Vendordep Templating.

ExampleVendorJson.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "fileName": "ExampleVendorJson.json",
     "name": "ExampleVendorDep",
-    "version": "0.0.1",
+    "version": "${version}",
     "frcYear": "2025",
     "uuid": "Generate A Unique GUID https://guidgenerator.com/online-guid-generator.aspx and insert it here", This line is to purposely make this fail to parse
     "mavenUrls": [
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
     "jsonUrl": "InsertSomeUrlHere",
     "javaDependencies": [
         {
-            "groupId": "com.vendor.frc",
-            "artifactId": "Vendor-java",
-            "version": "0.0.1"
+            "groupId": "${groupId}",
+            "artifactId": "${artifactId}-java",
+            "version": "${version}"
         }
     ],
     "jniDependencies": [
         {
-            "groupId": "com.vendor.frc",
-            "artifactId": "Vendor-driver",
-            "version": "0.0.1",
+            "groupId": "${groupId}",
+            "artifactId": "${artifactId}-driver",
+            "version": "${version}",
             "skipInvalidPlatforms": true,
             "isJar": false,
             "validPlatforms": [
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     ],
     "cppDependencies": [
         {
-            "groupId": "com.vendor.frc",
-            "artifactId": "Vendor-cpp",
-            "version": "0.0.1",
+            "groupId": "${groupId}",
+            "artifactId": "${artifactId}-cpp",
+            "version": "${version}",
             "libName": "Vendor",
             "headerClassifier": "headers",
             "sharedLibrary": false,
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "groupId": "com.vendor.frc",
-            "artifactId": "Vendor-driver",
-            "version": "0.0.1",
+            "groupId": "${groupId}",
+            "artifactId": "${artifactId}-driver",
+            "version": "${version}",
             "libName": "VendorDriver",
             "headerClassifier": "headers",
             "sharedLibrary": false,

publish.gradle

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.FixCrLfFilter
+import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
+
 apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 ext.licenseFile = files("$rootDir/LICENSE.txt")
 
+def templateVendorFile = "ExampleVendorJson.json"
+
 def pubVersion = '0.0.1'
 
 def outputsFolder = file("$buildDir/outputs")
@@ -127,6 +132,33 @@ task outputJavadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
     from javadoc.destinationDir
 }
 
+// Apply template variables from the vendordep file.
+// Replaces ${VARIABLE} with VARIABLE: value in expand()
+task vendordepJson() {
+    description = 'Builds the vendordep json file.'
+    group = 'Build'
+    outputs.file("$buildDir/repos/$templateVendorFile")
+
+    copy {
+        from templateVendorFile
+        into "$buildDir/repos/"
+        expand(version: pubVersion,
+                groupId: artifactGroupId,
+                artifactId: baseArtifactId)
+    }
+}
+
+task vendordepJsonZip(type: Zip) {
+    destinationDirectory = outputsFolder
+    archiveBaseName = templateVendorFile
+    archiveClassifier = "sources"
+
+    from("$buildDir/repos/$templateVendorFile") {
+        into '/'
+    }
+    dependsOn vendordepJson
+}
+
 artifacts {
     archives sourcesJar
     archives javadocJar
@@ -200,6 +232,14 @@ model {
                 groupId artifactGroupId
                 version pubVersion
             }
+
+            vendordep(MavenPublication) {
+                artifact vendordepJsonZip
+
+                artifactId = "${baseArtifactId}-vendordep"
+                groupId artifactGroupId
+                version pubVersion
+            }
         }
     }
 }