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The plugin reads property and xml files and declaring them as maven project properties:

versions:
   1.0 - reads property files.
   1.0.1 - added support xml files.
    
It as an alternate to properties in pom.xml.

Plugin documentation

	Goals available:
	
		Goal							Description
		add-properties-to-project		Goal reads property files and declaring the properties as maven project properties.
		add-xml-properties-to-project	Goal reads xml files and declaring the properties as maven project properties.

From properties file:

	Configuration	Description
	files			Contains all the "*.properties" files.
	file			Contains the path to the ".properties" file.

Sample:

           <project>
              <build>
                  <plugins>
                      <plugin>
                          <groupId>net.sourceforge.properties</groupId>
                          <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                          <version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
                          <executions>
                              <execution>
                                  <phase>initialize</phase>
                                  <goals>
                                      <goal>add-properties-to-project</goal>
                                  </goals>
                                  <configuration>
                                      <files>
                                          <file>${basedir}/path/name.properties</file>
                                      </files>
                                  </configuration>
                              </execution>
                          </executions>
                      </plugin>
                  </plugins>
              </build>
          </project>
      
From xml file:

	Configuration	Description
	xmlfiles		Contains all the "*.xml" files.
	file			Contains the path to the ".xml" file.
					isCanonicalName	 Builds a full path to the value. e.g.
					<properties>
					   <custom>
					      <resource>path</resource>
					   </custom>
					</properties>
					         
					If isCanonicalName="true": custom.resource=path
					If isCanonicalName="false": folder=path
					Not mandatory. By default use: "false"
	spacer	 		Indicates a separator used to separate elements. e.g. custom.folder=path
					If the default "." : custom.resource=path
					If spacer="-": custom-resource=path
					Used only if the isCanonicalName="true".
				Not mandatory. By default use: "."
				
Sample:
           <project>
              <build>
                  <plugins>
                      <plugin>
                          <groupId>net.sourceforge.properties</groupId>
                          <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                          <version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
                          <executions>
                              <execution>
                                  <phase>initialize</phase>
                                  <goals>
                                      <goal>add-xml-properties-to-project</goal>
                                  </goals>
                                  <configuration>
                                  <isCanonicalName>true</isCanonicalName>
                                  <spacer>.</spacer>
                                      <xmlfiles>
                                          <file>${basedir}/path/name.properties</file>
                                      </xmlfiles>
                                  </configuration>
                              </execution>
                          </executions>
                      </plugin>
                  </plugins>
              </build>
          </project>
      
Sample name.properties:

	 pathServerLog=log
	 custom.resource=folder
	 …
	 prop3=value3
Sample name.xml:

   <properties>
      <pathServerLog>log</pathServerLog>
       …
      <prop3>value3</prop3>
      <custom>
         <resource>path</resource>
      </custom>
   </properties>
         
Can use:

in pom.xml:
   <build>
      <resources>
         <resource>
            <directory>${basedir}/src/main/custom-resources/${custom.resource}</directory>
            <filtering>true</filtering>
         </resource>
      </resources>
   </build>
      
folder ${basedir}/src/main/custom-resources/${custom.resource}:
 file1.xml :

   <server>
      <path>${pathServerLog}<path>
   </server>
      
multi-module structure sample:

      
      .
      |-- properties-files
      |   |-- src
      |   |   `-- name1.properties
      |   |-- src
      |   |   `-- name2.properties
      |   `-- src
      |       `-- name3.properties
      |-- common-module
      |   |-- pom.xml
      |   `-- src
      |       `-- main
      |           `-- java
      |               `-- test.class
      |-- modules
      |   |-- module_1
      |   |   |-- pom.xml
      |   |   `-- src
      |   |       `-- main
      |   |           `-- java
      |   |               `-- test.class
      |   |-- module_2
      |   |   |-- pom.xml
      |   |   `-- src
      |   |       `-- main
      |   |           `-- java
      |   |               `-- test.class
      |   `-- module_3
      |       |-- pom.xml
      |       `-- src
      |           `-- main
      |               `-- java
      |                   `-- test.class
      |-- pom.xml
      |-- README
      `-- web-module
          |-- pom.xml
          `-- src
              `-- main
                  `-- java
                      `-- test.class