Generate the JPA metamodel files using maven-processor-plugin - What is a convenient way for re-generation?

Question

I am trying to use maven-processor-plugin for generating JPA metamodel java files and I set up my pom.xml as belows.

Answer 1

i have also a working solution and i want to share this one with others. so i hope that is the correct place for this.

the code can be found at GitHub https://github.com/StefanHeimberg/jpa21-maven-metagen

features:

• JPA 2.1
• Example with Hibernate Metamodel Generator
• Example with EclipseLink Metamodel Generator
• Minimal Maven configuration for IntelliJ (Tested with 14.1.4) and NetBeans (Tested with 8.1)
• M2E Workaround for Eclipse (Tested with 4.5.1) (Automatic profile activation)

pom.xml:

    4.0.0

    com.github.stefanheimberg
    jpa21-maven-metagen
    1.0-SNAPSHOT
    jar

    
        UTF-8
        1.8
        1.8
    

    
        
            javax
            javaee-api
            7.0
            provided
        
    

    
        
            hibernate
            
                true
            
            
                5.0.3.Final
            
            
                
                    org.hibernate
                    hibernate-jpamodelgen
                    ${hibernate.version}
                    provided
                
            
        

        
            eclipselink
            
                false
            
            
                2.6.1
            
            
                
                    org.eclipse.persistence
                    org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.modelgen.processor
                    ${eclipselink.version}
                    provided
                
            
        

        
            m2e
            
                
                    m2e.version
                
            
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            org.eclipse.m2e
                            lifecycle-mapping
                            1.0.0
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                
                                                    org.codehaus.mojo
                                                
                                                
                                                    build-helper-maven-plugin
                                                
                                                
                                                    [1.9.1,)
                                                
                                                
                                                    add-source
                                                
                                            
                                            
                                                
                                                    true
                                                    true
                                                
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                        org.codehaus.mojo
                        build-helper-maven-plugin
                        1.9.1
                        
                            
                                add-source
                                generate-sources
                                
                                    add-source
                                
                                
                                    
                                        ${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/annotations/