Interface Invoker

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultInvoker

public interface Invoker
Provides a facade to invoke Maven.
  • Field Details

    • ROLE

      static final String ROLE
      The role name used to register implementations of this interface within Plexus.
  • Method Details

    • execute

      Executes Maven using the parameters specified by the given invocation request. Parameters not specified by the invocation request will be derived from the state of this invoker instance. In case both the invoker instance and the invocation request provide a value for a particular option, the value from the invocation request dominates.
      Parameters:
      request - The invocation request to execute, must not be null.
      Returns:
      The result of the Maven invocation, never null.
      Throws:
      MavenInvocationException - if cannot configure correctly execution parameters
    • getLocalRepositoryDirectory

      File getLocalRepositoryDirectory()
      Gets the path to the base directory of the local repository to use for the Maven invocation.
      Returns:
      The path to the base directory of the local repository or null to use the location from the settings.xml.
    • getWorkingDirectory

      File getWorkingDirectory()
      Gets the working directory for the Maven invocation.
      Returns:
      The working directory for the Maven invocation or null if the working directory is derived from the base directory of the processed POM.
    • getLogger

      InvokerLogger getLogger()
      Gets the logger used by this invoker to output diagnostic messages.
      Returns:
      The logger used by this invoker to output diagnostic messages, never null.
    • getMavenHome

      File getMavenHome()
      Gets the path to the base directory of the Maven installation used to invoke Maven.
      Returns:
      The path to the base directory of the Maven installation or null if using the default Maven installation.
    • setMavenHome

      Invoker setMavenHome(File mavenHome)
      Sets the path to the base directory of the Maven installation used to invoke Maven. This parameter may be left unspecified to use the default Maven installation which will be discovered by evaluating the system property maven.home.
      Parameters:
      mavenHome - The path to the base directory of the Maven installation, may be null to use the default Maven installation.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • getMavenExecutable

      File getMavenExecutable()
      Get the customized File of the Maven executable.
      Returns:
      the custom Maven executable, otherwise null
    • setMavenExecutable

      Invoker setMavenExecutable(File mavenExecutable)
      mavenExecutable can either be a file relative to ${maven.home}/bin/ or an absolute file.
      Parameters:
      mavenExecutable - the executable
      Returns:
      This invoker instance
    • setLocalRepositoryDirectory

      Invoker setLocalRepositoryDirectory(File localRepositoryDirectory)
      Sets the path to the base directory of the local repository to use for the Maven invocation.
      Parameters:
      localRepositoryDirectory - The path to the base directory of the local repository or null to use the location from the settings.xml.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • setLogger

      Invoker setLogger(InvokerLogger logger)
      Sets the logger used by this invoker to output diagnostic messages.
      Parameters:
      logger - The logger used by this invoker to output diagnostic messages, may be null to use a default logger.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • setWorkingDirectory

      @Deprecated Invoker setWorkingDirectory(File workingDirectory)
      Sets the working directory for the Maven invocation.
      Parameters:
      workingDirectory - The working directory for the Maven invocation, may be null to derive the working directory from the base directory of the processed POM.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • setInputStream

      @Deprecated Invoker setInputStream(InputStream inputStream)
      Sets the input stream used to provide input for the invoked Maven build. This is in particular useful when invoking Maven in interactive mode.
      Parameters:
      inputStream - The input stream used to provide input for the invoked Maven build, may be null if not required.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • setOutputHandler

      @Deprecated Invoker setOutputHandler(InvocationOutputHandler outputHandler)
      Sets the handler used to capture the standard output from the Maven build.
      Parameters:
      outputHandler - The output handler, may be null if the output is not of interest.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.
    • setErrorHandler

      @Deprecated Invoker setErrorHandler(InvocationOutputHandler errorHandler)
      Sets the handler used to capture the error output from the Maven build.
      Parameters:
      errorHandler - The error handler, may be null if the output is not of interest.
      Returns:
      This invoker instance.