Automating the generation of IdP metadata

[Franck Mangin]

Well, that was probably obvious to everyone else, but after a peek at build.xml and some tests I understand that
- idp.src/conf gets copied to idp.dst/conf
- idp.src/dist/conf gets copied to idp.dst/dist/conf

... so I now drop my customized files in idp.src/conf, then run install.bat which copies them over to idp.dst (which doesn't exist and is created in my case - this isn't an upgrade)

I wipe out idp.dst because this is for continuous integration builds and anything could have changed in the configuration, so I do need to regenerate a fresh install.

Franck

-----Original Message-----
From: users [mailto:users-bounces at shibboleth.net] On Behalf Of Rod Widdowson
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 4:22 PM
To: 'Shib Users' <users at shibboleth.net>
Subject: RE: Automating the generation of IdP metadata

> What I am doing right now is this:
> - wipe out the idp.target.dir directory
> - run install with an idp.merge.properties file
> - then copy my customized files above to the idp.target.dir

It all seems to be terribly complicated.

 [Franck Mangin] Well, I don't see how to make it simpler? Remember this is for multiple, automated installs; basically it seems to me that I am following the normal process with "after install.bat go and edit metadata-provider.xml and other config files" by "after install copy your customized metadata-provider.xml in place".

> I am wondering if there is a place in idp.src.dir where I could put my 
> customized files before running install, and if running install will 
> pick
them up
> to copy to idp.target.dir?

No, but no file which exists in conf/* will be removed by an install.  The same is true of views and flows.

> I see that the source has both conf/ and dist/conf/xxx.xml.dist ... so 
> I
am a bit
> confused?

dist is always wiped and is always populated by the "distribution" files.
This is so someone can look at what they would have got if a file had *not* been left in place.
This is very useful for looking and any new things which may have come along, or even to help answer the question "What was I thinking when I configured this".

You can confirm this all by looking at the build.xml file (if you really
want)

Rod

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