CODEWITHSUNDEEP
mavencode-generation
xeranic
xeranic

Reputation: 1411

Maven generated source folder document

I saw lots of code generation plugins in Maven put generated code in target/generated-source/*plugin-name* directory. But I didn't find it documented anywhere in Maven standard directory layout. http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-standard-directory-layout.html

Where is it documented in Maven? Or it's just a convention that everyone follows?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1611

Answers (1)

Robert Scholte
Robert Scholte

Reputation: 12345

This is not described as part of the standard directory layout, since these files are generated( hence, they end up in the target/ directory). By the target/generated-source/plugin-name convention the plugin-writer is pretty sure it won't clash with generated sources of other plugins. The plugin-writer is also responsible for binding this source folder to the Maven project. As a user you shouldn't notice much of it.

Upvotes: 1

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