Maven is basically a system for compiling code, packing code and publishing packed code, but the flexibility of plugins allows it to carry out a wide selection of tasks. Most often, these tasks are very developer-centric, assisting in the development- and deployment process. We have successfully implemented a plugin that extend the build system to also handle configuration management of various test-environments, nightly deployment of new versions from CI with a single parameter and easy, centrally controlled configuration of developers environments. Even though the implementation is bound to our choice of infrastructure, the ideas and experiences should apply to a wide range of configurations.

1. Maven - more than a build tool Using Maven for automated configuration management and deployment Harald Søvik Sr. Knowledge Engineer, Computas AS

8. The default profile: localhost. <profile> <id>default</id> <properties> <ejbServer>localhost</ejbServer> <webServer>localhost</webServer> <clientHost>localhost</clientHost> <jbossHome>${JBOSS_HOME}</jbossHome> </properties> </profile>

9. An example profile: <profile> <id>test</id> <properties> <ejbServer>vm-utst3jb01</ejbServer> <webServer>vm-utst3jbweb01</webServer> <clientHost>ustts02</clientHost> <jbossHome>/usr/local/java/jboss</jbossHome> </properties> </profile>

14. CI lifecycle Update from ci <scheduled> Build, package Stop the AS Clean, configure Deploy to AS Start the AS Deploy client Assert status

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