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Mirko Raner commented on ARCHETYPE-397: --------------------------------------- Not sure if this warrants re-opening this ticket, or filing a new one, but here goes... In my mind there are still a few things amiss in this area, for example, using archetype plug-in version 3.0.1: # the {{package}} property can be used in a Velocity expression to define a {{<defaultValue>}} but the default value is still displayed incorrectly during interactive archetype instantiation (i.e., it shows the Velocity expression instead of the resulting expanded value) -- it does however get properly substituted during artifact generation # the {{groupId}}, {{artifactId}} and {{version}} properties can be used in the same way, and their effective default values are displayed correctly; however, they resolve to the respective values for the archetype itself and are of limited use # the {{rootArtifactId}} does not seem to be available at all; during archetype instantiation Maven displays the unexpanded expression, and the same expression is also literally substituted in the generated artifacts # similarly, {{archetypeGroupId}}, {{archetypeArtifactId}} are also not available at all With regards to ARCHETYPE-397, only item #1 seems directly related to this ticket and might warrant re-opening it. Item #2, I believe, is the same problem as described in ARCHETYPE-490. Items #3 and #4 seem to be covered by a comment on ARCHETYPE-383: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARCHETYPE-383?focusedCommentId=14423463&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel#comment-14423463 Any opinions on which tickets should be re-opened or whether a new ticket should be filed? > Required property default value is not displayed correctly if a Velocity > expression > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: ARCHETYPE-397 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARCHETYPE-397 > Project: Maven Archetype > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Generator > Affects Versions: 2.2 > Reporter: Nicolas Dupont > Assignee: Olivier Lamy (*$^¨%`£) > Fix For: 2.3 > > Attachments: fix_archetype_397.patch > > > If you use a Velocity expression to define a default value in your archetype > descriptor, it is not displayed correctly when you generate a project. > Let's say we have, in our descriptor : > <requiredProperty key="package">${groupId}.${artifactId}</requiredProperty> > When you generate a project from the archetype, you type com.company as a > groupId and my-project as an artifactId. Then you'll be prompted for the > package and default value will be displayed as "com.company.my-project". > Now, if we have in our descriptor : > {{<requiredProperty > key="package">${groupId}.${artifactId.replace('-','')}</requiredProperty>}} > When you generate a project in the same way, the default value for package > will be displayed as ${groupId}.${artifactId.replace('-','')} instead of > com.company.myproject. > Note that if you leave the value as it is, the generation will do resolve the > expression (package property will be resolve correctly). It's just confusing > when the default value is showed at the prompt step. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.15#6346)