First read this to understand resources filtering : http://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/index.html#How%20do%20I%20filter%20resource%20files?
Then just add an exclude element under resources to be able to filter the files themselves. See this document for a reference on the resource syntax in the pom.xml file : http://maven.apache.org/maven-model/maven.html#class_resource Finally, to run your java process, use the exec plugin from mojo codehaus : http://mojo.codehaus.org/maven-execute-plugin/ You'll need to check it out from svn first and install it in your local repository via maven, ie using the command "mvn install". You could also use the ant plugin if you prefer but this solution is cleaner in my opinion and more simple. Then add the exec plugin declaration in your project pom.xml file. You should tie the plugin execution to the generate-resources phase. Here is a guide on plugin configuration if you don't know how to do that (looks into the "plugins" section) : http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html Here, hope this help! Enjoy your reading :) On 1/2/06, Steven Coco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > Who can help me with a couple of basics while I'm moving from Ant into > Maven? > > I want to figure out how I can specify file names that Maven will > exclude from copying while it copies resources from src/main/resources > into target/classes. > > Then I want to have Maven execute a Java process when it is done copying > the resource files -- this I guess would be part of the > process-resources phase. > > Specifically, I prefer to author property resources in the Properties > XML format; but ResourceBundle doesn't automatically locate bundles in > the XML format. So I have a process that runs during builds and loads > the xml files into a Properties bundle and writes it out into the target > directory in the ".properties" format. Thankfully, Mustang will have a > feature to allow ResourceBundle to load the XML files directly from the > Java code, but until then I'm using this. > > Now I have to figure out how to have Maven exclude the xml properties > files and then run my process on the resources. > > If anyone wants a copy of the program I use, you're welcome to it: it is > not very smart: it's not written as a Maven plugin, and it always copies > files -- it does not check to see if the file already exists to save > time; it just loads all applicable files and converts them. But it > works, and it is not terribly time-consuming. I'd consider turning it > into a plugin... but Mustang's feature will actually serve me better > when that becomes available. > > Thanks for the help! > > Steven. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Alexandre Poitras Québec, Canada --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
