Python script to automatically set project name based on artifact id

update_pom_names.py

import os
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

# Define the root directory to search for pom.xml files
root_dir = "/home/hsgamer/IdeaProjects/Topper"

# Function to convert kebab-case to Pascal Case with spaces
def kebab_to_pascal_with_spaces(s):
    return ' '.join(word.capitalize() for word in s.split('-'))

# Function to update the <name> tag based on <artifactId>
def update_pom_name(file_path):
    tree = ET.parse(file_path)
    root = tree.getroot()

    # Define the namespaces used in the pom.xml
    namespaces = {'m': 'http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0'}

    # Find the <artifactId> tag
    artifact_id = root.find('m:artifactId', namespaces)
    if artifact_id is not None:
        artifact_id_text = artifact_id.text

        # Find the <name> tag
        name_tag = root.find('m:name', namespaces)
        if name_tag is not None:
            # If <name> exists, skip
            print(f"<name> already exists in {file_path}, skipping.")
            return

        # Convert artifactId to Pascal Case with spaces
        pascal_name = kebab_to_pascal_with_spaces(artifact_id_text)

        # Find the index of <artifactId> among root's children
        children = list(root)
        artifact_id_index = None
        for idx, child in enumerate(children):
            if child.tag == '{http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0}artifactId':
                artifact_id_index = idx
                break

        # Create the <name> tag with the correct namespace
        name_tag = ET.Element('{http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0}name')
        name_tag.text = pascal_name

        # Insert <name> tag immediately after <artifactId>
        if artifact_id_index is not None:
            root.insert(artifact_id_index + 1, name_tag)
        else:
            # Fallback: append at the end if <artifactId> not found (shouldn't happen)
            root.append(name_tag)

        # Write the changes back to the file, registering the namespace to avoid ns0 prefix
        ET.register_namespace('', 'http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0')
        tree.write(file_path, encoding="UTF-8", xml_declaration=False)
        print(f"Inserted <name> in {file_path}")
    else:
        print(f"<artifactId> not found in {file_path}")

# Walk through the directory and find all pom.xml files
for subdir, _, files in os.walk(root_dir):
    for file in files:
        if file == "pom.xml":
            file_path = os.path.join(subdir, file)
            update_pom_name(file_path)