Integrate Protocol Buffers into Maven2 build

Question

I\'m experimenting with Protocol Buffers in an existing, fairly vanilla Maven 2 project. Currently, I invoke a shell script every time I need to update my generated sources. Thi

Answer 1

You'll find some information about the plugin available in the Protocol Buffers repository in the Protocol Buffers Compiler Maven Plug-In thread on the Protocol Buffers discussion group. My understanding is that it's usable but lacking tests. I'd give it a try.

Or you could just use the antrun plugin (snipet pasted from the thread mentioned above):

 
   
     
       maven-antrun-plugin
       
         
           generate-sources
           generate-sources
           
             
               
               
                 
                 
               
             
             target/generated-sources
           
           
             run
           
         
       
     
   
 

 
   
     com.google.protobuf
     protobuf-java
     2.0.3