How do I execute a program using Maven?

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With the global configuration that you have defined for the exec-maven-plugin:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
  <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>1.4.0</version>
  <configuration>
    <mainClass>org.dhappy.test.NeoTraverse</mainClass>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

invoking mvn exec:java on the command line will invoke the plugin which is configured to execute the class org.dhappy.test.NeoTraverse.

So, to trigger the plugin from the command line, just run:

mvn exec:java

Now, if you want to execute the exec:java goal as part of your standard build, you’ll need to bind the goal to a particular phase of the default lifecycle. To do this, declare the phase to which you want to bind the goal in the execution element:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
  <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>1.4</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <id>my-execution</id>
      <phase>package</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>java</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
  <configuration>
    <mainClass>org.dhappy.test.NeoTraverse</mainClass>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

With this example, your class would be executed during the package phase. This is just an example, adapt it to suit your needs. Works also with plugin version 1.1.

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