diff --git a/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/FixDescriptorMojo.java b/maven/scm-maven-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/maven/FixDescriptorMojo.java
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ * and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager; nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
+ * software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
+ * ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+package sonia.scm.maven;
+
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
+
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
+import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
+import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
+import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Sebastian Sdorra
+ * @goal fix-descriptor
+ * @phase process-resources
+ */
+public class FixDescriptorMojo extends AbstractMojo
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @throws MojoExecutionException
+ * @throws MojoFailureException
+ */
+ @Override
+ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException
+ {
+ if (descriptor.exists() && descriptor.isFile())
+ {
+ Document document = createDocument(descriptor);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ getLog().warn("no plugin descriptor found, skipping fix-descriptor goal");
+ }
+ }
+
+ //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public File getDescriptor()
+ {
+ return descriptor;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+ public MavenProject getProject()
+ {
+ return project;
+ }
+
+ //~--- set methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param descriptor
+ */
+ public void setDescriptor(File descriptor)
+ {
+ this.descriptor = descriptor;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param project
+ */
+ public void setProject(MavenProject project)
+ {
+ this.project = project;
+ }
+
+ //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param document
+ * @param parent
+ * @param name
+ * @param value
+ */
+ private void appendNode(Document document, Node parent, String name,
+ String value)
+ {
+ if (value != null)
+ {
+ Element node = document.createElement(name);
+
+ node.setTextContent(value);
+ parent.appendChild(node);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param descriptor
+ *
+ * @return
+ *
+ * @throws MojoExecutionException
+ */
+ private Document createDocument(File descriptor) throws MojoExecutionException
+ {
+ Document document = null;
+
+ try
+ {
+ document =
+ DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder().parse(
+ descriptor);
+ fixDescriptor(document);
+ writeDocument(document);
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ throw new MojoExecutionException("could not parse plugin descriptor");
+ }
+
+ return document;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param document
+ */
+ private void fixDescriptor(Document document)
+ {
+ Element rootElement = document.getDocumentElement();
+ NodeList informationNodeList =
+ rootElement.getElementsByTagName("information");
+ Node informationNode = null;
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < informationNodeList.getLength(); i++)
+ {
+ Node node = informationNodeList.item(i);
+
+ if ("information".equals(node.getNodeName()))
+ {
+ informationNode = node;
+
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (informationNode == null)
+ {
+ informationNode = document.createElement("information");
+ rootElement.appendChild(informationNode);
+ }
+
+ fixDescriptorInformations(document, informationNode);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param document
+ * @param informationNode
+ */
+ private void fixDescriptorInformations(Document document,
+ Node informationNode)
+ {
+ boolean groupId = false;
+ boolean artifactId = false;
+ boolean version = false;
+ boolean name = false;
+ boolean url = false;
+ boolean description = false;
+ boolean author = false;
+ NodeList children = informationNode.getChildNodes();
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < children.getLength(); i++)
+ {
+ Node node = children.item(i);
+ String nodeName = node.getNodeName();
+
+ if ("groupId".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ groupId = true;
+ }
+ else if ("artifactId".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ artifactId = true;
+ }
+ else if ("version".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ version = true;
+ }
+ else if ("name".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ name = true;
+ }
+ else if ("url".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ url = true;
+ }
+ else if ("description".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ description = true;
+ }
+ else if ("author".equals(nodeName))
+ {
+ author = true;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!groupId)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "groupId", project.getGroupId());
+ }
+
+ if (!artifactId)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "artifactId",
+ project.getArtifactId());
+ }
+
+ if (!version)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "version", project.getVersion());
+ }
+
+ if (!name)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "name", project.getName());
+ }
+
+ if (!url)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "url", project.getUrl());
+ }
+
+ if (!description)
+ {
+ appendNode(document, informationNode, "description",
+ project.getDescription());
+ }
+
+ if (!author)
+ {
+
+ // ??
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Method description
+ *
+ *
+ * @param document
+ *
+ * @throws MojoExecutionException
+ */
+ private void writeDocument(Document document) throws MojoExecutionException
+ {
+ try
+ {
+ Transformer transformer =
+ TransformerFactory.newInstance().newTransformer();
+
+ transformer.transform(new DOMSource(document),
+ new StreamResult(descriptor));
+ }
+ catch (Exception ex)
+ {
+ throw new MojoExecutionException("could not write plugin descriptor");
+ }
+ }
+
+ //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
+ * @parameter default-value="${project.build.directory}/classes/META-INF/scm/plugin.xml"
+ */
+ private File descriptor;
+
+ /**
+ * The maven project in question.
+ * @parameter expression="${project}"
+ * @required
+ * @readonly
+ */
+ private MavenProject project;
+}
diff --git a/scm-plugins/pom.xml b/scm-plugins/pom.xml
index 1cacf720a0..5cfde841dc 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@
sonia.scm.maven
scm-maven-plugin
1.6-SNAPSHOT
+
+
+ process-resources
+
+ fix-descriptor
+
+
+