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Maven EAR project for multiple application servers

I have a EAR project that I want automatize the building process using maven exclusively.

The EAR project has

  • Standard jar modules
  • Web modules
  • EJB modules
  • RAR modules

To be able to execute the product in Jboss 4.2.3 and WebSphere 7 the EJB and RAR descriptors must be configured in different way. Also we have one jar library for each app server.

What I want is to be able to build one EAR for each apps server using the same projects, and for that I need

  1. Include a JAR module depending of the app server
  2. Use the customized descriptor in the EJB/RAR modules depending of the app server
  3. Package all this customized modules in an EAR

Can this be done using the same set of project in maven?

Solution

  • Sure. Have a look at profiles in maven. They allow you to adjust various things (from the link) like:

    • <repositories>
    • <pluginRepositories>
    • <dependencies>
    • <plugins>
    • <properties> (not actually available in the main POM, but used behind the scenes)
    • <modules>
    • <reporting>
    • <dependencyManagement>
    • <distributionManagement>
    • a subset of the element, which consists of:
      • <defaultGoal>
      • <resources>
      • <testResources>
      • <finalName>