Is it now possible to affect reactor build ordering without using a normal module dependency?

2009-04-03 Thread James Carpenter
In the past plugins such as the dependency plugin didn't have a way to affect the reactor build order without having the user add a real dependency (say test scope) to the module using the plugin (or having the plugin programatically do the same) just to ensure proper build ordering. I assume

Looking for java util similar to diff for comparing expected directory tree to actual in integration test

2009-04-03 Thread James Carpenter
I am building a maven plugin whose output is a directory structure with various files. As part of an integration test (driven by the shitty plugin), I would like to compare the output structure/files to those of an expected structure. I could probably build this up with DirectoryScanner, but I'm

Reporting architecture question

2008-09-08 Thread James Carpenter
Creating aggregate reports in maven has historically been a little awkward. To this end i remember chatter about revamping the reporting framework to support registering listeners to reports. Has any of this changed?

Re: Requesting advice on how to extend the maven repository format

2008-09-08 Thread James Carpenter
Will these listeners be provided with the necessary references (Stream, etc.) to support artifact transformation? In other words, is this a super-set of the filtering functionality I described? On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Oleg Gusakov [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Shane Isbell wrote:

Requesting advice on how to extend the maven repository format

2008-09-05 Thread James Carpenter
Introduction: What mechanism can be used to store artifacts in the repository which are sensitive to having versions in the filename? This is a concern for certain artifacts such as .NET assemblies (particularly closed source 3rd party assemblies) which contain internal meta-data which is aware

Re: Requesting advice on how to extend the maven repository format

2008-09-05 Thread James Carpenter
, not presuming anything about where and why the File is. Mercury is not in the trunk yet, but it's aiming to gradually make there in not too distant a future. Thanks, Oleg James Carpenter wrote: Introduction: What mechanism can be used to store artifacts in the repository which are sensitive

Re: Requesting advice on how to extend the maven repository format

2008-09-05 Thread James Carpenter
weeks away. Thanks for all your efforts. Sincerely, James Carpenter email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Oleg Gusakov [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: James Carpenter wrote: Sounds like good news to me. Can you please define not too distant a future? Are you talking days, weeks

How do I dynamically inject a dependency?

2006-06-26 Thread James Carpenter
I have a plugin which resolves a specified artifact, expands it into a work area within target and then runs a code generator against contents within the expanded artifact. {Specifically the resolved artifact contains an XML-Schema, and the tool being executed is a csharp xsd tool (similar to

Distributed multiproject builds

2005-04-10 Thread James Carpenter
Questions are at the bottom. == Summary: I am considering trying to build a rather large multiproject maven build in a distributed fashion. I am looking for guidance on how to best achieve this with a minimal amount of effort. In particular I am looking for

Re: Distributed multiproject builds

2005-04-10 Thread James Carpenter
. If not then it is apparent I will have to write it if I want to get parallel distributed builds working. Of course to do that I need to know exactly what werken distribution maven is using. I continue to need any guidance the reader can provide. On Apr 10, 2005 7:04 PM, James Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote