Dependencies

[Pavel Tavoda]

When I change generator I have to build 'sculptor-generator-core' and 'sculptor-generator-library'. Can't we have dependency directly to 'sculptor-generator-core'? Is it some maven problem or just design decision?

Pavel

[Torsten Juergeleit]

Is it some maven problem or just design decision?

Maybe both :-) Ok. there're technical reasons / restrictions / requirements:

• The project 'sculptor-generator-core' is an Eclipse artifact (OSGi bundle) built with Maven by using Eclipse Tycho. OSGi bundles expect their dependencies (defined in MANIFEST.MF) to be OSGi bundles provided by a OSGi bundle repository (aka Eclipse p2 repository).
• The project 'sculptor-maven-plugin' is an Maven plugin artifact built with Maven. Maven plugins expect their dependencies (defined in POM) to be Maven artifacts provided by a Maven repository.

To bridge both worlds (Eclipse OSGi bundles and Maven artifacts) we have to make the project 'sculptor-generator-core' (together with all of its runtime dependencies -> Eclipse OSGi bundles) available as Maven artifacts. This is the role of the project 'sculptor-generator-library': It creates a Maven artifact (the library JAR) by copying all the class files from the Eclipse OSGi plugin required for running Sculptors code generator.

/Torsten

[Pavel Tavoda]

OK, understand this but classes are in same structure inside JAR. Here are just some additional information for p2 style repository and OSGi management.

At least building sculptor-generator-library is taking less than 3 sec ;-).

Is it possible to somehow specify 'build this project and all which depends on it'?

Pavel

[Torsten Juergeleit]

OK, understand this but classes are in same structure inside JAR. Here are just some additional information for p2 style repository and OSGi management.

Yes, but theses artifacts aren't available from a public Maven repository :-P

 

Is it possible to somehow specify 'build this project and all which depends on it'?

Sure, from within "releng/sculptor-dist/" use "mvn install -Pmaven -rf :sculptor-generator-core". This will build the Maven stuff starting from 'sculptor-generator-core'.

But for testing the templates only I would go with unit tests from within 'sculptor-generator-core'. Making a round-trip via Sculptors Maven plugin takes too long.

/Torsten