Maven Plugins
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Find below a table with a list of Maven plugin classified by core for Maven maintained plugins, outside and miscelanous for plugins not maintained by the Apache foundation.
Maven core Plugins list
| Plugin | Plugin name | Type* | Version | Release Date | Description |
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| clean | maven-clean-plugin | Build | 2.4.1 | 5/12/2010 | Clean up after the build. |
| compiler |
maven-compiler-plugin |
Build |
2.3.2 | 9/9/2010 | Compiles Java sources. |
| deploy |
maven-deploy-plugin |
Build | 2.5 | 12/24/2009 | Deploy the built artifact to the remote repository. |
| failsafe |
maven-failsafe-plugin |
Build | 2.8 | 3/13/2011 | Run the Junit integration tests in an isolated classloader. |
| install |
maven-install-plugin |
Build | 2.3.1 | 5/21/2010 | Install the built artifact into the local repository. |
| resources |
maven-resources-plugin |
Build | 2.5 | 2/27/2011 | Copy the resources to the output directory for including in the JAR. |
| site for Maven 2 |
maven-site-plugin |
Build | 2.2 | 11/28/2010 | Generate a site for the current project. |
| site for Maven 3 |
maven-site-plugin |
Build | 3.0-beta-3 | 10/18/2010 |
Generate a site for the current project. |
| surefire |
maven-surefire-plugin |
Build | 2.8 | 3/13/2011 | Run the Junit unit tests in an isolated classloader. |
| verifier |
maven-verifier-plugin |
Build | 1 | 1/30/2010 | Useful for integration tests - verifies the existence of certain conditions. |
| Packaging types / tools |
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These plugins relate to packaging respective artifact types. | |||
| ear |
maven-ear-plugin |
Build | 2.5 | 1/29/2011 | Generate an EAR from the current project. |
| ejb |
maven-ejb-plugin |
Build | 2.3 | 9/18/2010 | Build an EJB�(and optional client) from the current project. |
| jar |
maven-jar-plugin
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Build |
2.3.1 | 5/21/2010 | Build a JAR from the current project. |
| rar |
maven-rar-plugin
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Build |
2.2 | 2/28/2007 | Build a RAR from the current project. |
| war |
maven-war-plugin
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Build |
2.1.1 | 11/3/2010 |
Build a WAR from the current project. |
| app-client | maven-app-client-plugin | Build | 1 | 3/31/2011 | Build a JavaEE application client from the current project. |
| shade | maven-shade-plugin | Build | 1.4 | 8/11/2010 | Build an Uber-JAR from the current project, including dependencies. |
| Reporting plugins | Plugins which generate reports, are configured as reports in the POM and run under the site generation lifecycle. | ||||
| changelog | maven-changelog-plugin | Reporting | 2.2 | 5/28/2010 | Generate a list of recent changes from your SCM. |
| changes | maven-changes-plugin | Build and reporting | 2.4 | 1/29/2011 | Generate a report from issue tracking or a change document. |
| checkstyle |
maven-checkstyle-plugin
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Build and reporting |
2.6 | 9/25/2010 | Generate a checkstyle report. |
| doap | maven-doap-plugin | Build | 1.1 | 1/15/2011 | Generate a Description of a Project (DOAP) file from a POM. |
| dock | maven-dock-plugin | Build | 1 | 11/16/2008 | Documentation checker plugin. |
| javadoc |
maven-javadoc-plugin
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Build and reporting |
2.7 | 5/4/2010 | Generate Javadoc for the project. |
| jxr | maven-jxr-plugin | Reporting | 2.2 | 6/5/2010 | Generate a source cross reference. |
| linkcheck | maven-linkcheck-plugin | Reporting | 1.1 | 11/13/2010 | Generate a Linkcheck report of your project's documentation. |
| pmd |
maven-pmd-plugin
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Build and reporting |
2.5 | 5/4/2010 | Generate a PMD report. |
| project-info-reports | maven-project-info-reports-plugins | Reporting | 2.3.1 | 12/21/2010 | Generate standard project reports. |
| surefire-report | maven-surefire-report-plugin | Reporting | 2.8 | 3/13/2011 | Generate a report based on the results of unit tests. |
| Tools | These are miscellaneous tools available through Maven by default. | ||||
| ant | maven-ant-plugin | Build | 2.3 | 11/11/2009 | Generate an Ant build file for the project. |
| antrun |
maven-antrun-plugin |
Build | 1.6 | 10/11/2010 | Run a set of ant tasks from a phase of the build. |
| archetype |
maven-archetype-plugin |
Build | 2 | 10/28/2010 |
Generate a skeleton project structure from an archetype. |
| assembly |
maven-assembly-plugin
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Build |
2.2.1 | 2/27/2011 |
Build an assembly (distribution) of sources and/or binaries. |
| dependency |
maven-dependency-plugin |
Build and reporting | 2.2 | 2/22/2011 | Dependency manipulation (copy, unpack) and analysis. |
| enforcer |
maven-enforcer-plugin
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Build |
1 | 11/8/2010 | Environmental constraint checking (Maven Version, JDK etc), User Custom Rule Execution. |
| gpg |
maven-gpg-plugin
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Build |
1.2 | 3/24/2011 | Create signatures for the artifacts and poms. |
| help |
maven-help-plugin |
Build | 2.1.1 | 3/26/2010 | Get information about the working environment for the project. |
| invoker |
maven-invoker-plugin |
Build | 1.5 | 10/26/2009 | Run a set of Maven projects and verify the output. |
| jarsigner |
maven-jarsigner-plugin |
Build | 1.2 | 9/30/2009 | Signs or verifies project artifacts. |
| one |
maven-one-plugin |
Build | 1.2 | 9/12/2007 | A plugin for interacting with legacy Maven 1.x repositories and builds. |
| patch |
maven-path-plugin |
Build | 1.1.1 | 1/6/2010 | Use the gnu patch tool to apply patch files to source code. |
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maven-pdf-plugin |
Build | 1.1 | 12/13/2009 | Generate a PDF version of your project's documentation. | |
| plugin |
maven-plugin-plugin |
Build and reporting | 2.7 | 2/9/2011 | Create a Maven plugin descriptor for any mojos found in the source tree, to include in the JAR. |
| release |
maven-release-plugin |
Build | 2.1 | 10/8/2010 | Release the current project - updating the POM and tagging in the SCM. |
| reactor |
maven-reacot-plugin |
Build | 1 | 9/27/2008 | Build a subset of interdependent projects in a reactor |
| remote-resources |
maven-remote-resources-plugin |
Build | 1.2 | 2/27/2011 | Copy remote resources to the output directory for inclusion in the artifact. |
| repository |
maven-repository-plugin |
Build | 2.3.1 | 7/21/2010 | Plugin to help with repository-based tasks. |
| scm |
maven-scm-plugin |
Build | 1.4 | 8/8/2010 | Generate a SCM for the current project. |
| source |
maven-source-plugin |
Build | 2.1.2 | 5/21/2010 | Build a JAR of sources for use in IDEs and distribution to the repository. |
| stage |
maven-stage-plugin |
Build | 1.0-alpha-2 | 7/14/2009 | Assists with release staging and promotion. |
| toolchains |
maven-toolchains-plugin |
Build | 1 | 11/1/2009 | Allows to share configuration across plugins. |
| IDEs |
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Plugins that simplify integration with integrated developer environments. | |||
| eclipse |
maven-eclipse-plugin |
Build | 2.8 | 2/25/2010 |
Generate an Eclipse project file for the current project. |
| idea |
maven-idea-plugin |
Build | 2.2 | 8/8/2008 | Create/update an IDEA workspace for the current project (individual modules are created as IDEA modules) |
| Plugin | Description |
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| animal-sniffer | Build signatures of APIs (JDK for example) and checks your classes against them. |
| build-helper |
Attach extra artifacts and source folders to build. |
| castor | Generate sources from an XSD using Castor. |
| clirr | Compare binaries or sources for compatibility using Clirr |
| javacc | Generate sources from a JavaCC grammer. |
| jdepend | Generate a report on code metrics using JDepend. |
| native | Compiles C and C++ code with native compilers. |
| sql | Executes SQL scripts from files or inline. |
| taglist | Generate a list of tasks based on tags in your code. |
| versions | Manage versions of your project, its modules, dependencies and plugins. |
| Plugin | Maintainer | Description |
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| cargo | Cargo Project |
Start/stop/configure J2EE containers and deploy to them. |
| webstart | codehaus |
The Webstart Maven Plugin generates application bundles that can be deployed via Web Start |
| cobertura | codehaus |
This plugin provides the features of Cobertura within the Maven 2 environment |
| clover | Atlassian Clover | Generate a Clover report. |
| jaxme | Apache Web Services Project | Use the JaxMe JAXB implementation to generate Java sources from XML schema. |
| jetty | Jetty Project | Jetty Run a Jetty container for rapid webapp development. |
| jalopy | Triemax | Use Jalopy to format your source code. |
| rat | Apache Incubator Project | Release Audit Tool (RAT) to verify files. |
| Genesis Plugins | Apache Geronimo Project | Verify legal files in artifacts. |
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jaxws
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Java.net project
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jaxws-maven-plugin is a maven plugin for JAX-WS. It is now a
Glassfish project
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