Should ask input for requiredProperty with defaultValue

Grégory,

with generate goal, the first time, no default value is asked for.
when you answer N to confirmation, then then any property is asked for, proposing a default value.

If you are really interrested in this feature, please know that some people expressed their desire in the properties being defaulted without any question.
So if you really want, it, please consider asking for a poll on that subject on user (cross posting to dev)

Thanks,

Raphaël

I actually see value for all 3 cases ("fixed value" (ie the current "default"), "input with default" and "input"), while I find the idea of having to first fill in values, and then not confirm it to be able to change the defaults counter-intuitive.

Cheers,

-greg

I also agree its counter intuitive like this, and having it prompt for the first time surely must be what most users would want and expect. I'd hunted and debugged this for hours before finding this jira and finding that it is possible to change the default value by answering N to the final confirmation prompt, that seems really obscure. If it really is wanted by some wouldn't it be better to have a separate option to disable the initial prompting?

See also http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/ARCHETYPE-200

Hello,

Although the package variable is required and has a default value (the groupId value), there is a prompt for it in the genration process.
So to my mind, following the same reasoning should implement a fix for this bug.

Any progress on this? Patch had been available for almost two years...

I would guess that no one wants to do it because of the controversy expressed by Raphaël in the first comment.

Did anyone do a poll? What was the outcome? Maybe a new attribute is needed.

Everyone who needs this should put a vote on it - there aren't very many.

Ou my, I would so love to see this fixed... Doesn't make sense like this... It asks you first for artifactId, groupId, version and packaging.... then you have to say N to have a chance to change the custom properties from default values, BUT it asks you again for artifactId, groupId, version and packaging ... and then the properties finally ...

BTW, I've noticed that the generator will ask for requiredProperty with defaultValue if and only if the defaultValue contains a Velocity expression.
For instance, if your default value is com.my.project, you won't be asked, but if it is $

, you'll be.