Add maven-build-classpath to plugin execution classpath

Question

I am writing some code-gen maven-plugin.

I need my project classpath be injected in to my plugin execution classpath.

I found this article. The solution there works but is quite long. Maybe someone of you know an out of the box solution.

Answer 1

Found the answer!

OK , Pascal is right , here it is for the foundation!!

So here is the cleanest way ( as far as i know ) to add the compile classpath to the execution of you plugin.

Here are some code samples from my code-gen plugin, that is actually generating some template code based on the code compiled. So I needed first the code compiled, then analyzed, generate some code, and then compiled again.

1. Use @configurator in the Mojo class:

   /**
    * @goal generate
    * @phase process-classes
    * @configurator include-project-dependencies
    * @requiresDependencyResolution compile+runtime
    */
   public class CodeGenMojo
           extends AbstractMojo
   {
       public void execute()
               throws MojoExecutionException
       {
            // do work....   
       }
   }
   

   Please pay attention to the @configurator line in the javadoc header, it is essetial for the plexus IOC container and is not just another comment line.

2. The implementation of the include-project-dependencies configurator. There is this very nice class that I took from some Brian Jackson, add it to the source of your plugin.

   /**
    * A custom ComponentConfigurator which adds the project's runtime classpath elements
    * to the
    *
    * @author Brian Jackson
    * @since Aug 1, 2008 3:04:17 PM
    *
    * @plexus.component role="org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.ComponentConfigurator"
    *                   role-hint="include-project-dependencies"
    * @plexus.requirement role="org.codehaus.plexus.component.configurator.converters.lookup.ConverterLookup"
    *                   role-hint="default"
    */
   public class IncludeProjectDependenciesComponentConfigurator extends AbstractComponentConfigurator { 
   
       private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(IncludeProjectDependenciesComponentConfigurator.class);
   
       public void configureComponent( Object component, PlexusConfiguration configuration,
                                       ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator, ClassRealm containerRealm,
                                       ConfigurationListener listener )
           throws ComponentConfigurationException {
   
           addProjectDependenciesToClassRealm(expressionEvaluator, containerRealm);
   
           converterLookup.registerConverter( new ClassRealmConverter( containerRealm ) );
   
           ObjectWithFieldsConverter converter = new ObjectWithFieldsConverter();
   
           converter.processConfiguration( converterLookup, component, containerRealm.getClassLoader(), configuration,
                                           expressionEvaluator, listener );
       }
   
       private void addProjectDependenciesToClassRealm(ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator, ClassRealm containerRealm) throws ComponentConfigurationException {
           List<String> runtimeClasspathElements;
           try {
               //noinspection unchecked
               runtimeClasspathElements = (List<String>) expressionEvaluator.evaluate("${project.runtimeClasspathElements}");
           } catch (ExpressionEvaluationException e) {
               throw new ComponentConfigurationException("There was a problem evaluating: ${project.runtimeClasspathElements}", e);
           }
   
           // Add the project dependencies to the ClassRealm
           final URL[] urls = buildURLs(runtimeClasspathElements);
           for (URL url : urls) {
               containerRealm.addConstituent(url);
           }
       }
   
       private URL[] buildURLs(List<String> runtimeClasspathElements) throws ComponentConfigurationException {
           // Add the projects classes and dependencies
           List<URL> urls = new ArrayList<URL>(runtimeClasspathElements.size());
           for (String element : runtimeClasspathElements) {
               try {
                   final URL url = new File(element).toURI().toURL();
                   urls.add(url);
                   if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
                       LOGGER.debug("Added to project class loader: " + url);
                   }
               } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
                   throw new ComponentConfigurationException("Unable to access project dependency: " + element, e);
               }
           }
   
           // Add the plugin's dependencies (so Trove stuff works if Trove isn't on
           return urls.toArray(new URL[urls.size()]);
       }
   
   }
   

3. Here is the build part of my plugin that you will have to add.

   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.delver</groupId>
   <artifactId>reference-gen-plugin</artifactId>
   <name>Reference Code Genration Maven Plugin</name>
   
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <version>1.2</version>
   
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
   
   <properties>
       <maven.version>2.2.1</maven.version>
   </properties>
   
   <build>
       <plugins>
           <plugin>
               <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
               <artifactId>plexus-maven-plugin</artifactId>
               <executions>
                   <execution>
                       <goals>
                           <goal>descriptor</goal>
                       </goals>
                   </execution>
               </executions>
           </plugin>
       </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
   
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-artifact</artifactId>
           <version>${maven.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
           <version>${maven.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-project</artifactId>
           <version>${maven.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-model</artifactId>
           <version>${maven.version}</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-core</artifactId>
           <version>2.0.9</version>
       </dependency>
   
   </dependencies>
   

   Here is the pom.xml of the plugin for these who need it. Should compile wihtout a problem now. ( something wrong with the header, so ignore it )