I have a multi-module maven project with layout:
parent-project
- main-project
- javase-project
javase-project depends on main-project, and running and debugging the
project is done in the javase-project.
But most of the time I'm working in the "main-project", so I'd like to
press "run" in the "main-project" and have the "run" goal executed in the
"javase-project".
After several hours of googling and reading every nbactions.xml file I can
find on github I've resigned myself to the likely fact that this isn't
really possible, but as a workaround, I'm currently attempting using the
exec:exec task to run the mvn executable in the sibling directory. Eg.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<actions>
<action>
<actionName>run</actionName>
<packagings>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
</packagings>
<goals>
<goal>org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:3.0.0:exec</goal>
</goals>
<properties>
<exec.executable>$M2_HOME/bin/mvn</exec.executable>
<exec.args>my-run-goal</exec.args>
<exec.workingdir>../javase-project</exec.workingdir>
</properties>
</action>
</actions>
I have an immediate problem here and a broader problem. The immediate
problem is that I can't figure out how to get the path to the mvn
executable inside the nbactions.xml file. (That $M2_HOME in my snippet
there doesn't work).
The broader problem is that, even if I do manage to get the M2_HOME
environment variable, I fear that differences on windows (e.g. mvn.bat vs
mvn) will be difficult to account for using this syntax.
Can anyone suggest a better way to accomplish this? And if now, does
anyone know how to get the location to the mvn executable inside the
nbactions.xml file?
Thanks for any pointers.
Steve
