Copy Dependency Files to Different Folder using Maven

Copy Dependency Files to Different Folder

While dealing with maven dependencies we usually create single jar with all dependencies. In this article, I will show an example which helps to copy the dependency libraries to a different location.

Maven scripts to copy dependency

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.8</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <id>copy-dependencies</id>
      <phase>package</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        <outputDirectory>${soapui.ext.location}</outputDirectory>
        <overWriteReleases>yes</overWriteReleases>
        <overWriteSnapshots>yes</overWriteSnapshots>
        <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>

If you are using eclipse add following lines also within build tag

<pluginManagement>
  <plugins>
    <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings 
    only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
    <plugin>
      <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
      <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
      <version>1.0.0</version>
      <configuration>
        <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
          <pluginExecutions>
            <pluginExecution>
              <pluginExecutionFilter>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
                <versionRange>[2.8,)</versionRange>
                <goals>
                  <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
                </goals>
              </pluginExecutionFilter>
              <action>
                <ignore />
              </action>
            </pluginExecution>
          </pluginExecutions>
        </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
      </configuration>
    </plugin>
  </plugins>
</pluginManagement>
 

Maven scripts to copy current project file.

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.8</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <id>copy-installed</id>
      <phase>package</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>copy</goal>
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        <artifactItems>
          <artifactItem>
            <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>
            <artifactId>${project.artifactId}</artifactId>
            <version>${project.version}</version>
            <type>${project.packaging}</type>
          </artifactItem>
        </artifactItems>
        <outputDirectory>${soapui.ext.location}</outputDirectory>
        <overWriteReleases>yes</overWriteReleases>
        <overWriteSnapshots>yes</overWriteSnapshots>
        <overWriteIfNewer>true</overWriteIfNewer>
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>
 

Maven Command

mvn clean package -Dsoapui.ext.location=/Applications/SoapUI-4.6.4.app/Contents/java/app/bin/ext