[ARCHETYPE-588] archetype:create-from-project propertyFile defaults project values

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.2
• Component/s: Generator
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nicolas Dywicki
• Created: 19/Feb/20 13:35
• Updated: 28/Jun/21 19:22

Description

Hi team,

 

I want to create a multi-module archetype maven project from an existing project.Everything works fine, and I use the propertyFile to customize some elements.

I want to use the [Maven CI Friendly Versions|https://maven.apache.org/maven-ci-friendly.html]  (via ${revision}) but it is automatically replaced when the archetype is generated.

So I want to force the default version to ${revision} in the propertyFile but it is not taken into account in the target generated archetype project even if I set a regular version number like version=2.0

 

artifact.properties:

archetype.filteredExtensions=java,yml,json,md,js,properties,xml,html,webapp
archetype.filteredFileNames=jenkinsfile
excludePatterns=archetype.properties,BUILD.md,**/.git/**,**/.idea/**,**/*.iml,**/node*/**,**/target/**
gitignore=.gitignore
gitattributes=.gitattributes
version=2.0

 

Generate:

mvnw clean archetype:create-from-project -Darchetype.properties=archetype.properties

 

Target archetype-metada.xml does not contain version property:

<requiredProperties>
  <requiredProperty key="gitignore">
    <defaultValue>.gitignore</defaultValue>
  </requiredProperty>
  <requiredProperty key="gitattributes">
    <defaultValue>.gitattributes</defaultValue>
  </requiredProperty>
</requiredProperties>

 

Then when I deploy and generate new app, I have to enter the version.

A workaround is to use -Dversion=${revision} parameter:

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=com.demo -DarchetypeArtifactId=demo-archetype -DgroupId=com.demo -DartifactId=demo -Dversion=${revision}

 

Do you know why the property version is not taken into account as explained in the documentation]?

 

Thanks,

Nicolas