Filegen 6.0 Migration Guide

This guide covers the migration from ngss-filegen-maven-plugin 5.x to filegen 6.0, which introduces Copier-based template generation for DevOps and Backstage configurations.

Table of Contents

Overview - What’s new and why Copier
Migration Steps - Step-by-step migration guide
Goal Changes - Maven plugin goal mappings
Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions

Quick Start

If you’re already familiar with Copier, here’s the quick migration path:

# 1. Install Copier
pipx install copier

# 2. Commit current state
git add -A && git commit -m "Pre-migration state"

# 3. Run the DevOps template
copier copy https://coderepo.mobilehealth.va.gov/scm/ckm/ngss-devops-template.git . --trust

# 4. Answer prompts, resolve conflicts, commit
git add -A && git commit -m "Migrate to filegen 6.0 / Copier templates"

For detailed instructions, start with the Overview.