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Triumph Spitfire
Triumph Spitfire

Reputation: 645

Maven Base Command Line Behavior with Munit Tests in Anypoint Studio 7.16

I've encountered what seems to be an issue or perhaps a behavior in Anypoint Studio version 7.16. In the Windows -> Preferences -> Maven settings, the default Base command line for builds is:

mvn clean package -nsu -DskipMunitTests

Could someone please explain what this command means? Specifically, does it indicate that Munit checks are skipped during the build process, or are Munit tests still considered? I apologize if this question seems trivial; I simply want to ensure that Munit checks are not skipped while building and deploying the application locally. Notably, when using this Base command line, mvn clean package -nsu -DskipMunitTests, the application builds and deploys successfully.

However, when I remove -DskipMunitTests and keep the Base command line as mvn clean package -nsu, I encounter a build failure with the following error:

Failed to execute goal com.mulesoft.munit.tols:munit-maven-plugin:2.3.11:test (test) on project xxx-yyy-zzz: Fail to create application structure: NullPointerException

Below is a snippet of my pom.xml file:

<properties>
    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
    <app.runtime>4.4.0</app.runtime>
    <mule.maven.plugin.version>4.0.0</mule.maven.plugin.version>
    <munit.version>2.3.11</munit.version>
</properties>

What steps should I take to ensure successful builds and application deployment while disregarding -DskipMunitTests? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 822

Answers (1)

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Reputation: 25837

Failed to execute goal com.mulesoft.munit.tols:munit-maven-plugin:2.3.11:test (test) on project xxx-yyy-zzz: Fail to create application structure: NullPointerException

This error may be caused by a corrupted workspace. Try cleaning the workspace or import the project into a newly created workspace.

You could also try updating to the latest MUnit release in case there are fixes for this issue. The version you are using is from 2022. You could try also upgrading Mule to the latest release.

Unrelated to the issue, note that -DskipMunitTests means that MUnit tests are skipped when building. See the documentation. This is the default configuration in Studio. That makes sense because when you are developing it will reduce the time to run or debug the application. Studio supports MUnit directly so you can execute the tests separately.

When you deploying the application outside Studio to a separate Mule runtime usually it is desirable to execute the tests as part of the build to ensure it is working correctly.

Upvotes: 0

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