How to pass additional compiler arguments in flexmojos-maven-plugin 3.8?

Question

What we know:

When I build the flex project with the Flex Builder (i.e. without maven build), I can use the 'Project Properties > Flex Compiler > Additional Compiler Arguments' to pass some additional arguments, such as referring to services-config.xml file:

In above screenshot, I am passing these additional arguments, which make my SWF files capable to communicate with respective services: -services "C:\MyProject\WebRoot\WEB-INF\flex\services-config.xml" -locale en_US

What we are doing:

We are tasked to convert this flex project to a maven project. I have done that using flexmojos-maven-plugin 3.8. (I can't use any latest versions, long story.) It compiles successfully and generates the SWF files too. However, I don't know how to pass above additional arguments in the configuration of my flexmojos-maven-plugin.

Here is my working configuration in pom.xml:

         <plugin> 
            <groupId>org.sonatype.flexmojos</groupId> 
            <artifactId>flexmojos-maven-plugin</artifactId> 
            <version>3.8</version> 
            <extensions>true</extensions> 
            <configuration> 
                <sourceFile>Abc.mxml</sourceFile> 
                <debug>true</debug> 
                <storepass></storepass> 
                <output>${basedir}/target/Abc.swf</output> 
            </configuration> 
            <dependencies> 
                <dependency> 
                    <groupId>com.adobe.flex</groupId> 
                    <artifactId>compiler</artifactId> 
                    <version>3.2.0.3958</version> 
                    <type>pom</type> 
                </dependency> 
            </dependencies> 
        </plugin>

Question:

Could anyone please suggest how I can pass my above mentioned additional compiler arguments in the plugin configuration above in pom.xml? Without that, the SWF file gets generated, but it cannot communicate with the service.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 10 '18 at 09:43

The flexmojos-maven-plugin provides option to define the services via the configuration node as follows:

            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.sonatype.flexmojos</groupId>
                <artifactId>flexmojos-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.8</version>
                <extensions>true</extensions>
                <configuration>
                    <sourceFile>Abc.mxml</sourceFile>
                    <debug>true</debug>
                    <storepass></storepass>
                    <output>${basedir}/target/Abc.swf</output>
                    <services>../MyProject/WebRoot/WEB-INF/flex/services-config.xml</services>
                    <contextRoot>/</contextRoot>
                </configuration>
                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>com.adobe.flex</groupId>
                        <artifactId>compiler</artifactId>
                        <version>3.2.0.3958</version>
                        <type>pom</type>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
            </plugin>

If you specify services, then you have to specify contextRoot as well.

How to pass additional compiler arguments in flexmojos-maven-plugin 3.8?

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