From Maven, how do I run a class that lives under src/test/java?

Question

I have inherited a codebase :)

Under src/test/java/ there\'s a file that I need to run (I need to run its public static void main(String[] args), not a

Answer 1

Include following lines in pom.xml in exec-maven-plugin plugin. test

plugin section in POM looks something like this

    org.codehaus.mojo
    exec-maven-plugin
    
        
            my-execution
            test
            
                java
            
        
    
    
        com.example.MainClass
            test
    

Note : com.example.MainClass is the class containing main method.