[m2] Running a goal only once in a multiproject context

Hi, I have defined a Mojo that does some work (create some necessary folders, init some dynamic values, ...) before running an install over my multi-module project. When I run m2 myGroupId:myArtifactId:myGoal install on my master project, my goal gets executed for each submodule while I need

Re: [m2] Running a goal only once in a multiproject context

i think adding @aggregator to the mojo's class javadoc does the trick.. there needs to be the plugin's group id added to the settings.xml file .. the element is called something like pluginGroups milos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have defined a Mojo that does some work (create some

Re: [m2] Running a goal only once in a multiproject context

Correct and correct! For settings.xml, the full syntax is: pluginGroups pluginGroupcom.mycompany.plugins/pluginGroup /pluginGroups Thanks Milos! Best Regards / Cordialement, Fabrice BELLINGARD DINQ/DSIN/INSI/EATE/IDVS/AIDV (+33) (01 61) 45 15 91 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [m2] Running a goal only once in a multiproject context

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Try adding the class-level annotation: @aggregator to your mojo. This will tell the mojo to only execute at the top level. If you need access to the List of project instances in the current build, use the following: /** ~ * @parameter

Re: [m2] Running a goal only once in a multiproject context

Thanks for your answer John! :o) Best Regards / Cordialement, Fabrice BELLINGARD DINQ/DSIN/INSI/EATE/IDVS/AIDV (+33) (01 61) 45 15 91 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] John Casey