How Can I Use exec-maven-plugin for Hybrid Builds with Maven and npm?

Symptoms

This Maven project includes front-end code that must be built using npm. However, the provided Maven mirror does not include an npm build environment.

Solution

You can use exec-maven-plugin for hybrid compilation. First configure the plug-in, and then configure the npm environment, and finally run the build task.

1. Configure the POM file.

   Each npm command is an <execution> element in the <executions> tag. You are advised not to configure a proxy or a private npm registry. Instead, use Huawei's open-source mirrors. The configuration is as follows:

   <build>
   	<plugins>
   		<plugin>
   			<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
   			<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
   			<executions>
   				<execution>
   					<id>exec-npm-config</id>
   					<phase>prepare-package</phase>
   					<goals>
   						<goal>exec</goal>
   					</goals>
   					<configuration>
   						<executable>npm</executable>
   						<arguments>
   							<argument>config</argument>
   							<argument>set</argument>
   							<argument>registry</argument>
   							<argument>https://mirrors.xxcloud.com/repository/npm/</argument>
   						</arguments>
   						<!-- <workingDirectory>${basedir}</workingDirectory>-->
   					</configuration>
   				</execution>
   
   				<execution>
   					<id>exec-npm-config-4</id>
   					<phase>prepare-package</phase>
   					<goals>
   						<goal>exec</goal>
   					</goals>
   					<configuration>
   						<executable>npm</executable>
   						<arguments>
   							<argument>config</argument>
   							<argument>set</argument>
   							<argument>sass_binary_site</argument>
   							<argument>https://repo.huaweicloud.com/node-sass</argument>
   						</arguments>
   						<!-- <workingDirectory>${basedir}</workingDirectory>-->
   					</configuration>
   				</execution>
   
   				<execution>
   					<id>exec-npm-install</id>
   					<phase>prepare-package</phase>
   					<goals>	
   						<goal>exec</goal>
   					</goals>
   					<configuration>
   						<executable>npm</executable>
   						<arguments>
   							<argument>install</argument>
   						</arguments>
   						<workingDirectory>${basedir}</workingDirectory>
   					</configuration>
   				</execution>
   
   				<execution>
   					<id>exec-npm-run-build</id>
   					<phase>prepare-package</phase>
   					<goals>
   						<goal>exec</goal>
   					</goals>
   					<configuration>
   						<executable>npm</executable>
   						<arguments>
   							<argument>run</argument>
   							<argument>build</argument>
   						</arguments>
   						<workingDirectory>${basedir}</workingDirectory>
   					</configuration>
   				</execution>
   			</executions>
   		</plugin>
   	</plugins>
   </build>

2. Create a Maven build task.
3. Add the following npm installation and environment configuration commands to the Maven build task:

   # Create a directory.

   mkdir ./node

   # Run the curl command to download the Node.js software package.

   curl -kv https://mirrors.xxxcloud.com/nodejs/v10.15.3/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64.tar.gz  -o ./node/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64.tar.gz

   # Run the tar command to decompress the package:

   1	tar -zxvf ./node/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64.tar.gz -C ./node

   # Configure environment variables.

   export NODEJS_HOME="${WORKSPACE}/node/node-v10.15.3-linux-x64"
   export PATH="${NODEJS_HOME}/bin:${PATH}"

   

4. Save the settings and verify the build.