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Text file preprocessing tool using FreeMarker templates. Version 0.9.16 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Text file preprocessing tool using FreeMarker templates
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fmpp
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Project history and usage
FMPP, the FreeMarker-based file PreProcessor, is a Java text preprocessing tool for generating websites, source code, configuration files, and other text from FreeMarker templates. It can be used as a Unix-style command-line tool, an Ant task, or an embedded Java API.
Project history
The official homepage states that FMPP was mostly written in 2003 by a single author to automate work tasks, and that it later entered maintenance mode. The project predates Java generics and Maven-like dependency management, which helps explain its older Java packaging style.
FMPP's version history records a long 0.8 and 0.9 series. In 2014, version 0.9.15 moved source code from SourceForge to GitHub, changed the license to Apache License 2.0, and aligned copyright and contribution handling with FreeMarker. Version 0.9.16 followed in 2018 with newer FreeMarker defaults, JSON-loader improvements, and Java 5 as the minimum runtime.
Adoption history
FMPP was used heavily according to its official homepage, especially for recursive directory processing and static generation tasks built around FreeMarker. Its adoption is rooted in Java-era build tooling: the official docs advertise command-line use, Ant integration, and embeddability rather than a modern plugin ecosystem.
How it is used
Users point FMPP at a source tree and configuration file, expose data such as XML, CSV, JSON, Java properties, Ant properties, or custom Java data loaders, and render outputs through FreeMarker templates. Its documented use cases include static websites, source generation, and configuration-file generation.
Why package nerds care
FMPP is significant as a preserved Java CLI from the pre-Maven mainstream era that still solves a narrow templating problem with very little ceremony. For package maintainers it combines a command-line executable, Ant task, embedded API, bundled documentation, and a dependency relationship with Apache FreeMarker.
Timeline
- 2003: FMPP was mostly written to automate work tasks.
- 2006: The 0.9.11 release updated bundled FreeMarker and BeanShell dependencies.
- 2007: The project switched from CVS to SVN.
- 2014: Version 0.9.15 moved source code to GitHub and changed licensing to Apache License 2.0.
- 2018: Version 0.9.16 updated FreeMarker support and raised the minimum Java version to Java 5.
Related projects
- Related official projects and technologies include Apache FreeMarker, Apache Ant, SourceForge, GitHub, BeanShell, and Java.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./config.fmpp./fmpp.cfg
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fmpp | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.16
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://fmpp.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fmpp |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fmpp |
| Homepage | https://fmpp.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/freemarker/fmpp |
| Upstream docs | https://fmpp.sourceforge.net/api |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/fmpp/fmpp/0.9.16/fmpp_0.9.16.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fmpp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment