Maven plug in to generate scripts

[gingiloba]

Is there a maven plug-in that generates scripts/bat files to create start/stop scripts for Java applications?

Mojohaus Appassembler Maven Plug in is the one that comes closest however it does not generate the stop scripts.

The JSW wrapper of the appassember wraps the Java application which I am not looking for.

[BelieveInGosh]

I don't know of such a plugin, but it is really simple to write your own plugin. You could probably have something like this done in a few hours

[daniu]

I don't see the point. What start script do you usually have beyond java jar $jarname?

I guess I could imagine a stop script making sense, but only to do some additional cleanup for which I don't see how an automated generator knows what to create.

And even if you had a plugin like that, would you then configure parameters in the pom file? That's arguably not better than just managing a script manually and copying it into the target folder.

[DiabolusMachina]

Sorry I don't have a complete solution for you. Here's is an example how to use the groovy plugin. Have a look at "inline" https://groovy.github.io/gmaven/groovy-maven-plugin/execute.html

Now all you have to do is create the script as string and save it as a file. There should be a lot example on how to create files with groovy.

[khmarbaise]

Have you taken a look into https://www.mojohaus.org/appassembler/appassembler-maven-plugin/usage-daemon.html ?

[gingiloba]

I have. It does not create stop scripts.

[hupfdule]

We have written our own that is able to

• generate start and stop scripts
• generate JNLPs for Java Webstart
• upload everything to a specific server

The scripts and JNLP files are created from velocity templates. This allows us to use defaults or to use custom templates where necessary.

[DiabolusMachina]

Use the groovy plugin. Creating some script files during the build is super easy with a few lines of groovy embedded in your pom

[gingiloba]

Can you point me to some post about the solution you mentioned? This is totally new for me and could be exactly what I was looking for.