Steve Hannah <st...@weblite.ca> wrote: > I'm trying to achieve better integration into VSCode with my project > archetype. The way that the VSCode maven extension seems to prefer to work > is for users to explicitly "run" a goal from a plugin of the project. > > You can see the VSCode instructions for running a JavaFX app as an example > here: > https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-gui#_run-the-javafx-application > > Basically, the user expands the Maven > Project > Plugins > JavaFX node, > then right clicks the "javafx:run" goal, which is defined in the JavaFX > maven plugin. > > In the JavaFX example, that javafx:run goal actually spawns a new process > that runs the app, which seems to break debugging. > > With my own projects, I generally bind my "Run" goal to the "verify" phase > so that running "mvn verify" will run my project. This work OK in IntelliJ > and NetBeans (although I need to do some contortions to make debugging > work), but doesn't seem to mesh with VScode's way of doing things. > > What I would like is to create a custom "run" goal in my plugin so that > VSCode can run or debug this goal - and the goal should trigger everything > up to the "verify" lifecycle - without having to spawn a new process. > > I've been hitting walls in maven for years now, and I have a feeling that > this is not possible. Can someone either set me straight (i.e. inform me > that it is possible), or confirm that, indeed, it is not possible?
The Maven build lifecycle consists of phases [0] and you can bind plugin goals to phases. As far as I know it doesn’t work the other way around, so you can’t make a plugin goal execute particular phases, which seems to be what you’re asking. It should be the other way around: you can associate a plugin goal with a phase and then when you execute that phase all previous phases will have been executed, and your plugin goal will be executed. I don’t use VSCode for Maven projects, but I hope it lets you trigger a phase instead of a goal? I know at least IntelliJ IDEA (which I use) supports this. Nils. [0] https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-lifecycle.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@maven.apache.org
