Utilize Maven 2 JasperReports Plugin to Compile jrxml Automatically

Motivation
We would like to compile jrxml automatically as we build our web application.

Mechanics
We use Maven 2 JasperReports Plugin to compiles JasperReports xml design files to Java source and .jasper serialized files.

How to do it

1. edit nig-web/pom.xml

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<dependencies> <dependency> <groupId>net.sf.jasperreports</groupId> <artifactId>jasperreports</artifactId> <version>4.0.1</version> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> ... <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId> <artifactId>jasperreports-maven-plugin</artifactId> <version>1.0-beta-2</version> <executions> <execution> <goals> <goal>compile-reports</goal> </goals> <configuration> <!-- define where is your jrxml file --> <sourceDirectory>src\\main\\java\\gov\\fdc\\nig\\report\\templates</sourceDirectory> <sourceFileExt>.jrxml</sourceFileExt> <compiler>net.sf.jasperreports.compilers.JRGroovyCompiler</compiler> <!-- define where is the jasper file will be generated --> <outputDirectory>src\\main\\resources\\report\\jasper</outputDirectory> </configuration> </execution> </executions> <dependencies> <!--note this must be repeated here to pick up correct xml validation --> <dependency> <groupId>net.sf.jasperreports</groupId> <artifactId>jasperreports</artifactId> <version>4.0.1</version> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org.codehaus.groovy</groupId> <artifactId>groovy-all</artifactId> <version>1.7.5</version> </dependency> </dependencies> </plugin> </plugins> </build>

2. mvn install

3. check result

Benefits

1. Automate jrxml compilation process

2. We won't forget to compile jrxml file and lead to our program read old jasper file