[MNG-7074] Environment Variable defaulting

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Fix Version/s: waiting-for-feedback
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Loïc Hermann
• Created: 16/Jan/21 17:22
• Updated: 13/Apr/21 17:23

Description

Hi all,

maven build in CI environment often rely on environnement variables.

If those environment variables are not defined on the developper environment the build will fail.

For now defaulting those environment variable can only be done by defining one profile per variable which is really verbose.

it would be easier if we can either

add a default value where the variable is used:

```

${env.VARIABLE_NAME:defaultValue}

```

or have a section to define default values in the pom:

```

<environment>

   <VARIABLE_NAME>defaultValue</VARIABLE_NAME>

<environment/>

```

I would love to work on a PR to implements one of those solution if this make sense to you.

 

Regards