Maven For Pipelining, Part 1

unitTestProfile.xml

<!-- Run unit tests with code coverage -->
<profile>
    <id>unit-test</id>
    <activation>
        <file>
            <exists>${basedir}/src/test</exists>
        </file>
    </activation>
    <properties>
        <testAgent></testAgent>
    </properties>
    <build>
        <pluginManagement>
            <plugins>

                <!-- Code Coverage -->
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                    <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                    <configuration>
                        <excludes>
                            <exclude>${sonar.coverage.exclusions}</exclude>
                        </excludes>
                    </configuration>
                    <executions>

                        <!-- Before running unit tests -->
                        <execution>
                            <id>preTest</id>
                            <phase>process-test-classes</phase>
                            <goals>
                                <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
                            </goals>
                            <configuration>
                                <skip>${skipUnitTests}</skip>
                                <destFile>${project.build.directory}/jacoco.exec</destFile>
                                <propertyName>testAgent</propertyName>
                            </configuration>
                        </execution>

                        <!-- After running unit tests -->
                        <execution>
                            <id>postTest</id>
                            <phase>test</phase>
                            <goals>
                                <goal>report</goal>
                            </goals>
                            <configuration>
                                <skip>${skipUnitTests}</skip>
                                <destFile>${project.build.directory}/jacoco.exec</destFile>
                            </configuration>
                        </execution>
                    </executions>
                </plugin>

                <!-- Update SureFire (already bound to test phase) -->
                <plugin>
                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                    <configuration>
                        <argLine>@{testAgent} ${jvmArgs}</argLine>
                        <skipTests>${skipUnitTests}</skipTests>
                    </configuration>
                </plugin>
            </plugins>
        </pluginManagement>

        <!-- Use in lifecycle -->
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</profile>

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