dockpack.base_maven

Maven - Maven is a tool that helps build Java projects in a way that works on different platforms. It takes care of project dependencies and the entire project life cycle. This is an Ansible role for installing Maven.

Requirements

This role is designed for Ubuntu Trusty or RedHat systems like RHEL/Centos 7. It requires the dockpack.base_java8 role.

Role Variables

You can specify the Maven version to use, currently set to 3.6.3.

There are 3 variables that should be saved in a vault file:

• mvn_master_password
• mvn_repo_username
• mvn_repo_password

Dependencies

Maven requires Java8. This role will automatically install dockpack.base_java8 if it’s not already on your system.

Using Maven Manually

mvn -X deploy:deploy-file -DgroupId=$GROUPID -DartifactId=$FILENAME -Dversion=$VERSION -DgeneratePom=true -Dpackaging=jar -DrepositoryId="0ss-releases" -Durl="https://repo.example.com/path/releases" -Dfile=redis.jar

Example Playbook

For a full example using this role, you can view my build server: git clone https://github.com/bbaassssiiee/buildserver.git

Here’s how to use this role in a playbook:

- hosts: servers
  roles:
     - { role: dockpack.base_java8 }
     - { role: dockpack.base_maven }

License

MIT

Author Information

Bas Meijer @bbaassssiiee