How to run Liquibase on jar execution using Maven?

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I have a Maven project with Liquibase that I want to run by executing the jar file. Currently, I can only make it work during the build phase using version 3.10.3 of the Liquibase Maven plugin. I tried using newer versions of the plugin, but I couldn’t make it work.

Here’s my current pom.xml file:

<project>
  <!-- project details -->

  <properties>
    <liquibase.propertyFile>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/liquibase.properties</liquibase.propertyFile>
  </properties>

  <dependencies>
    <!-- dependencies -->
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <resources>
      <resource>
        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
      </resource>
    </resources>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
        <!-- assembly plugin details -->
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.liquibase</groupId>
        <artifactId>liquibase-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.10.3</version>
        <configuration>
          <propertyFile>${liquibase.propertyFile}</propertyFile>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <phase>package</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>update</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <dependencies>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
            <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
            <version>3.1.2</version>
          </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

I have a Maven project with Liquibase that I want to run by executing the jar file. Currently, I can only make it work during the build phase using version 3.10.3 of the Liquibase Maven plugin. I tried using newer versions of the plugin, but I couldn’t make it work.

Here’s my current pom.xml file:

<project>
  <!-- project details -->

  <properties>
    <liquibase.propertyFile>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources/liquibase.properties</liquibase.propertyFile>
  </properties>

  <dependencies>
    <!-- dependencies -->
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <resources>
      <resource>
        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
      </resource>
    </resources>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
        <!-- assembly plugin details -->
      </plugin>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.liquibase</groupId>
        <artifactId>liquibase-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>3.10.3</version>
        <configuration>
          <propertyFile>${liquibase.propertyFile}</propertyFile>
        </configuration>
        <executions>
          <execution>
            <phase>package</phase>
            <goals>
              <goal>update</goal>
            </goals>
          </execution>
        </executions>
        <dependencies>
          <dependency>
            <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
            <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
            <version>3.1.2</version>
          </dependency>
        </dependencies>
      </plugin>
    </plugins>
  </build>
</project>

How can I make Liquibase work when I execute the jar file instead of during the build phase? And is there a way to make it work with newer versions of the Liquibase Maven plugin?

I believe it can be done using exec-maven-plugin, but so far I haven’t been able to do it.

Thank you in advance for your help!

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Hi @codabat,

I’m curious about this statement

Can you tell us more about what you mean? Is it that you really want Liquibase embedded in your application so that it executes whenever you start your Jar file? Or are you running your application via Maven? If so, how are you running it through Maven?

-PJ