write-text-files-maven-plugin

Create text files with content specified in pom.xml (it's possible to use maven properties).

It process all maven properties:

• project properties (like ${project.artifactId})
• pom.xml custom properties (like ${spring.version}),
• java properties (like ${java.version})
• OS environment (like ${env.HOME})
• maven's settings.xml properties (like ${settings.offline})

Example

pom.xml

<project>
    <groupId>ru.yaal.maven</groupId>
    <artifactId>run-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    <name>Example for write-text-files-maven-plugin</name>

    <properties>
        <message>Machines should work; people should think.</message>
    </properties>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>ru.yaal.maven</groupId>
                <artifactId>write-text-files-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>1.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <charset>UTF-8</charset>
                    <files>
                        <file>
                            <path>target/version.txt</path>
                            <lines>
                                <line>=== EASY STRING ===</line>
                                <line>How to use write-text-files-maven-plugin</line>
                                <line>=== PROJECT PROPERTIES ===</line>
                                <line>Name: ${project.name}</line>
                                <line>ArtifactId: ${project.artifactId}</line>
                                <line>Version: ${project.version}</line>
                                <line>=== POM.XML PROPERTY ===</line>
                                <line>Message: ${message}</line>
                                <line>=== JAVA PROPERTIES ===</line>
                                <line>Java vendor: ${java.vendor}</line>
                                <line>Java version: ${java.version}</line>
                                <line>Java home: ${java.home}</line>
                                <line>=== OS ENVIRONMENT ===</line>
                                <line>User dir: ${env.HOME}</line>
                                <line>=== MAVEN SETTINGS.XML ===</line>
                                <line>Offline: ${settings.offline}</line>
                                <line>=== NULL VALUES ===</line>
                                <line>Description: ${project.description}</line>
                                <line>Buy!</line>
                            </lines>
                        </file>
                    </files>
                </configuration>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <id>write-text-files</id>
                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>write-text-files</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
</project>

Console output

[INFO] --- write-text-files-maven-plugin:1.1:write-text-files (write-text-files) @ run-plugin ---
[INFO] Overwrite file: /home/aleks/tmp/run_plugin/target/version.txt

Output file version.txt

=== EASY STRING ===
How to use write-text-files-maven-plugin
=== PROJECT PROPERTIES ===
Name: Example for write-text-files-maven-plugin
ArtifactId: run-plugin
Version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
=== POM.XML PROPERTY ===
Message: Machines should work; people should think.
=== JAVA PROPERTIES ===
Java vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java version: 1.7.0_80
Java home: /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre
=== OS ENVIRONMENT ===
User dir: /home/aleks
=== MAVEN SETTINGS.XML ===
Offline: false
=== NULL VALUES ===
Description: ${project.description}
Buy!