How to use maven profile and overlays to build and package with specified project from multiple?

Question

I have one web project called MyWebProject which having sub modules also and packaging as POM, I have other two simple java project called SimpleJavaProject1 and SimpleJavaProject2 which having packaging as JAR.

I am having dependency for both in web peoject. So I have to use Maven Profile and Overlays such way, that when I will build and package my web project with profile JavaProject1 then web project includes SimpleJavaProject1 in its war and when I said JavaProject2 then it should include SimpleJavaProject2. And it should use Overlays only for specified java project.

Can I use Overlays in Profile?

Please suggest some idea if any...

Answer 1

Got it...referring @Duncan answer I have tried following and its worked. :-)

Following are my Profiles,

<profile>
    <id>JavaProject1</id>
    <properties>
        <roject.groupId>mygroupId</project.groupId>
        <roject.artifactId>myartifactId</project.artifactId>
        <roject.version>${myversion}</project.version>
    </properties>
    <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
    </activation>
</profile>

<profile>
    <id>JavaProject2</id>
    <properties>
        <roject.groupId>mygroupId</project.groupId>
        <roject.artifactId>myartifactId</project.artifactId>
        <roject.version>${myversion}</project.version>
    </properties>
    <activation>
        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
    </activation>
</profile>

And I have added Overlays in war plugin as follows,

<overlays>
    <overlay>
        <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
        <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
        <type>jar</type>
        <targetPath>WEB-INF/classes</targetPath>
    </overlay>
</overlays>

It worked successfully. :-)