[jira] Commented: (MNG-2073) Support configuring plugins that always execute

["Brett Porter (JIRA)" <ji...@codehaus.org>]

    [ http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2073?page=comments#action_58661 ] 

Brett Porter commented on MNG-2073:
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I don't like this idea myself (having standalone goals run other goals is a bit confusing).

Why use a plugin? Why can't you set those properties in the pom?

> Support configuring plugins that always execute
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>          Key: MNG-2073
>          URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/MNG-2073
>      Project: Maven 2
>         Type: New Feature

>   Components: Plugins and Lifecycle
>     Reporter: John Didion

>
>
> Currently, there is no way to set up a plugin to run every time I invoke maven on my project, regardless of whether I'm executing a stand-alone goal or a lifecycle phase. For example, I have a plugin that munges some project information and sets project properties based on the results. I want to use these properties elsewhere in my project file. It would be nice if I could set up this plugin to always be the first thing that executes when I invoke maven on my project. I'm thinking something like the following:
> {noformat}
> <project>
>   <globalPlugins>
>     <plugin>
>       ...
>     </plugin>
>   </globalPlugins>
> </project>
> {noformat}
> These plugins obviously wouldn't support the phase and goal tags within executions.
> Another way to accomplish this would be to recognize a special phase called "global" (or something similar) that would indicate a plugin that always runs first (i.e. before starting the lifecycle or executing stand-alone goals). For example:
> {noformat}
> <project>
>   <plugins>
>     <plugin>
>       <groupId>foo</groupId>
>       <artifactId>bar</artifactId>
>       <executions>
>         <execution>
>           <phase>global</phase>
>           <goals>
>             <goal>baz</goal>
>           </goals>
>           <configuration>
>            ...
>           </configuration>
>         </execution>
>       </executions>
>     </plugin>
>   </plugins>
> </project>
> {noformat}

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