- CMakeDeps: add cmake_target_aliases property

Signed-off-by: SSE4 <tomskside@gmail.com>

conan/tools/cmake/cmakedeps/templates/targets.py

@@ -25,12 +25,23 @@ def context(self):
         target_pattern = "" if not self.find_module_mode else "module-"
         target_pattern += "{}-Target-*.cmake".format(self.file_name)
 
+        cmake_target_aliases = self.conanfile.new_cpp_info.\
+            get_property("cmake_target_aliases", "CMakeDeps") or dict()
+
+        cmake_component_target_aliases = dict()
+        for comp_name in self.conanfile.new_cpp_info.components:
+            cmake_component_target_aliases[comp_name] = \
+                self.conanfile.new_cpp_info.components[comp_name].\
+                get_property("cmake_target_aliases", "CMakeDeps") or dict()
+
         ret = {"pkg_name": self.pkg_name,
                "target_namespace": self.target_namespace,
                "global_target_name": self.global_target_name,
                "file_name": self.file_name,
                "data_pattern": data_pattern,
-               "target_pattern": target_pattern}
+               "target_pattern": target_pattern,
+               "cmake_target_aliases": cmake_target_aliases,
+               "cmake_component_target_aliases": cmake_component_target_aliases}
 
         return ret
 
@@ -58,6 +69,28 @@ def template(self):
             conan_message(STATUS "Conan: Target declared '{{ target_namespace }}::{{ global_target_name }}'")
         endif()
 
+        {%- for alias, target in cmake_target_aliases.items() %}
+
+        if(NOT TARGET {{alias}})
+            add_library({{alias}} INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+            set_property(TARGET {{ alias }} PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES {{target}})
+        endif()
+
+        {%- endfor %}
+
+        {%- for comp_name, component_aliases in cmake_component_target_aliases.items() %}
+
+            {%- for alias, target in component_aliases.items() %}
+
+        if(NOT TARGET {{alias}})
+            add_library({{alias}} INTERFACE IMPORTED)
+            set_property(TARGET {{ alias }} PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES {{target}})
+        endif()
+
+            {%- endfor %}
+
+        {%- endfor %}
+
         # Load the debug and release library finders
         get_filename_component(_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}" PATH)
         file(GLOB CONFIG_FILES "${_DIR}/{{ target_pattern }}")

conans/test/functional/toolchains/cmake/cmakedeps/test_cmakedeps_aliases.py

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import textwrap
+import pytest
+
+from conans.test.utils.tools import TestClient
+
+consumer = textwrap.dedent("""
+from conans import ConanFile
+from conan.tools.cmake import CMake
+
+class Consumer(ConanFile):
+    name = "consumer"
+    version = "1.0"
+    settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+    generators = "CMakeDeps", "CMakeToolchain"
+    exports_sources = ["CMakeLists.txt"]
+    requires = "hello/1.0"
+
+    def build(self):
+        cmake = CMake(self)
+        cmake.configure()
+        cmake.build()
+""")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.tool_cmake
+def test_global_alias():
+    conanfile = textwrap.dedent("""
+    from conans import ConanFile
+
+    class Hello(ConanFile):
+        name = "hello"
+        version = "1.0"
+        settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+
+        def package_info(self):
+            self.cpp_info.set_property("cmake_target_aliases", {"hello": "hello::hello"}, "CMakeDeps")
+    """)
+
+    cmakelists = textwrap.dedent("""
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+    find_package(hello REQUIRED)
+    get_target_property(link_libraries hello INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    message("hello link libraries: ${link_libraries}")
+    """)
+
+    client = TestClient()
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile})
+    client.run("create .")
+
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": consumer, "CMakeLists.txt": cmakelists})
+    client.run("create .")
+
+    assert "hello link libraries: hello::hello" in client.out
+
+
+@pytest.mark.tool_cmake
+def test_component_alias():
+    conanfile = textwrap.dedent("""
+    from conans import ConanFile
+
+    class Hello(ConanFile):
+        name = "hello"
+        version = "1.0"
+        settings = "os", "compiler", "build_type", "arch"
+
+        def package_info(self):
+            self.cpp_info.components["buy"].set_property("cmake_target_aliases",
+                {"hola::adios": "hello::buy"}, "CMakeDeps")
+    """)
+
+    cmakelists = textwrap.dedent("""
+    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+    find_package(hello REQUIRED)
+    get_target_property(link_libraries hola::adios INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES)
+    message("hola::adios link libraries: ${link_libraries}")
+    """)
+
+    client = TestClient()
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": conanfile})
+    client.run("create .")
+
+    client.save({"conanfile.py": consumer, "CMakeLists.txt": cmakelists})
+    client.run("create .")
+
+    assert "hola::adios link libraries: hello::buy" in client.out