[MNG-3309] Is it possible to trigger profiles from profiles

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.7
• Fix Version/s: 4.x / Backlog
• Component/s: Profiles
• Labels: needs-discussion
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andreas Höhmann
• Created: 04/Dec/07 08:48
• Updated: 23/Dec/19 11:53

Description

I want include profiles from profiles ... a example ... please tell me if this is nonsense

<profiles>

    <!-- my default-profile ... this profile defines properties .... so i try to include other property-triggered-profiles -->
    <profile>
      <id>default</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
      </activation>
      <properties>
        <!-- include profile tomcat6 -->
        <tomcat>6</tomcat>
        <!-- include profile myfaces12 -->
        <jsf>myfaces12</jsf>
       <!-- include profile richfaces -->
        <richfaces>true</richfaces>
       <!-- don't include profile seam -->
        <seam>false</seam>
      </properties>
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        JBoss Seam JSF framework : -Dseam=yes 
      -->
      <id>seam</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>seam</name>
          <value>true</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      ...
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        JBoss Richfaces Component Lib for JSF : -Drichfaces=true 
      -->
      <id>richfaces</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>richfaces</name>
          <value>true</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      ...
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        MyFaces JSF Implementation 1.2 : -Djsf=myfaces12 
      -->
      <id>myfaces12</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>jsf</name>
          <value>myfaces12</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      ...
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        MyFaces JSF Implementation 1.1 : -Djsf=myfaces11 
      -->
      <id>myfaces11</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>jsf</name>
          <value>myfaces11</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      ...
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        Sun's JSF Reference Implementation 1.2 : -Djsf=ri12
      -->
      <id>jsfri12</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>jsf</name>
          <value>ri12</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      ....
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        Tomcat 5.x Environment : -Dtomcat=5
      -->
      <id>tomcat5</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>tomcat</name>
          <value>5</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      <build>
        <defaultGoal>jetty:run</defaultGoal>
      </build>
      <dependencies>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.4</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
          <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.0</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
          <artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
          <version>1.0</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>el-impl</groupId>
          <artifactId>el-impl</artifactId>
          <version>1.0</version>
        </dependency>
      </dependencies>
    </profile>

    <profile>
      <!-- 
        Tomcat 6.x Environment : -Dtomcat=6
      -->
      <id>tomcat6</id>
      <activation>
        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
        <property>
          <name>tomcat</name>
          <value>6</value>
        </property>
      </activation>
      <build>
        <defaultGoal>jetty:run</defaultGoal>
      </build>
      <dependencies>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
          <artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.5</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp</groupId>
          <artifactId>jsp-api</artifactId>
          <version>2.1</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>javax.el</groupId>
          <artifactId>el-api</artifactId>
          <version>1.0</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
          <groupId>el-impl</groupId>
          <artifactId>el-impl</artifactId>
          <version>1.0</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
        </dependency>
      </dependencies>
    </profile>
...

'mvn -Pdefault eclipse:eclipse'  should create a tomcat6, myfaces12, richfaces project
'mvn -Pdevel eclipse:eclipse'  should create a tomcat5, myfaces12, richfaces project
'mvn -Pproductiv eclipse:eclipse'  should create a jboss, myfaces12, richfaces project
....

any ideas?

Issue Links

• relates to: MNG-2276 profile activation by property doesn't work with properties defined in settings.