How do I run a selenium test using maven from the command line?

Question

I currently use Eclipse as my Java IDE and I use Maven. I click the run button and it is able to run a Selenium Java test I wrote.

I then proceeded to install Maven

Answer 1

I didn't see this until after I had posted my own question...and subsequently found an answer to it! I've included my answer below:

Maven can be made to run the code it compiles by using the exec-maven-plugin and adding the following to the pom.xml:

    
     
      
       org.codehaus.mojo
       exec-maven-plugin
       1.1.1
       
        
         test
         
          java
         
         
          Selenium2Example
          
           arg0
           arg1
          
         
        
       
      
     
    

As you can probably gather from the snippet, arguments can be passed in by listing them in the pom.xml. Also, be sure to use the proper package name in the mainClass element.

You can then run mvn compile followed by mvn test to compile and run your code.

Credit has to go to http://www.vineetmanohar.com/2009/11/3-ways-to-run-java-main-from-maven/ for listing several ways to do this.