Using IntelliJ IDEA with Maven projects that use the “generate-sources” or “process-classes” lifecycle phases

Question

I\'m working on a Maven project that uses a plugins bound to the generate-sources and process-classes lifecycle phases. When the project is im

Answer 1

Unfortunately, the only two options for the maven Lifecycle in IntelliJ are Basic and Full (Cog -> untick Show Basic Phases Only).

If you are happy with it running the full suite of phases you can just run the full set, but otherwise the best option is just to add all the appropriate ones to a run configuration and run that on its own.