Build Tools – Project Generation – Cloud Director Archetype

by Simon Sparks · 28 January 2026

To create a polyglot project

mvn archetype:generate \
--define interactiveMode=false \
--define archetypeGroupId=com.vmware.pscoe.vcd.archetypes \
--define archetypeArtifactId=package-vcd-ng-archetype \
--define groupId=com.cloudbuildtools.sample \
--define artifactId=vcd-ng \
--define licenseUrl= \
--define licenseHeader= \
--define licenseTechnicalPreview=false \
--define archetypeVersion=4.19 <--Always use the latest
Bash

Result:

[INFO] Scanning for projects...
[INFO] 
[INFO] ------------------< org.apache.maven:standalone-pom >-------------------
[INFO] Building Maven Stub Project (No POM) 1
[INFO] --------------------------------[ pom ]---------------------------------
[INFO] 
[INFO] >>> archetype:3.4.1:generate (default-cli) > generate-sources @ standalone-pom >>>
[INFO] 
[INFO] <<< archetype:3.4.1:generate (default-cli) < generate-sources @ standalone-pom <<<
[INFO] 
[INFO] 
[INFO] --- archetype:3.4.1:generate (default-cli) @ standalone-pom ---
[INFO] Generating project in Batch mode
[INFO] Archetype [com.vmware.pscoe.vcd.archetypes:package-vcd-ng-archetype:2.37.0] found in catalog remote
Downloading from central: https://emea1.packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/pscoe-mvn-prod-virtual/com/vmware/pscoe/vcd/archetypes/package-vcd-ng-archetype/2.37.0/package-vcd-ng-archetype-2.37.0.jar
Downloaded from central: https://emea1.packages.broadcom.com/artifactory/pscoe-mvn-prod-virtual/com/vmware/pscoe/vcd/archetypes/package-vcd-ng-archetype/2.37.0/package-vcd-ng-archetype-2.37.0.jar (20 kB at 11 kB/s)
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: package-vcd-ng-archetype:2.37.0
[INFO] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.cloudbuildtools.sample
[INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: vcd-ng
[INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.cloudbuildtools.sample
[INFO] Parameter: packageInPathFormat, Value: com/cloudbuildtools/sample
[INFO] Parameter: licenseUrl, Value: null
[INFO] Parameter: licenseTechnicalPreview, Value: false
[INFO] Parameter: licenseHeader, Value: null
[INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.cloudbuildtools.sample
[INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.cloudbuildtools.sample
[INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: vcd-ng
[INFO] Parameter: projectHeading, Value: Vcd-ng
[INFO] Parameter: projectName, Value: vcd-ng
[INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
[WARNING] Don't override file C:\GitLab\aria-build-tools\vcd-ng\pom.xml
[INFO] Executing META-INF/archetype-post-generate.groovy post-generation script
[INFO] Project created from Archetype in dir: C:\GitLab\aria-build-tools\vcd-ng
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  4.582 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2026-01-28T09:54:38Z
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bash

Output:


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