Can I run post processing on my maven integration test results if there are test failures?

Question

I want to extend a maven2 POM to run some post processing on my integration test results. I added a java:exec plugin and bound it to the post-integration-test phase.

All is fine when the tests pass but if I get any test failures then the post processing isn't executed.

Question: Is there an option to force a task, regardless of the results of the integration test phase?

Answer 1

Our POM was using the Surefire plugin to execute the integration tests but it looks like that was a mistake. The Failsafe plugin is intended to address this issue. From the documentation:

If you use the Surefire Plugin for running tests, then when you have a test failure, the build will stop at the integration-test phase and your integration test environment will not have been torn down correctly. The Failsafe Plugin is used during the integration-test and verify phases of the build lifecycle to execute the integration tests of an application. The Failsafe Plugin will not fail the build during the integration-test phase thus enabling the post-integration-test phase to execute.

http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-failsafe-plugin/