[jira] (MRESOURCES-154) Support maven-site-plugin-like filtering convention (filter files ending in .vm)

["Andreas Sewe (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

Andreas Sewe created MRESOURCES-154:
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             Summary: Support maven-site-plugin-like filtering convention (filter files ending in .vm)
                 Key: MRESOURCES-154
                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MRESOURCES-154
             Project: Maven 2.x Resources Plugin
          Issue Type: Wish
          Components: filtering
    Affects Versions: 2.5
            Reporter: Andreas Sewe
            Priority: Minor


If one wants to enable resource filtering, the {{maven-resources-plugin}} currently requires one to explicitly enable it. This, in itself, is not a problem, as it prevents accidental filtering. Alas, the current means to enable filtering rely not only on manual configuration, but also force error-prone repetition:

{quote}
      <resource>
        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
        <filtering>true</filtering>
      </resource>
{quote}

Why should one be forced to repeat the fact that the resource directory is {{src/main/resources}} if one does not want to stray from this convention?

It would hence be great if the {{maven-resources-plugin}} would offer a way to enable filtering that is closer to the convention-side of _convention over configuration_. The {{maven-site-plugin}}, e.g., does just this: all files whose name ends in {{.vm}} are filtered <http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-site-plugin/examples/creating-content.html#Filtering>. IMHO, this would make a useful addition to the {{maven-resources-plugin}} as well. (Of course, it would need to be explicitly enabled in the plugin's configuration, to avoid the issue accidental filtering.)

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