Maven Git Versioning Extension
This extension will virtually set project versions, based on current Git branch or Git tag.
- Get rid of...
- editing
pom.xml
- managing version by git and within files
- Git merge conflicts
- editing
Install
3.6.3
Add Extension
create or update ${basedir}/.mvn/extensions.xml
file
<extensions xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/EXTENSIONS/1.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/core-extensions-1.0.0.xsd">
<extension>
<groupId>me.qoomon</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-git-versioning-extension</artifactId>
<version>5.2.0</version>
</extension>
</extensions>
Configure Extension
You can configure the final version format for specific branches and tags separately.
Create ${basedir}/.mvn/maven-git-versioning-extension.xml
.
Example: maven-git-versioning-extension.xml
<gitVersioning>
<branch>
<pattern>master</pattern>
<versionFormat>${version}</versionFormat>
</branch>
<branch>
<pattern><![CDATA[feature/(?<feature>.+)]]></pattern>
<versionFormat>${feature}-SNAPSHOT</versionFormat>
</branch>
<tag>
<pattern><![CDATA[v(?<tagVersion>[0-9].*)]]></pattern>
<versionFormat>${tagVersion}</versionFormat>
</tag>
<commit>
<versionFormat>${commit.short}</versionFormat>
</commit>
</gitVersioning>
-
optional
<disable>
global disable(true
)/enable(false
) extension.- Can be overridden by command option, see (Parameters & Environment Variables)[#parameters-&-environment-variables].
-
optional
<updatePom>
global enable(true
)/disable(false
) version update in original pom file.- Can be overridden by command option, see (Parameters & Environment Variables)[#parameters-&-environment-variables].
-
optional
<preferTags>
global enable(true
)/disable(false
) prefer tag rules over branch rules if both match. -
<branch>
specific version format definition.<pattern>
An arbitrary regex to match branch names (has to be a full match pattern e.g.feature/.+
)<versionFormat>
An arbitrary string, see Version Format & Placeholders<property>
A property definition to update the value of a property<name>
The property name<valueFormat>
The new value format of the property, see Version Format & Placeholders
- optional
<updatePom>
Enable(true
) or disable(false
) version update in original pom fill (will override global<updatePom>
value) -
⚠ considered if...- HEAD attached to a branch
git checkout <BRANCH>
- Or branch name is provided by environment variable or command line parameter
- HEAD attached to a branch
-
<tag>
specific version format definition.<pattern>
An arbitrary regex to match tag names (has to be a full match pattern e.g.v[0-9].*
)<versionFormat>
An arbitrary string, see Version Format & Placeholders<property>
A property definition to update the value of a property<name>
The property name<valueFormat>
The new value format of the property, see Version Format & Placeholders
- optional
<updatePom>
Enable(true
) or disable(false
) version update in original pom fill (will override global<updatePom>
value) -
⚠ considered if...- HEAD is detached
git checkout <TAG>
- Or tag name is provided by environment variable or command line parameter
- HEAD is detached
-
<commit>
specific version format definition.<versionFormat>
An arbitrary string, see Version Format & Placeholders<property>
A property definition to update the value of a property<name>
The property name<valueFormat>
The new value format of the property, see Version Format & Placeholders
-
⚠ considered if...- HEAD is detached
git checkout <COMMIT>
and no matching version tag is pointing to HEAD
- HEAD is detached
Format Placeholders
versionFormat
will be slugified automatically, that means all /
characters are replaced by -
-
${ref}
- current ref name (branch name, tag name or commit hash)
-
${ref.slug}
- like
${ref}
with all/
replaced by-
- like
-
${branch}
(only available within branch configuration)- The branch name of
HEAD
- e.g. 'master', 'feature/next-big-thing', ...
- The branch name of
-
${branch.slug}
- like
${branch}
with all/
replaced by-
- like
-
${tag}
(only available within tag configuration)- The tag name that points at
HEAD
, if multiple tags point atHEAD
latest version is selected - e.g. 'version/1.0.1', 'v1.2.3', ...
- The tag name that points at
-
${tag.slug}
- like
${tag}
with all/
replaced by-
- like
-
${commit}
- The
HEAD
commit hash - e.g. '0fc20459a8eceb2c4abb9bf0af45a6e8af17b94b'
- The
-
${commit.short}
- The short
HEAD
commit hash (7 characters) - e.g. '0fc2045'
- The short
-
${commit.timestamp}
- The
HEAD
commit timestamp (epoch seconds) - e.g. '1560694278'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.year}
- The
HEAD
commit year - e.g. '2021'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.month}
- The
HEAD
commit month of year - e.g. '01'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.day}
- The
HEAD
commit day of month - e.g. '01'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.hour}
- The
HEAD
commit hour of day (24h) - e.g. '01'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.minutes}
- The
HEAD
commit minutes of hour - e.g. '01'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.seconds}
- The
HEAD
commit seconds of minute - e.g. '01'
- The
-
${commit.timestamp.datetime}
- The
HEAD
commit timestamp formatted asyyyyMMdd.HHmmss
- e.g. '20190616.161442'
- The
-
Pattern Groups
- Contents of group in the regex pattern can be addressed
${GROUP_NAME}
or${GROUP_INDEX}
${GROUP_NAME.slug}
or${GROUP_INDEX.slug}
- like
${GROUP_NAME}
or${GROUP_INDEX}
with all/
replaced by-
- like
- Examples
- Named Group
<branch> <pattern><![CDATA[feature/(?<feature>.+)]]></pattern> <versionFormat>${feature}-SNAPSHOT</versionFormat> </branch>
- Group Index
<tag> <pattern>v([0-9].*)'</pattern> <versionFormat>${1}</versionFormat> </tag>
- Named Group
- Contents of group in the regex pattern can be addressed
-
${version}
version
set inpom.xml
- e.g. '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
-
${version.release}
- like
${version}
without-SNAPSHOT
postfix - e.g. '1.0.0'
- like
-
${value}
- Only available within property format- value of matching property
Parameters & Environment Variables
-
Disable Extension
- Environment Variables
export VERSIONING_DISABLE=true
- Command Line Parameters
maven ... -Dversioning.disable=true
- Environment Variables
-
Provide branch or tag name
- Environment Variables
export VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=$PROVIDED_BRANCH_NAME
export VERSIONING_GIT_TAG=$PROVIDED_TAG_NAME
- Command Line Parameters
maven ... -Dgit.branch=$PROVIDED_BRANCH_NAME
maven ... -Dgit.tag=$PROVIDED_TAG_NAME
ℹ Especially useful for CI builds see Miscellaneous Hints - Environment Variables
-
Update
pom.xml
- Environment Variables
export VERSIONING_UPDATE_POM=true
- Command Line Parameters
maven ... -Dversioning.updatePom=true
- Environment Variables
-
Prefer Tags for Versioning instead of Branches
- Environment Variables
export VERSIONING_PREFER_TAGS=true
- Command Line Parameters
maven ... -Dversioning.preferTags=true
- Environment Variables
Provided Project Properties
git.commit
e.g. '0fc20459a8eceb2c4abb9bf0af45a6e8af17b94b'git.ref
value of branch of tag name, always setgit.ref.slug
likegit.ref
with all/
replaced by-
git.branch
e.g. 'feature/next-big-thing', only set for branch versioninggit.tag
e.g. 'v1.2.3', only set for tag versioning
git.commit.timestamp
e.g. '1560694278'git.commit.timestamp.datetime
e.g. '2019-11-16T14:37:10Z'git.dirty
repository's dirty state indicatortrue
orfalse
Miscellaneous Hints
Commandline To Print Project Version
mvn --non-recursive exec:exec -Dexec.executable='echo' -Dexec.args='${project.version}' -q
Reproducible builds
The reproducible builds feature (https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.html) newly introduced in maven can be easily supported with this extension by using the latest commit timestamp as build timestamps.
<project.build.outputTimestamp>${git.commit.timestamp.datetime}</project.build.outputTimestamp>
IntelliJ Setup
For a flawless experience you need to disable this extension during project import. Disable it by adding -Dversioning.disable=true
to Maven Importer VM options (Preferences > Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Maven > Importing > VM options for importer).
CI/CD Setup
Most CI/CD systems do checkouts in a detached HEAD state so no branch information is available, however they provide environment variables with this information. You can provide those, by using Parameters & Environment Variables. Below you'll find some setup example for common CI/CD systems.
GitHub Actions Setup
execute this snippet before running your maven
command
if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/heads/* ]]; then
export VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/};
elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/tags/* ]]; then
export VERSIONING_GIT_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/};
elif [[ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/pull/*/merge ]]; then
export VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=${GITHUB_REF#refs/};
VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=${VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH%/merge};
fi
GitLab CI Setup
execute this snippet before running your maven
command
before_script:
- if [ -n "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" ]; then
export VERSIONING_GIT_TAG=$CI_COMMIT_TAG;
else
export VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME;
fi
Jenkins Setup
execute this snippet before running your maven
command
if [[ "$GIT_BRANCH" = origin/tags/* ]]; then
export VERSIONING_GIT_TAG=${GIT_BRANCH#origin/tags/};
else
export VERSIONING_GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_BRANCH#origin/};
fi
Build
- mvn install
# run integration tests after install,
# integration tests will run with LATEST version of extension installed
- mvn failsafe:integration-test