| Plugin | Type* | Version | Release Date | Description | Source Repository | Issue Tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core plugins | Plugins corresponding to default core phases (ie. clean, compile). They may have muliple goals as well. | |||||
| clean | B | 2.4.1 | 2010-05-12 | Clean up after the build. | SVN | JIRA |
| compiler | B | 2.3.2 | 2010-09-09 | Compiles Java sources. | SVN | JIRA |
| deploy | B | 2.5 | 2009-12-24 | Deploy the built artifact to the remote repository. | SVN | JIRA |
| failsafe | B | 2.6 | 2010-08-16 | Run the Junit integration tests in an isolated classloader. | SVN | JIRA |
| install | B | 2.3.1 | 2010-05-21 | Install the built artifact into the local repository. | SVN | JIRA |
| resources | B | 2.4.3 | 2010-05-21 | Copy the resources to the output directory for including in the JAR. | SVN | JIRA |
| site | B | 2.1.1 | 2010-06-04 | Generate a site for the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| surefire | B | 2.6 | 2010-08-16 | Run the Junit unit tests in an isolated classloader. | SVN | JIRA |
| verifier | B | 1.0 | 2010-01-30 | Useful for integration tests - verifies the existence of certain conditions. | SVN | JIRA |
| Packaging types / tools | These plugins relate to packaging respective artifact types. | |||||
| ear | B | 2.4.2 | 2010-05-21 | Generate an EAR from the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| ejb | B | 2.3 | 2010-09-18 | Build an EJB (and optional client) from the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| jar | B | 2.3.1 | 2010-05-21 | Build a JAR from the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| rar | B | 2.2 | 2007-02-28 | Build a RAR from the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| war | B | 2.1 | 2010-08-18 | Build a WAR from the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| shade | B | 1.4 | 2010-08-11 | Build an Uber-JAR from the current project, including dependencies. | SVN | JIRA |
| Reporting plugins | Plugins which generate reports, are configured as reports in the POM and run under the site generation lifecycle. | |||||
| changelog | R | 2.2 | 2010-05-28 | Generate a list of recent changes from your SCM. | SVN | JIRA |
| changes | B+R | 2.3 | 2009-12-09 | Generate a report from issue tracking or a change document. | SVN | JIRA |
| checkstyle | B+R | 2.6 | 2010-09-25 | Generate a checkstyle report. | SVN | JIRA |
| clover | B+R | 2.4 | 2007-04-23 | Generate a Clover report. NOTE: Moved to Atlassian.com | SVN | JIRA |
| doap | B | 1.0 | 2008-08-01 | Generate a Description of a Project (DOAP) file from a POM. | SVN | JIRA |
| docck | B | 1.0 | 2008-11-16 | Documentation checker plugin. | SVN | JIRA |
| javadoc | B+R | 2.7 | 2010-05-04 | Generate Javadoc for the project. | SVN | JIRA |
| jxr | R | 2.2 | 2010-06-05 | Generate a source cross reference. | SVN | JIRA |
| linkcheck | R | 1.0.1 | 2010-09-19 | Generate a Linkcheck report of your project's documentation. | SVN | JIRA |
| pmd | B+R | 2.5 | 2010-05-04 | Generate a PMD report. | SVN | JIRA |
| project-info-reports | R | 2.2 | 2010-05-20 | Generate standard project reports. | SVN | JIRA |
| surefire-report | R | 2.6 | 2010-08-16 | Generate a report based on the results of unit tests. | SVN | JIRA |
| Tools | These are miscellaneous tools available through Maven by default. | |||||
| ant | B | 2.3 | 2009-11-11 | Generate an Ant build file for the project. | SVN | JIRA |
| antrun | B | 1.3 | 2008-10-11 | Run a set of ant tasks from a phase of the build. | SVN | JIRA |
| archetype | B | 2.0-alpha-5 | 2010-04-23 | Generate a skeleton project structure from an archetype. | SVN | JIRA |
| assembly | B | 2.2-beta-5 | 2009-12-13 | Build an assembly (distribution) of sources and/or binaries. | SVN | JIRA |
| dependency | B+R | 2.1 | 2009-01-10 | Dependency manipulation (copy, unpack) and analysis. | SVN | JIRA |
| enforcer | B | 1.0-beta-1 | 2009-02-25 | Environmental constraint checking (Maven Version, JDK etc), User Custom Rule Execution. | SVN | JIRA |
| gpg | B | 1.1 | 2010-06-01 | Create signatures for the artifacts and poms. | SVN | JIRA |
| help | B | 2.1.1 | 2010-03-26 | Get information about the working environment for the project. | SVN | JIRA |
| invoker | B | 1.5 | 2009-10-26 | Run a set of Maven projects and verify the output. | SVN | JIRA |
| jarsigner | B | 1.2 | 2009-09-30 | Signs or verifies project artifacts. | SVN | JIRA |
| one | B | 1.2 | 2007-09-12 | A plugin for interacting with legacy Maven 1.x repositories and builds. | SVN | JIRA |
| patch | B | 1.1.1 | 2010-01-06 | Use the gnu patch tool to apply patch files to source code. | SVN | JIRA |
| B | 1.1 | 2009-12-13 | Generate a PDF version of your project's documentation. | SVN | JIRA | |
| plugin | B+R | 2.6 | 2010-05-05 | Create a Maven plugin descriptor for any mojos found in the source tree, to include in the JAR. | SVN | JIRA |
| release | B | 2.0 | 2010-02-10 | Release the current project - updating the POM and tagging in the SCM. | SVN | JIRA |
| reactor | B | 1.0 | 2008-09-27 | Build a subset of interdependent projects in a reactor | SVN | JIRA |
| remote-resources | B | 1.1 | 2009-09-22 | Copy remote resources to the output directory for inclusion in the artifact. | SVN | JIRA |
| repository | B | 2.3.1 | 2010-07-21 | Plugin to help with repository-based tasks. | SVN | JIRA |
| scm | B | 1.4 | 2010-08-08 | Generate a SCM for the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| source | B | 2.1.2 | 2010-05-21 | Build a JAR of sources for use in IDEs and distribution to the repository. | SVN | JIRA |
| stage | B | 1.0-alpha-2 | 2009-07-14 | Assists with release staging and promotion. | SVN | JIRA |
| toolchains | B | 1.0 | 2009-11-01 | Allows to share configuration across plugins. | SVN | JIRA |
| IDEs | Plugins that simplify integration with integrated developer environments. | |||||
| eclipse | B | 2.8 | 2010-02-25 | Generate an Eclipse project file for the current project. | SVN | JIRA |
| idea | B | 2.2 | 2008-08-08 | Create/update an IDEA workspace for the current project (individual modules are created as IDEA modules) | SVN | JIRA |
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