[jira] Commented: (ARCHETYPE-274) Conditionally include or exclude a file from archetype during generation

["Herve Boutemy (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

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Herve Boutemy commented on ARCHETYPE-274:
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no ETA for this: if you provide a patch, I'll look to integrate it

such a feature will require UI working tightly coupled with the generation process: seems not easy to do (the generation is not an easy task, even in a decoupled form)

> Conditionally include or exclude a file from archetype during generation
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>
>                 Key: ARCHETYPE-274
>                 URL: https://jira.codehaus.org/browse/ARCHETYPE-274
>             Project: Maven Archetype
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Generator
>    Affects Versions: 2.0-alpha-4
>            Reporter: Dan Allen
>
> I would like to be able to control which files are placed into the generated project based on the value of a property that is defined during archetype:generate. For instance, I forsee the following prompt:
> Define value for groupId: : com.example
> Define value for artifactId: : myproject
> Define value for package:  com.example: :
> Define value for extraSupport: : y
> Based on the value of extraSupport, I want to include (or not include) a file in the generated project. If the user does not want the extra support, I don't want to clutter up the generated project with unnecessary files.
> It's all about customization of the project based on what the developer intends to use. While I could create a whole other archetype, sometimes the changes are so slight that it would be easier to include/exclude a file.
> Is there a way to control this behavior using the archetype-metadata.xml descriptor?

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