EclipseWtpComponent

API Documentation:EclipseWtpComponent

Enables fine-tuning wtp component details of the Eclipse plugin

Example of use with a blend of all possible properties. Bear in mind that usually you don't have configure them directly because Gradle configures it for free!

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'war'
apply plugin: 'eclipse-wtp'

configurations {
  someInterestingConfiguration
  anotherConfiguration
}

eclipse {

  //if you want parts of paths in resulting file(s) to be replaced by variables (files):
  pathVariables 'GRADLE_HOME': file('/best/software/gradle'), 'TOMCAT_HOME': file('../tomcat')

  wtp {
    component {
      //you can configure the context path:
      contextPath = 'someContextPath'

      //you can configure the deployName:
      deployName = 'killerApp'

      //you can alter the wb-resource elements. sourceDirs is a ConventionProperty.
      //non-existing source dirs won't be added to the component file.
      sourceDirs += file('someExtraFolder')

      //you can alter the files are to be transformed into dependent-module elements:
      plusConfigurations += [ configurations.someInterestingConfiguration ]

      //or whose files are to be excluded from dependent-module elements:
      minusConfigurations += configurations.anotherConfiguration

      //you can add a wb-resource elements; mandatory keys: 'sourcePath', 'deployPath':
      //if sourcePath points to non-existing folder it will *not* be added.
      resource sourcePath: 'extra/resource', deployPath: 'deployment/resource'

      //you can add a wb-property elements; mandatory keys: 'name', 'value':
      property name: 'moodOfTheDay', value: ':-D'
    }
  }
}

For tackling edge cases users can perform advanced configuration on resulting XML file. It is also possible to affect the way eclipse plugin merges the existing configuration via beforeMerged and whenMerged closures.

beforeMerged and whenMerged closures receive WtpComponent object

Examples of advanced configuration:

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'war'
apply plugin: 'eclipse-wtp'

eclipse {

  wtp {
    component {
      file {
        //if you want to mess with the resulting XML in whatever way you fancy
        withXml {
          def node = it.asNode()
          node.appendNode('xml', 'is what I love')
        }

        //closure executed after wtp component file content is loaded from existing file
        //but before gradle build information is merged
        beforeMerged { wtpComponent ->
          //tinker with WtpComponent here
        }

        //closure executed after wtp component file content is loaded from existing file
        //and after gradle build information is merged
        whenMerged { wtpComponent ->
          //you can tinker with the WtpComponent here
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Properties

PropertyDescription
classesDeployPath

The deploy path for classes.

contextPath

The context path for the web application

deployName

The deploy name to be used.

file

See EclipseWtpComponent.file{}

libConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be transformed into dependent-module elements with a deploy path of #libDeployPath.

libDeployPath

The deploy path for libraries.

minusConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be excluded from dependent-module elements.

properties

Additional property elements.

resources

ConventionProperty for additional wb-resource elements.

rootConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be transformed into dependent-module elements with a deploy path of '/'.

sourceDirs

ConventionProperty for the source directories to be transformed into wb-resource elements.

Methods

MethodDescription
property(args)

Adds a property.

resource(args)

Adds a wb-resource.

Script blocks

BlockDescription
file

Enables advanced configuration like tinkering with the output XML or affecting the way existing wtp component file content is merged with gradle build information

Property details

String classesDeployPath

The deploy path for classes.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
/WEB-INF/classes
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
/

String contextPath

The context path for the web application

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
project.war.baseName

String deployName

The deploy name to be used.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
eclipse.project.name
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
eclipse.project.name

Set<Configuration> libConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be transformed into dependent-module elements with a deploy path of #libDeployPath.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
[project.configurations.runtime]
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
[project.configurations.earlib]

String libDeployPath

The deploy path for libraries.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
/WEB-INF/lib
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
/lib

Set<Configuration> minusConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be excluded from dependent-module elements.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
[project.configurations.providedRuntime]
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
[]

List<WbProperty> properties

Additional property elements.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
[]
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
[]

List<WbResource> resources

ConventionProperty for additional wb-resource elements.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Only resources that link to an existing directory (WbResource#sourcePath) will be added to the wtp component file. The reason is that non-existing resource directory declarations lead to errors when project is imported into Eclipse.

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
[deployPath: '/', sourcePath: project.webAppDirName]
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
[]

Set<Configuration> rootConfigurations

The configurations whose files are to be transformed into dependent-module elements with a deploy path of '/'.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
[]
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
[project.configurations.deploy]]

Set<File> sourceDirs

ConventionProperty for the source directories to be transformed into wb-resource elements.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Only source dirs that exist will be added to the wtp component file. Non-existing resource directory declarations lead to errors when project is imported into Eclipse.

Default with eclipse and war plugins:
source dirs from project.sourceSets.main.allSource
Default with eclipse and ear plugins:
The same unless java plugin not applied, then: [project.appDirName]

Method details

void property(Map<String, String> args)

Adds a property.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

void resource(Map<String, String> args)

Adds a wb-resource.

For examples see docs for EclipseWtp

Script block details

file { }

Enables advanced configuration like tinkering with the output XML or affecting the way existing wtp component file content is merged with gradle build information

The object passed to whenMerged{} and beforeMerged{} closures is of type WtpComponent

For example see docs for EclipseWtpComponent

Delegates to:
XmlFileContentMerger from file