How to open a browser with a url from maven build - maven-2

Question

I'm building a web-application with Maven3 and run it via mvn jetty:run-war. Now I'd like to open the web-app from my maven build in the system browser.

Answer 1

I solved my problem on os windows, which is currently my only build system. After the jetty server is started and hosting my web-app the build makes a start call via antrun:
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.7</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>Run URL in system browser.</id>
<phase>install</phase>
<configuration>
<target>
<exec executable="start" vmlauncher="false">
<arg line="http://localhost:8080/rap?startup=entrypoint"/>
</exec>
</target>
</configuration>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>

Answer 2

I have written a Maven plugin that can open browser on each platform/JDK as part of my bck2brwsr VM work. It can be used to show any static page in your project. Following example opens browser with content of pom.xml file:
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apidesign.bck2brwsr</groupId>
<artifactId>bck2brwsr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.22</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>show-a-file</id>
<phase>verify</phase>
<goals>
<goal>show</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<directory>${basedir}</directory>
<startpage>pom.xml</startpage>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
I know opening a static page isn't perfect, but it can contain appropriate redirect, right? Moreover, if there is an interested, the plugin can easily be improved to open any URL. Pull Requests welcomed.

Answer 3

Use Jetty server. Add Jetty plugin in your pom.xml under build tag like this:
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
<artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<scanIntervalSeconds>10</scanIntervalSeconds>
<webApp>
<contextPath>/shinchan</contextPath>
</webApp>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- more plugin tags if any -->
<plugins>
now build using
mvn clean install jetty:run
this will start Jetty server at port 8080, and you can access using http://localhost:8080/shinchan URL on the machine the mvn command is executed.
PS:
For more details read Jetty wiki here: http://wiki.eclipse.org/Jetty/Feature/Jetty_Maven_Plugin
you may want to consider jetty:deploy-war, but I think it's an overkill.