eclipse:install-plugins

Full name:

org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-eclipse-plugin:2.7:install-plugins

Description:

Install plugins resolved from the Maven repository system into an Eclipse instance.

Attributes:

  • Requires a Maven 2.0 project to be executed.
  • Requires dependency resolution of artifacts in scope: compile.

Optional Parameters

Name Type Since Description
eclipseDir File - This is the installed base directory of the Eclipse instance you want to modify.
overwrite boolean - Determines whether this mojo leaves existing installed plugins as-is, or overwrites them.
Default value is: false.
pluginDependencyTypes String - Comma-delimited list of dependency <type/> values which will be installed in the eclipse instance's plugins directory.
Default value is: jar.

Parameter Details

eclipseDir:

This is the installed base directory of the Eclipse instance you want to modify.
  • Type: java.io.File
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${eclipseDir}

overwrite:

Determines whether this mojo leaves existing installed plugins as-is, or overwrites them.
  • Type: boolean
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${overwrite}
  • Default: false

pluginDependencyTypes:

Comma-delimited list of dependency <type/> values which will be installed in the eclipse instance's plugins directory.
  • Type: java.lang.String
  • Required: No
  • Expression: ${pluginDependencyTypes}
  • Default: jar