Chapter 4. Build Lifecycles
A Maven build lifecycle consists of a set of well-defined phases. Each phase groups a set of goals defined by Maven plugins and the lifecycle defines the order of execution. A Maven plugin is a collection of goals where each goal is responsible for performing a specific action. We'll be discussing Maven plugins in detail in Chapter 5, Maven Plugins.
In this chapter, the following topics will be covered:
- Standard lifecycles in Maven
- Lifecycle bindings
- Building custom lifecycles and lifecycle extensions
The following figure shows the relationship between Maven plugin goals and lifecycle phases:
Let's take the simplest Maven build ...
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