Copying multiple resource directories to independent target directories with maven

Question

The Maven resources plugin:

This goal requires that you configure the resources to be copied, and specify the outputDirectory.

C

Answer 1

This is the simpler solution I've found and it's working...

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.7</version>
            <configuration>   
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins> 
    <resources>
        <resource>
            <directory>${basedir}/src/main/java/org/mc2/mymusic/gui/main/Menu/resources</directory>
            <targetPath>${basedir}/target/classes/org/mc2/mymusic/gui/main/Menu/resources</targetPath>
            <filtering>false</filtering>
        </resource>
    </resources>  
</build>

Marco

Answer 2

This is where the file ends up:

<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/blah</outputDirectory>

This is where it is copied from:

<directory>src/main/otherresources</directory>

There would be an <include> or <includes> tag to tell the file name(s)

Multiples

You need multiple <execution>s with different <id>s for multiple folders:

  <plugin>
    <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.6</version>
    <executions>
      <execution>
        <id>copy-resources-1</id>
        <phase>validate</phase>
        <goals>
          <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
          <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/blah</outputDirectory>
          <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>blah</directory>
                <filtering>true</filtering>
            </resource>
          </resources>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
      <execution>
        <id>copy-resources-2</id>
        <phase>validate</phase>
        <goals>
          <goal>copy-resources</goal>
        </goals>
        <configuration>
          <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/ughh</outputDirectory>
          <resources>
            <resource>
                <directory>ughh</directory>
                <filtering>true</filtering>
            </resource>
          </resources>
        </configuration>
      </execution>
    </executions>
  </plugin>

Answer 3

Reading your example I don't think you have to include&configure the maven-resource-plugin. Just add those resource-elements to the <build><resources/>-tag. See http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.1.1/maven-model/maven.html#class_resource which other tags you can use.

Answer 4

    <resources>
        <resource>
              <directory>${basedir}/src/scripts</directory>
              <includes>
                  <include>data-octopus.ps1</include>
              </includes>
              <targetPath>${basedir}/target/data</targetPath>
        </resource>
        <resource>
              <directory>${basedir}/src/scripts</directory>
              <includes>
                  <include>service-octopus.ps1</include>
              </includes>
              <targetPath>${basedir}/target/service</targetPath>
        </resource>
    </resources>

    </plugins>
        ...
    </plugins>

Answer 5

Maven hides everything to make it easier to code. There are several ways you can achieve this.

1. Edit the default execution in Resources plugin. (Easiest) This also can be written using include tag or different resources
2. Write different executions in Resources plugin.
3. Use Antrun plugin. (You might as well write the whole build in ant)
4. Maven Copy-rename plugin.
5. And many other ways that I am not mentioning here....

Edit the default plugin--

<resources>
    <resource>
        <directory>${basedir}<directory>
        <includes>
            <include>blah</include>
            <include>ughh</include>
        </includes>
    <resource>
<resources>
<plugins>
    <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
        <configuration>
            <outputDirectory>${basedir}/target</outputDirectory>
        </configuration>
    </plugin>
</plugins>

Answer 6

For me this one works well in Maven 3:

        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.5</version>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <id>custom-resources</id>
                    <phase>process-resources</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>copy-resources</goal>
                    </goals>
                    <configuration>
                        <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}</outputDirectory>
                        <resources>                                        
                            <resource>
                                <targetPath>${basedir}/target/blah</targetPath>
                                <directory>blah</directory>
                                <filtering>true</filtering>
                            </resource>             
                            <resource>
                                <targetPath>${basedir}/target/uggh</targetPath>
                                <directory>uggh</directory>
                                <filtering>false</filtering>
                            </resource>              
                        <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                    </configuration>            
                </execution>
            </executions>
        </plugin>