Updated version to 1.9.0-SNAPSHOT.

Renamed blank project creation to app.
Revised project creation descriptions.
Added ability to have command aliases.
Preserve compatibility with create-blank command through an alias.

src/main/java/rife/bld/BuildCommand.java

@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ public @interface BuildCommand {
      */
     String value() default "";
 
+    /**
+     * When provided, specifies an alias for the build command that can be
+     * different from the method name.
+     *
+     * @return a string representing an alias for the build command
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    String alias() default "";
+
     /**
      * When provided, specifies a short description about the command.
      *

src/main/java/rife/bld/BuildExecutor.java

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class BuildExecutor {
     private final HierarchicalProperties properties_;
     private List<String> arguments_ = Collections.emptyList();
     private Map<String, CommandDefinition> buildCommands_ = null;
+    private Map<String, String> buildAliases_ = null;
     private final AtomicReference<String> currentCommandName_ = new AtomicReference<>();
     private final AtomicReference<CommandDefinition> currentCommandDefinition_ = new AtomicReference<>();
     private int exitStatus_ = 0;
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ public class BuildExecutor {
     public Map<String, CommandDefinition> buildCommands() {
         if (buildCommands_ == null) {
             var build_commands = new TreeMap<String, CommandDefinition>();
+            var build_aliases = new HashMap<String, String>();
 
             Class<?> klass = getClass();
 
@@ -311,6 +313,11 @@ public class BuildExecutor {
                                 name = annotation_name;
                             }
 
+                            var annotation_alias = annotation.alias();
+                            if (annotation_alias != null && !annotation_alias.isEmpty()) {
+                                build_aliases.put(annotation_alias, name);
+                            }
+
                             if (!build_commands.containsKey(name)) {
                                 var build_help = annotation.help();
                                 CommandHelp command_help = null;
@@ -343,11 +350,27 @@ public class BuildExecutor {
             }
 
             buildCommands_ = build_commands;
+            buildAliases_ = build_aliases;
         }
 
         return buildCommands_;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the command aliases that can be executed by this {@code BuildExecutor}.
+     *
+     * @return a map containing the alias and the associated name of the build command
+     * @see BuildCommand
+     * @since 1.9
+     */
+    public Map<String, String> buildAliases() {
+        if (buildAliases_ == null) {
+            buildCommands();
+        }
+
+        return buildAliases_;
+    }
+
     private static class AnnotatedCommandHelp implements CommandHelp {
         private final String summary_;
         private final String description_;
@@ -383,6 +406,15 @@ public class BuildExecutor {
         var matched_command = command;
         var definition = buildCommands().get(command);
 
+        // try to find an alias
+        if (definition == null) {
+            var aliased_command = buildAliases().get(command);
+            if (aliased_command != null) {
+                matched_command = aliased_command;
+                definition = buildCommands().get(aliased_command);
+            }
+        }
+
         // try to find a match for the provided command amongst
         // the ones that are known
         if (definition == null) {

src/main/java/rife/bld/Cli.java

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import rife.bld.operations.*;
 public class Cli extends BuildExecutor {
     private final CreateOperation createOperation_ = new CreateOperation();
     private final CreateBaseOperation createBaseOperation_ = new CreateBaseOperation();
-    private final CreateBlankOperation createBlankOperation_ = new CreateBlankOperation();
+    private final CreateAppOperation createAppOperation_ = new CreateAppOperation();
     private final CreateLibOperation createLibOperation_ = new CreateLibOperation();
     private final CreateRife2Operation createRife2Operation_ = new CreateRife2Operation();
     private final UpgradeOperation upgradeOperation_ = new UpgradeOperation();
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ public class Cli extends BuildExecutor {
     }
 
     /**
-     * The standard {@code create-blank} command.
+     * The standard {@code create-app} command.
      *
      * @throws Exception when an error occurred during the creation process
-     * @since 1.5
+     * @since 1.9
      */
-    @BuildCommand(value = "create-blank", help = CreateBlankHelp.class)
-    public void createBlank()
+    @BuildCommand(value = "create-app", alias = "create-blank", help = CreateAppHelp.class)
+    public void createApp()
     throws Exception {
-        createBlankOperation_.executeOnce(() -> createBlankOperation_.fromArguments(arguments()));
+        createAppOperation_.executeOnce(() -> createAppOperation_.fromArguments(arguments()));
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/rife/bld/blueprints/AppProjectBlueprint.java

@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.SONATYPE_SNAPSHOTS;
 import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.test;
 
 /**
- * Provides the dependency information required to create a new blank project.
+ * Provides the dependency information required to create a new app project.
  *
  * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
- * @since 1.5
+ * @since 1.9
  */
-public class BlankProjectBlueprint extends Project {
-    public BlankProjectBlueprint(File work, String packageName, String projectName) {
+public class AppProjectBlueprint extends Project {
+    public AppProjectBlueprint(File work, String packageName, String projectName) {
         this(work, packageName, projectName, new VersionNumber(0,0,1));
     }
 
-    public BlankProjectBlueprint(File work, String packageName, String projectName, VersionNumber versionNumber) {
+    public AppProjectBlueprint(File work, String packageName, String projectName, VersionNumber versionNumber) {
         workDirectory = work;
 
         pkg = packageName;

src/main/java/rife/bld/help/CreateAppHelp.java

@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ import rife.bld.CommandHelp;
 import rife.tools.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * Provides help for the create-blank command.
+ * Provides help for the create-app command.
  *
  * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
- * @since 1.5
+ * @since 1.9
  */
-public class CreateBlankHelp implements CommandHelp {
+public class CreateAppHelp implements CommandHelp {
     public String getSummary() {
-        return "Creates a new blank Java project with standard commands";
+        return "Creates a new Java application project";
     }
 
     public String getDescription(String topic) {
         return StringUtils.replace("""
-            Creates a new blank Java project with standard commands.
+            Creates a new Java application project.
                         
             Usage : ${topic} <package> <name>
               package  The package of the project to create

src/main/java/rife/bld/help/CreateBaseHelp.java

@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ import rife.bld.CommandHelp;
 import rife.tools.StringUtils;
 
 /**
- * Provides help for the create-blank command.
+ * Provides help for the create-base command.
  *
  * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
  * @since 1.5.20
  */
 public class CreateBaseHelp implements CommandHelp {
     public String getSummary() {
-        return "Creates a new baseline Java project with minimal commands";
+        return "Creates a new Java baseline project";
     }
 
     public String getDescription(String topic) {
         return StringUtils.replace("""
-            Creates a new baseline Java project with minimal commands.
+            Creates a new Java baseline project.
                         
             Usage : ${topic} <package> <name>
               package  The package of the project to create

src/main/java/rife/bld/help/CreateHelp.java

@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ import rife.tools.StringUtils;
  */
 public class CreateHelp implements CommandHelp {
     public String getSummary() {
-        return "Creates a new project";
+        return "Creates a new project from multiple choice";
     }
 
     public String getDescription(String topic) {
         return StringUtils.replace("""
-            Creates a new project.
+            Creates a new project from multiple choice.
                         
             Usage : ${topic} <type> <package> <name>
-              type     The type of project to create (base, blank, lib, rife2)
+              type     The type of project to create (app, base, lib, rife2)
               package  The package of the project to create
               name     The name of the project to create""", "${topic}", topic);
     }

src/main/java/rife/bld/help/CreateLibHelp.java

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import rife.tools.StringUtils;
  */
 public class CreateLibHelp implements CommandHelp {
     public String getSummary() {
-        return "Creates a new Java library with minimal commands";
+        return "Creates a new Java library project";
     }
 
     public String getDescription(String topic) {
         return StringUtils.replace("""
-            Creates a new library Java project with minimal commands.
+            Creates a new Java library project.
                         
             Usage : ${topic} <package> <name>
               package  The package of the project to create

src/main/java/rife/bld/help/CreateRife2Help.java

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import rife.tools.StringUtils;
  */
 public class CreateRife2Help implements CommandHelp {
     public String getSummary() {
-        return "Creates a new RIFE2 project";
+        return "Creates a new RIFE2 web application project";
     }
 
     public String getDescription(String topic) {
         return StringUtils.replace("""
-            Creates a new RIFE2 project.
+            Creates a new RIFE2 web application project.
                         
             Usage : ${topic} <package> <name>
               package  The package of the project to create

src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateAppOperation.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2001-2023 Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+ */
+package rife.bld.operations;
+
+import rife.bld.Project;
+import rife.bld.blueprints.AppProjectBlueprint;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new app project structure.
+ *
+ * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
+ * @since 1.8
+ */
+public class CreateAppOperation extends AbstractCreateOperation<CreateAppOperation, Project> {
+    public CreateAppOperation() {
+        super("bld.app.");
+    }
+
+    protected Project createProjectBlueprint() {
+        return new AppProjectBlueprint(new File(workDirectory(), projectName()), packageName(), projectName());
+    }
+}

src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateBlankOperation.java

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2001-2023 Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
- */
-package rife.bld.operations;
-
-import rife.bld.Project;
-import rife.bld.blueprints.BlankProjectBlueprint;
-
-import java.io.File;
-
-/**
- * Creates a new blank project structure.
- *
- * @author Geert Bevin (gbevin[remove] at uwyn dot com)
- * @since 1.5
- */
-public class CreateBlankOperation extends AbstractCreateOperation<CreateBlankOperation, Project> {
-    public CreateBlankOperation() {
-        super("bld.blank.");
-    }
-
-    protected Project createProjectBlueprint() {
-        return new BlankProjectBlueprint(new File(workDirectory(), projectName()), packageName(), projectName());
-    }
-}

src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateOperation.java

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class CreateOperation {
 
     private static final String BASE = "base";
-    private static final String BLANK = "blank";
+    private static final String APP = "app";
     private static final String LIB = "lib";
     private static final String RIFE2 = "rife2";
 
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ public class CreateOperation {
 
         if (type == null || type.isEmpty()) {
             System.out.println("Please enter a number for the project type:");
-            System.out.printf("  1: %s%n", BASE);
-            System.out.printf("  2: %s%n", BLANK);
-            System.out.printf("  3: %s%n", LIB);
-            System.out.printf("  4: %s%n", RIFE2);
+            System.out.printf("  1: %s   (Java baseline project)%n", BASE);
+            System.out.printf("  2: %s    (Java application project)%n", APP);
+            System.out.printf("  3: %s    (Java library project)%n", LIB);
+            System.out.printf("  4: %s  (RIFE2 web application)%n", RIFE2);
             var number = System.console().readLine();
             switch (Integer.parseInt(number)) {
                 case 1 -> type = BASE;
-                case 2 -> type = BLANK;
+                case 2 -> type = APP;
                 case 3 -> type = LIB;
                 case 4 -> type = RIFE2;
             }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class CreateOperation {
         AbstractCreateOperation<?, ?> create_operation = null;
         switch (type) {
             case BASE -> create_operation = new CreateBaseOperation();
-            case BLANK -> create_operation = new CreateBlankOperation();
+            case APP -> create_operation = new CreateAppOperation();
             case LIB -> create_operation = new CreateLibOperation();
             case RIFE2 -> create_operation = new CreateRife2Operation();
         }