changelog:dev-activity

Note:This goal should be used as a Maven report.

Full name:

org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-changelog-plugin:2.3:dev-activity

Description:

Generate a developer activity report.

Attributes:

  • Requires a Maven project to be executed.

Required Parameters

Name Type Since Description
basedir File - Input dir. Directory where the files under SCM control are located.
User property is: basedir.
connectionType String - Allows the user to choose which scm connection to use when connecting to the scm. Can either be "connection" or "developerConnection".
Default value is: connection.
dateFormat String - Used to specify the date format of the log entries that are retrieved from your SCM system.
Default value is: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.
User property is: changelog.dateFormat.
issueIDRegexPattern String 2.2 A pattern used to identify 'issue tracker' IDs such as those used by JIRA, Bugzilla and alike in the SCM commit messages. Any matched patterns are replaced with issueLinkUrl URL. The default value is a JIRA-style issue identification pattern. Note: Default value is [a-zA-Z]{2,}-\d+
Default value is: [a-zA-Z]{2,}-\d+.
User property is: issueIDRegexPattern.
issueLinkUrl String 2.2 The issue tracker URL used when replacing any matched issueIDRegexPattern found in the SCM commit messages. The default is URL is the codehaus JIRA URL. If %ISSUE% is found in the URL it is replaced with the matched issue ID, otherwise the matched issue ID is appended to the URL.
Default value is: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/%ISSUE%.
User property is: issueLinkUrl.
outputXML File - Output file for xml document
Default value is: ${project.build.directory}/changelog.xml.
outputXMLExpiration int - Allows the user to make changelog regenerate the changelog.xml file for the specified time in minutes.
Default value is: 60.
User property is: outputXMLExpiration.
type String - Used to specify whether to build the log using range, tag or date.
Default value is: range.
User property is: changelog.type.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
commentFormat String - Comment format string used for interrogating the revision control system. Currently only used by the ClearcaseChangeLogGenerator.
User property is: changelog.commentFormat.
dates List - Used to specify the absolute date (or list of dates) to start log entries from.
developers List 2.2 List of developers to be shown on the report.
User property is: project.developers.
displayChangeSetDetailUrl String 2.2 A template string that is used to create the changeset URL. If not defined no change set link will be created. There is one special token that you can use in your template:
  • %REV% - this is the changeset revision

Example: http://fisheye.sourceforge.net/changelog/a-project/?cs=%REV%

Note: If you don't supply the %REV% token in your template, the revision will simply be appended to your template URL.


User property is: displayChangeSetDetailUrl.
displayFileDetailUrl String - A template string that is used to create the URL to the file details. There is a special token that you can use in your template:
  • %FILE% - this is the path to a file

Example: http://checkstyle.cvs.sourceforge.net/checkstyle%FILE%?view=markup

Note: If you don't supply the token in your template, the path of the file will simply be appended to your template URL.


Default value is: ${project.scm.url}.
User property is: displayFileDetailUrl.
displayFileRevDetailUrl String 2.2 A template string that is used to create the revision aware URL to the file details in a similar fashion to the displayFileDetailUrl. When a report contains both file and file revision information, as in the Change Log report, this template string can be used to create a revision aware URL to the file details. If not defined this template string defaults to the same value as the displayFileDetailUrl and thus revision number aware links will not be used. There are two special tokens that you can use in your template:
  • %FILE% - this is the path to a file
  • %REV% - this is the revision of the file

Example: http://fisheye.sourceforge.net/browse/a-project/%FILE%?r=%REV%

Note: If you don't supply the %FILE% token in your template, the path of the file will simply be appended to your template URL.


User property is: displayFileRevDetailUrl.
encodeFileUri boolean 2.3 Encodes slashes in file uri. Required for some repository browsers like gitblit
Default value is: false.
User property is: encodeFileUri.
excludes String[] 2.3 List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns of files to omit in the report
headingDateFormat String 2.1 Used to specify the format to use for the dates in the headings of the report.
Default value is: yyyy-MM-dd.
User property is: changelog.headingDateFormat.
includes String[] 2.3 List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns of files to include in the report
outputEncoding String - The file encoding when writing non-HTML reports.
Default value is: ${project.reporting.outputEncoding}.
User property is: changelog.outputEncoding.
passphrase String - The passphrase (used by java svn).
User property is: passphrase.
password String - The user password (used by svn and starteam protocol).
User property is: password.
privateKey String - The private key (used by java svn).
User property is: privateKey.
providerImplementations Map - List of provider implementations.
range int - Used to specify the number of days of log entries to retrieve.
Default value is: -1.
User property is: changelog.range.
scmUrl String - The URL to view the scm. Basis for external links from the generated report.
User property is: project.scm.url.
skip boolean 2.3 Skip the Changelog report generation. Most useful on the command line via "-Dchangelog.skip=true".
Default value is: false.
User property is: changelog.skip.
systemProperties Properties - The system properties to use (needed by the perforce scm provider).
tagBase String - The url of tags base directory (used by svn protocol).
User property is: tagBase.
tags List - Used to specify the tag (or list of tags) to start log entries from.
username String - The user name (used by svn and starteam protocol).
User property is: username.

Parameter Details

basedir:

Input dir. Directory where the files under SCM control are located.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: basedir

commentFormat:

Comment format string used for interrogating the revision control system. Currently only used by the ClearcaseChangeLogGenerator.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changelog.commentFormat

connectionType:

Allows the user to choose which scm connection to use when connecting to the scm. Can either be "connection" or "developerConnection".
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: Yes
  • Default: connection

dateFormat:

Used to specify the date format of the log entries that are retrieved from your SCM system.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: changelog.dateFormat
  • Default: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss

dates:

Used to specify the absolute date (or list of dates) to start log entries from.
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Required: No

developers:

List of developers to be shown on the report.
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: project.developers

displayChangeSetDetailUrl:

A template string that is used to create the changeset URL. If not defined no change set link will be created. There is one special token that you can use in your template:
  • %REV% - this is the changeset revision

Example: http://fisheye.sourceforge.net/changelog/a-project/?cs=%REV%

Note: If you don't supply the %REV% token in your template, the revision will simply be appended to your template URL.

  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: displayChangeSetDetailUrl

displayFileDetailUrl:

A template string that is used to create the URL to the file details. There is a special token that you can use in your template:
  • %FILE% - this is the path to a file

Example: http://checkstyle.cvs.sourceforge.net/checkstyle%FILE%?view=markup

Note: If you don't supply the token in your template, the path of the file will simply be appended to your template URL.

  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: displayFileDetailUrl
  • Default: ${project.scm.url}

displayFileRevDetailUrl:

A template string that is used to create the revision aware URL to the file details in a similar fashion to the displayFileDetailUrl. When a report contains both file and file revision information, as in the Change Log report, this template string can be used to create a revision aware URL to the file details. If not defined this template string defaults to the same value as the displayFileDetailUrl and thus revision number aware links will not be used. There are two special tokens that you can use in your template:
  • %FILE% - this is the path to a file
  • %REV% - this is the revision of the file

Example: http://fisheye.sourceforge.net/browse/a-project/%FILE%?r=%REV%

Note: If you don't supply the %FILE% token in your template, the path of the file will simply be appended to your template URL.

  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: No
  • User Property: displayFileRevDetailUrl

encodeFileUri:

Encodes slashes in file uri. Required for some repository browsers like gitblit
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.3
  • Required: No
  • User Property: encodeFileUri
  • Default: false

excludes:

List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns of files to omit in the report
  • Type: java.lang.String[]
  • Since: 2.3
  • Required: No

headingDateFormat:

Used to specify the format to use for the dates in the headings of the report.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.1
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changelog.headingDateFormat
  • Default: yyyy-MM-dd

includes:

List of files to include. Specified as fileset patterns of files to include in the report
  • Type: java.lang.String[]
  • Since: 2.3
  • Required: No

issueIDRegexPattern:

A pattern used to identify 'issue tracker' IDs such as those used by JIRA, Bugzilla and alike in the SCM commit messages. Any matched patterns are replaced with issueLinkUrl URL. The default value is a JIRA-style issue identification pattern. Note: Default value is [a-zA-Z]{2,}-\d+
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: issueIDRegexPattern
  • Default: [a-zA-Z]{2,}-\d+

issueLinkUrl:

The issue tracker URL used when replacing any matched issueIDRegexPattern found in the SCM commit messages. The default is URL is the codehaus JIRA URL. If %ISSUE% is found in the URL it is replaced with the matched issue ID, otherwise the matched issue ID is appended to the URL.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Since: 2.2
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: issueLinkUrl
  • Default: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/%ISSUE%

outputEncoding:

The file encoding when writing non-HTML reports.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changelog.outputEncoding
  • Default: ${project.reporting.outputEncoding}

outputXML:

Output file for xml document
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Required: Yes
  • Default: ${project.build.directory}/changelog.xml

outputXMLExpiration:

Allows the user to make changelog regenerate the changelog.xml file for the specified time in minutes.
  • Type: int
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: outputXMLExpiration
  • Default: 60

passphrase:

The passphrase (used by java svn).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: passphrase

password:

The user password (used by svn and starteam protocol).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: password

privateKey:

The private key (used by java svn).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: privateKey

providerImplementations:

List of provider implementations.
  • Type: java.util.Map
  • Required: No

range:

Used to specify the number of days of log entries to retrieve.
  • Type: int
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changelog.range
  • Default: -1

scmUrl:

The URL to view the scm. Basis for external links from the generated report.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: project.scm.url

skip:

Skip the Changelog report generation. Most useful on the command line via "-Dchangelog.skip=true".
  • Type: boolean
  • Since: 2.3
  • Required: No
  • User Property: changelog.skip
  • Default: false

systemProperties:

The system properties to use (needed by the perforce scm provider).
  • Type: java.util.Properties
  • Required: No

tagBase:

The url of tags base directory (used by svn protocol).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: tagBase

tags:

Used to specify the tag (or list of tags) to start log entries from.
  • Type: java.util.List
  • Required: No

type:

Used to specify whether to build the log using range, tag or date.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: Yes
  • User Property: changelog.type
  • Default: range

username:

The user name (used by svn and starteam protocol).
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • User Property: username