Building two war-files with Maven using different web.xml

[Stephan T]

I'm using the GWT-plugin for Maven to build my application. I want to
build two war-files where the only difference is that I want to use a
different web.xml.

How do I achieve that?

Here's my pom.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://
www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

<name>Web Application</name>
<groupId>my.company</groupId>
<artifactId>web</artifactId>
<version>${web-version}</version>
<packaging>war</packaging>

<parent>
<groupId>my.company</groupId>
<artifactId>build</artifactId>
<version>${version}</version>
<relativePath>../build/pom.xml</relativePath>
</parent>

<build>
<outputDirectory>war/WEB-INF/classes</outputDirectory>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>compile</goal>
<!--<goal>generateAsync</goal>-->
<goal>test</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<warSourceDirectory>war</warSourceDirectory>
<webXml>war/WEB-INF/web.xml</webXml>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>my.company</groupId>
<artifactId>env-configuration</artifactId>
<version>${env-configuration-version}</version>
<type>jar</type>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>my.company</groupId>
<artifactId>common</artifactId>
<version>${common-version}</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-servlet</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-user</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.gwt</groupId>
<artifactId>gwt-incubator</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-taglibs</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-config</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-security-web</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>jstl</groupId>
<artifactId>jstl</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>taglibs</groupId>
<artifactId>standard</artifactId>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

</project>

[dane.molotok]

I've thought about doing that also, in order to to have a war where
my .gwt.xml inherits the Debug module, and one that does not, but I'm
beginning to think it's not even buying me much to find out how to do
it. I'm assuming you have a similar reason for wanting to do this?

On Aug 6, 3:57 am, Stephan T <stephan.tern...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using the GWT-plugin for Maven to build my application. I want to
> build two war-files where the only difference is that I want to use a
> different web.xml.
>
> How do I achieve that?
>
> Here's my pom.xml:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

>         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">

[andreas]

I don't think you can do that in one build.

But you can use profiles to have two different builds. Of course you
will have to build twice, once for each profile but with that you'll
have the different builds. I use profiles to run hosted_mode target
with fake service servlet implementations and web.xml with appropriate
mapping and no security constraints. The normal build will use the
deploy web.xml with real servlet mapped and security constraints.

For me this works pretty good and you will not have to alter files
(especially pom.xml) for this or that and hence get messy conflicts
with your version system.

Regards,

Andreas

On 6 Aug., 19:02, "dane.molotok" <dane.molo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've thought about doing that also, in order to to have a war where
> my .gwt.xml inherits the Debug module, and one that does not, but I'm
> beginning to think it's not even buying me much to find out how to do
> it. I'm assuming you have a similar reason for wanting to do this?
>
> On Aug 6, 3:57 am, Stephan T <stephan.tern...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm using the GWT-plugin for Maven to build my application. I want to
> > build two war-files where the only difference is that I want to use a
> > different web.xml.
>
> > How do I achieve that?
>
> > Here's my pom.xml:
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> > <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"

> >         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0...">

[Stephan T]

I need to build two war files with different web.xml files becuase of
different servlet filter configurations depending on which server it
will be deployed on.

It will be deployed on two server simultaneously. I'd rather build two
war files during one build, because that will always be the scenario.
Feels a bit quirky to fiddle with profiles etc.

I have successfully managed to get something similar working when
building another artifact in the project using "executions", but that
artifact is a jar, and I can't seem to get this to work with the maven
war plugin.

This is the error I get now::
Error assembling WAR: Deployment descriptor: W:\trunk\web\target
\web-2.2.4-SNAPSHOT\WEB-INF\web.xml does not exist.

And this is a snippet from my pom.xml which produces the error:

<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>

<executions>
<execution>
<id>package-int</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>war</goal>
</goals>

<configuration>
<warSourceDirectory>war</warSourceDirectory>
<webXml>war/WEB-INF/web.xml</webXml>
</configuration>

</execution>
<execution>
<id>package-ext</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>war</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<warSourceDirectory>war</warSourceDirectory>
<webXml>src/main/web/ext/web.xml</webXml>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>


I also realize that this hasn't got anything with GWT to do :) But
since this mail list is heavy on webapp/java knowledgable people and
maven is often used to build these kind of products, I guess someone
might know...

// S

On 6 Aug, 19:14, andreas <horst.andrea...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I don't think you can do that in one build.
>
> But you can use profiles to have two different builds. Of course you
> will have to build twice, once for each profile but with that you'll
> have the different builds. I use profiles to run hosted_mode target
> with fake service servlet implementations and web.xml with appropriate
> mapping and no security constraints. The normal build will use the
> deploy web.xml with real servlet mapped and security constraints.
>
> For me this works pretty good and you will not have to alter files
> (especially pom.xml) for this or that and hence get messy conflicts
> with your version system.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andreas
>
> On 6 Aug., 19:02, "dane.molotok" <dane.molo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've thought about doing that also, in order to to have a war where
> > my .gwt.xml inherits the Debug module, and one that does not, but I'm
> > beginning to think it's not even buying me much to find out how to do
> > it. I'm assuming you have a similar reason for wanting to do this?
>
> > On Aug 6, 3:57 am, Stephan T <stephan.tern...@gmail.com> wrote:
>

> > > I'm using the GWT-plugin forMavento build my application. I want to

[dane.molotok]

Have you thought about using the maven-assembly-plugin to generate a
secondary end-state? Just an idea.

[Stephan T]

I managed to make it work with the assembly plugin. Maybe not a state
of the art maven konfiguration, but it seems to work :)

This produces three war-files. The original which I won't be using
anymore, and two additional war files with the extension int and ext.

added this to the pom:
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>make-assembly-external</id>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>assembly-descriptor-external.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
</configuration>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>attached</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>make-assembly-internal</id>
<configuration>
<descriptors>
<descriptor>assembly-descriptor-internal.xml</descriptor>
</descriptors>
</configuration>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>attached</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

and this is the assembly-descriptor-external.xml:
<assembly
xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/
1.1.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-
plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
<id>ext</id>
<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
<formats>
<format>war</format>
</formats>
<fileSets>
<fileSet>
<directory>../${project.artifactId}/target/${project.artifactId}-$
{project.version}/</directory>
<includes>
<include>**</include>
</includes>
<excludes>
<exclude>WEB-INF/web.xml</exclude>
</excludes>
<outputDirectory>/</outputDirectory>
</fileSet>
</fileSets>
<files>
<file>
<source>../${project.artifactId}/src/main/web/ext/web.xml</source>
<outputDirectory>/WEB-INF</outputDirectory>
</file>
</files>
</assembly>


On 12 Aug, 20:17, "dane.molotok" <dane.molo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Have you thought about using themaven-assembly-plugin to generate a

> >mavenis often used to build these kind of products, I guess someone

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