How do you generate module dependencies in MANIFEST.MF for JBoss AS 7 with maven?

Question

In JBoss AS 7, a Web application that depends on libraries contained in the AS, must declare those dependencies in META-INF/MANIFEST.MF like this:

Dependencies:          


        

Answer 1

This code add automaticaly all of your compile depedencies in your MANIFEST.MF

<plugin>
   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
   <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
   <version>2.4</version>
   <configuration>
      <archive>
         <manifest>
            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
         </manifest>
      </archive>
   </configuration>
</plugin>

more info here : http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-war-plugin/examples/war-manifest-guide.html

Answer 2

Those dependencies are declared by names which maven artifacts don't have any mappings to. You probably could keep groupId in sync with jboss module names but I'm not sure if it's a good idea. And I still can't think of any automated solution.

But there is a place where you can manage the configuration by hand, as described in one of the sources you provided in your question:

   <build>
       ...
       <plugins>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
              <archive>
                 <manifestEntries>
                    <Dependencies>org.slf4j</Dependencies>
                 </manifestEntries>  
              </archive>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>   
       </plugins>
    </build>

I hope someone comes up with a plugin to make it less cumbersome.