How to access maven.build.timestamp for resource filtering

Question

I am using maven 3.0.4 and would like to make the build timestamp accessible to my application. For this, I\'m putting a placeholder in a .properties file and l

Answer 1

Adding Maven properties at the pom project level doesn't take into account correct local Timezone, so timestamp may appear wrong :

${maven.build.timestamp}

Using the build-helper-maven-plugin applies the correct timezone and current daylight saving to the timestamp :

    
        
            org.codehaus.mojo
            build-helper-maven-plugin
            1.9.1
            
                
                    timestamp-property
                    
                        timestamp-property
                    
                    
                        timestamp
                        yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
                        Europe/Zurich
                    
                
            
        
     
     
         
             src/main/resources
             true
         
     
 

When packaging, Maven will replace any token timestamp in /resources folder, e.g. resources/version.properties :

build.timestamp=${timestamp}

You can then load this properties file in your Application.