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Wayne
On 11/13/07, zm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm finishing a pom.xml file, and I need some resource filtering.
>
> Let's say I have a resource file named: build.properties:
>
> build.date=${build.date}
> build.version=${project.parent.version}
> build.author=${build.username}
>
> In my pom.xml, I have the following block:
>
> <build>
> <resources>
> <resource>
> <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
> <filtering>true</filtering>
> </resource>
> </resources>
> ...
> </build>
>
> Running the application, the given properties will be loaded and displayed.
>
> Now I need a way of defining them with the filter feature.
>
> I know that the META-INF folder will have a MANIFEST.MF generated by maven,
> with the entry Built-By: <username> (where I assume username to be the
> system user).
>
> Is there a way of using that value in filtering?
>
> What about accessing the build timestamp? I would like to format the
> ${build.date} with something like '2007.11.13 15:05:30.123'. Any way of
> doing it?
>
> Also I could use an ANT task to create properties (<property .../>). Is
> there a way of including an ant task, define a property then use it with
> filtering?
>
>
> EDIT:
>
> Ok, I've changed the properties file to:
>
> build.date=${build.date}
> build.version=${project.parent.version}
> build.author=${user.name}
> build.javaversion=${java.version}
>
> Now I have everything but the build date, which I would like to format as a
> timestamp. Any tips on how to include/access such a property in filtering?
>
>
>
> Many thanks.
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