Maven plugin – execution order in same phase

By mkyong | Updated: August 28, 2012

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In Maven, you can use the build lifecycle or phases to control the order of the plugin execution. In some scenario, you have to bound few plugins to same phase, but still want to control the order of the plugin execution.

But, the order is not executed in the same order as they are listed in the POM, see this MNG-2258 and MNG-3719.

Solution

This bug is fixed in Maven 3.0.3, Maven plugin bound to same phase will be executed in the same order as they are listed in the pom.xml

For example, 3 plugins bound to the phase “prepare-package“.

<build>
<plugins>
  <plugin>
	<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
	<version>2.2</version>
	<executions>
		<execution>
		<id>auto-clean</id>
		<phase>prepare-package</phase>
		//...
  </plugin>

  <plugin>
	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
	<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
	<version>2.5</version>
	<executions>
		<execution>
		<id>copy-resources</id>
		<phase>prepare-package</phase>
		//...
  </plugin>

  <plugin>
	<groupId>org.primefaces.extensions</groupId>
	<artifactId>resources-optimizer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
	<version>0.5</version>
	<executions>
	        <execution>
		<id>optimize</id>
		<phase>prepare-package</phase>
		//...
  </plugin>

</plugins>
</build>

If you run mvn prepare-package, it will execute in following sequence, just as the order they are listed in pom.xml

1. maven-clean-plugin
2. maven-resources-plugin
3. resources-optimizer-maven-plugin

References

1. plugin execution ordering no longer POM ordered in 2.0.9
2. How to perform ordered tasks in Maven build
3. Wrong execution order of plugins in same phase