112-java-maven-plugins

Use when you need to add or configure Maven plugins in your pom.xml — including quality tools (enforcer, surefire, failsafe, jacoco, pitest, spotbugs, pmd), security scanning (OWASP), code formatting (Spotless), version management, container image build (Jib), build information tracking, and benchmarking (JMH) — through a consultative, modular step-by-step approach that only adds what you actually need. Part of the skills-for-java project

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Maven Plugins: pom.xml Configuration Best Practices

Configure Maven plugins and profiles in pom.xml using a structured, question-driven process that preserves existing configuration. This is an interactive SKILL.

What is covered in this Skill?

Maven plugins:

Maven Compiler
Maven Enforcer
Maven Surefire
Maven Failsafe
HTML test reports (Surefire Report, JXR)
Maven Spotless
Maven Flatten
Maven Versions
Maven Git Commit ID
Maven Jib

Maven profiles:

JaCoCo (code coverage)
PiTest (mutation testing)
Security (OWASP dependency check)
Static analysis (SpotBugs, PMD)
SonarQube/SonarCloud
JMH (Java Microbenchmark Harness)
Cyclomatic complexity

Constraints

Before applying plugin recommendations, ensure the project is in a valid state. Use a structured, question-driven process that preserves existing configuration and adds only what the user selects.

MANDATORY: Run ./mvnw validate or mvn validate before applying any plugin recommendations
SAFETY: If validation fails, stop and ask the user to fix issues—do not proceed until resolved
SCOPE: Begin with Step 1 (existing configuration analysis) before any changes. Never remove or replace existing plugins; only add new ones that do not conflict
BEFORE APPLYING: Read the reference for detailed plugin configurations, XML templates, and constraints for each step

When to use this skill

Configure Maven plugins in pom.xml
Add Maven plugins to pom.xml
Improve Maven plugins configuration in pom.xml

Reference

For detailed guidance, examples, and constraints, see references/112-java-maven-plugins.md.

Repository: jabrena/cursor-rules-java
Commit: 7772a1b

Last updated: 4 days ago
Created: 4 days ago

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