How to filter resource in Maven, replacing with a dependencies artifactId?

Question

I\'m trying to build a jar that has an xml file as a resource. I\'d like to apply a filter to that xml to insert the name of a dependency into the xml. The filtering is wo

Answer 1

Damn, you're right, this property doesn't get replaced during the filtering of resources. That's weird and it sounds like a bug in the Maven Resources Plugin because this property is correctly interpolated during the process-resources phase as I'll demonstrate in the workaround I'm suggesting below (based on the maven-antrun-plugin and the replace task).

First, add the following to your POM:

  
    maven-antrun-plugin
    
      
        process-resources
        
          
            ${project.dependencies[0].artifactId}
             
          
        
        
          run
        
      
    
  

Then, update your XML file into:

  @@@

With these changes, running mvn process-resources would produce the following result:

$ cat target/classes/myxmlfile.xml 

  OtherLibrary

Which proves the property is interpolated (but not set during maven filtering of resources)¹. And if you need to filter more than one file, the replace task can take a fileset. Adapt it to suit your needs.

_{¹ Actually, it would be nice to create a new Jira for this bug in the Maven 2.x Resources Plugin. I've created MRESOURCES-118.}