How can I copy an entire directory into another directory using Maven? - maven

Question

I want to know how to copy an entire directory into another directory using Maven without using the Mmaven antrun plugin.

Answer 1

You can use the Maven resources plugin.
As an example taken from their documentation:
<project>
...
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.6</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy-resources</id>
<!-- here the phase you need -->
<phase>validate</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy-resources</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<outputDirectory>${basedir}/target/extra-resources</outputDirectory>
<resources>
<resource>
<directory>src/non-packaged-resources</directory>
<filtering>true</filtering>
</resource>
</resources>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
...
</build>
...
</project>
This would copy the content of the directory into the outputDirectory if I'm not mistaken.

Answer 2

You can use https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-dependency-plugin/examples/copying-artifacts.html
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1.2</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>copy</id>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>copy</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<artifactItems>
<artifactItem>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<type>jar</type>
<overWrite>false</overWrite>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/alternateLocation</outputDirectory>
<destFileName>optional-new-name.jar</destFileName>
</artifactItem>
</artifactItems>
<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/wars</outputDirectory>
<overWriteReleases>false</overWriteReleases>
<overWriteSnapshots>true</overWriteSnapshots>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>