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Customizing A Module Location

The example below shows how to place a library in the APP-INF/lib directory of the EAR file:

  1.   <build>
  2.     <plugins>
  3.       <plugin>
  4.         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  5.         <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
  6.         <version>3.3.0</version>
  7.         <configuration>
  8.            [...]
  9.            <modules>
  10.              <jarModule>
  11.                <groupId>artifactGroupId</groupId>
  12.                <artifactId>artifactId</artifactId>
  13.                <bundleDir>APP-INF/lib</bundleDir>
  14.              </jarModule>
  15.           </modules>
  16.         </configuration>
  17.       </plugin>
  18.     </plugins>
  19.   </build>

Note that it is possible to specify a default bundle directory for all libraries. If a jarModule does not have the bundleDir property above, the default one is used. Below is an example of such configuration:

  1.   <build>
  2.     <plugins>
  3.       <plugin>
  4.         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  5.         <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
  6.         <version>3.3.0</version>
  7.         <configuration>
  8.            [...]
  9.            <defaultLibBundleDir>APP-INF/lib</defaultLibBundleDir>
  10.            <modules>
  11.              <jarModule>
  12.                <groupId>artifactGroupId</groupId>
  13.                <artifactId>artifactId</artifactId>
  14.                <bundleDir>/</bundleDir>
  15.              </jarModule>
  16.           </modules>
  17.         </configuration>
  18.       </plugin>
  19.     </plugins>
  20.   </build>

In the above case, jarModules (i.e. libraries) will be placed in the APP-INF/lib directory except the specified artifact which will be placed at the root of the EAR structure.