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Asked: 2026-06-09T23:57:00+00:00

I have a maven archetype project. When I use this archetype I want that

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I have a maven archetype project. When I use this archetype I want that some files report the actual date. I tried with $date but Velocity does not recognize it. I found something called DateTools but I don’t know how can I use it. It’s the first time I use Velocity.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Unfortunately, the Maven Archetype plugin doesn’t come bundled with Velocity Tools. I’ve added it by modifying the Maven Archetypes Plugin. Follow these steps, presuming you’re using Maven 2.2.1:

    svn co -q http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/archetype/tags/maven-archetype-2.2
cd maven-archetype-2.2
curl -k -O https://raw.github.com/gist/3404715/59c7fa1c20c60e2a165de4109c2acffb8026febd/velocity-tools.patch
patch -p0 -i velocity-tools.patch
mvn install

    The modified Maven Archetype plugin will now be installed locally.

    $date usage in your templates should now render, e.g.

    The date is $date

    …to:

    The date is Aug 20, 2012 4:40:22 PM
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