[MNG-5013] Allow to condense configuration of plugin parameter beans that commonly require only one value

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.2
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.3
• Component/s: Plugins and Lifecycle, POM
• Assignee: Benjamin Bentmann
• Reporter: Benjamin Bentmann
• Created: 12/Feb/11 10:03
• Updated: 04/Apr/21 15:00
• Resolved: 12/Feb/11 10:16

Description

Let's take this example configuration snippet:

<resources>
  <resource>
    <directory>src/foo</directory>
    <filtering>true</filtering>
  </resource>
  <resource>src/bar</resource>
</resources>

Apparently, the last <resource> element is meant as a shorthand form for <resource><directory>src/bar</directory></resource>.

Not only does support for this notation save users a few bits of (sometimes hated) XML but it also provides plugin authors with a smooth upgrade path say when a parameter was initially typed as File[] but later needs to be extended into Bean[].

Issue Links

• is related to: MNG-7138 Proper verify of plugin configuration Bean set method call