maven - Run a goal of a plugin inside a profile -

    <profile>         <id>integration-tests</id>         <activation>             <property>                 <name>integrations</name>                 <value>true</value>             </property>         </activation>         <build>             <plugins>                 <plugin>                     <groupid>org.codehaus.mojo</groupid>                     <artifactid>exec-maven-plugin</artifactid>                     <version>1.4.0</version>                     <executions>                         <execution>                             <id>script-chmod</id>                             <phase>integration-test</phase>                             <goals>                                 <goal>exec</goal>                             </goals>                             <configuration>                                 <executable>chmod</executable>                                 <arguments>                                     <argument>+x</argument>                                     <argument>integration-test-docker/integrations.sh</argument>                                 </arguments>                             </configuration>                         </execution>                         <execution>                             <id>script-exec</id>                             <phase>integration-test</phase>                             <goals>                                 <goal>exec</goal>                             </goals>                             <configuration>                                 <executable>integration-test-docker/integrations.sh</executable>                             </configuration>                         </execution>                     </executions>                 </plugin>             </plugins>         </build>     </profile> 

this profile has more things in it, included want run. how can execute particular goal, of particular plugin?

i tried mvn exec:exec this

[error] failed execute goal org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.3.2:exec (default-cli) on project ando: parameters 'executable' goal org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.3.2:exec missing or invalid -> [help 1]

moreover, error output indicates version 1.3.2, i'm using 1.4.0.

you error on invoking exec goal of the exec-maven-plugin because configuration (the 1 meant) part of profile not active default , not activated execution mvn exec:exec.

if try activate profile via property activation (as per configuration) or explicitly (via -p option), maven know exec maven plugin mentioned:

mvn exec:exec -pintegration-tests 

or

mvn exec:exec -dintegrations=true 

as such, profile active , exec maven plugin configuration part of build.

however, configuring 2 executions of plugin , there no global configuration, hence fail again.

there difference between configuration element plugin section in or out of execution sub-section: out, applied default executions , command line executions; in, applied specific execution applied (overriding or getting merged default one, if provided).

if want run both executions, can activate profile:

mvn clean verify -pintegration-tests 

or

mvn clean verify -dintegrations=true 

however, execute whole content of profile plus whole build till specified phase.

if want execute plugin goal (exec) command line, need specify default configuration (but one) following:

<profile>     <id>integration-tests</id>     <activation>         <property>             <name>integrations</name>             <value>true</value>         </property>     </activation>     <build>         <plugins>             <plugin>                 <groupid>org.codehaus.mojo</groupid>                 <artifactid>exec-maven-plugin</artifactid>                 <version>1.4.0</version>                 <configuration>                     <!-- here default configuration -->                 </configuration>             </plugin>         </plugins>     </build> </profile> 

the default configuration applied command line execution.

alternatively, override default execution id (default-cli) used every plugin execution command line , can see part of mentioned error in question. such, provide specific configuration execution , not other (if any) executions (given not provide own configuration). here example:

<plugin>     <groupid>org.codehaus.mojo</groupid>     <artifactid>exec-maven-plugin</artifactid>     <version>1.4.0</version>     <executions>         <execution>             <id>default-cli</id>             <configuration>                 <!-- here specific command line execution -->             </configuration>         </execution>     </executions> </plugin> 

if want execute both executions command line , these executions (hence, not part of maven phase), can check this answer on topic (in short: possible since maven 3.3.1, otherwise suggestion provided earlier versions).

as such, execution following:

mvn org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.4.0:exec@script-chmod -dintegrations=true 

note:

• i'm again activating profile have execution part of build
• this time i'm not passing plugin alias, exec, , desired goal, exec, full maven gav (groupid, artifactid, version) in common maven pattern dependencies (: separated), org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.4.0, passing goal, additional :exec, using new feature mentioned above , new @ operator pass desired execution id (defined in pom).