over those from dependent war files regardless of
> file timestamp? I would be more than happy to do the necessary work and
> submit a patch.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Horwitz
>
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