Executing Maven Project in windows from Command Prompt


Section-I:        

Pre-requisites:
Go to Menu Bar in Eclipse >> Window >> Preferences.     
Check if Maven is integrated with Eclipse or No.
[If you download Eclipse Neon Version, by default Maven will be integrated with Eclipse].

If Maven is integrated with Eclipse then we are good to create Maven Project.                           
If not installed go to Menu Bar >> Help >> Eclipse Market Place and Search by Maven and install required Maven Plugins shown below.




Section II:                                                                                                                                                                                    
 Steps to install Maven Jar Files and Setting Path in Environment Variables: https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi                                                                                                   
Download below highlighted Zip File.                                                                                                                                                      
Once download is completed, unzip it and keep it in any drive in your local system.                                
It is always good practice to keep it in C Drive.

Now we need to set path for Maven in Environment Variables:                                                         
Go to My Computer >> Right Click >> Properties >> Advanced System Settings.                               
 Now Go to Environment Variables and Set Pat as shown below.                                                               
[In my case i have kept Maven Jars in C Drive]                            
                                                                                 

     
Now Add Bin Path of Maven in below Path 
highlighted                                                    
  
C:Program FilesMavenapache-maven-3.6.1bin
                                           
Once Path is set for Maven in Environment Variables.                                                                                              
Go to Command Prompt and type command as shown below to make sure that Maven is installed or not.
                                                                               

                                                                                                                               

If Maven is installed then we will see as highlighted above and now we are good to execute Maven Project. 

Section III:                                                                                                                                                                                           

 Now Executing Maven Project from Command Prompt.                             
                                                                   
To Execute Maven Project from Command Prompt, In pom.xml 
Maven Surefire Pluginmust be added.

<build>
<plugins>
                                    <plugin>
                                                      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                                                      <artifactId>maven–surefire–plugin</artifactId>
                                                      <version>2.18.1</version>
                                                      <configuration>
                                                                        <suiteXmlFiles>
                                                                                          <suiteXmlFile>testng_sanity.xml</suiteXmlFile>                                                                                                        </suiteXmlFiles>
                                                      </configuration>
                                    </plugin>
                  </plugins>
</build>

Now Go to Command Promp
Go to Project Folder as shown below

Now Use below commands to execute Maven Project from 
Command Prompt                          
1. mvn clean install : It will execute all test cases as well as it will generate a build. Build will be generated under target folder.                                                                                                                                                                   
2. mvn clean test : It will execute only test cases and it won’t generate build.


This blog is written by Pavan. He is an expert in Selenium Automation and currently working in Infosys as Automation QA Engineer. Also, he is helping QA community with his knowledge along with Naveen AutomationLabs!! 

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