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IntelliJ How can I get Build | Rebuild to generate POJO from XSD files and compile them

This question is specific to IntelliJ. I'll also post this to the IntelliJ Support Community site at https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/topics. I'm using the latest version of IntelliJ which is 2023.3.4 (Build #IU-233.14475.28, built on February 13, 2024).

I'm currently using the maven plugin com.evolvedbinary.maven.jvnet:jaxb30-maven-plugin:0.15.0
to take *.XSD files and generate POJOs from the XSDs and compile the POJOs into classes for use in my application.

A snippet of my directory structure (for the purposes of this question is):

maven-module1/ 
    src/main/java/org/acme/myapp/Main.java
    src/main/resources/xsd/myData.xsd

After running mvn clean install, the XJB plugin generates sources and maven compiles them and places them into the target/classes directory along with other compiled Java files. Below shows the resultant target/classes and target/generated-sources directories.

maven-module1/ 
    target/generated-sources/xjc/org/acme/myapp/myData.java 
    target/classes/org/acme/myapp/Main.class
    target/classes/org/acme/myapp/myData.class

So my generated sources are not put into a normal src/main/java sub-directory but instead put into a sub-directory inside of the target directory.

    <properties> 
          <maven-jaxb30-plugin-version>0.15.0</maven-jaxb30-plugin-version> 
    </properties> 
 
                <plugin> 
                    <groupId>com.evolvedbinary.maven.jvnet</groupId> 
                    <artifactId>jaxb30-maven-plugin</artifactId> 
                    <version>${maven-jaxb30-plugin-version}</version> 
                    <executions> 
                        <execution> 
                            <goals> 
                                <goal>generate</goal> 
                            </goals> 
                        </execution> 
                    </executions> 
                    <configuration> 
                        <strict>false</strict> 
                        <schemaIncludes>**/xsd/*.xsd</schemaIncludes> 
                        <bindingIncludes>**/xjb/*.xjb</bindingIncludes> 
                        <useDependenciesAsEpisodes>false</useDependenciesAsEpisoes> 
                    </configuration> 
                </plugin>

How can I get IntelliJ to use this maven plugin to generate the source code an compile the source code?

What I've tried

NOTE: I've already tried using the IntellIJ plugin described at https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/generate-java-from-xml-schema-using-jaxb-dialog.html

And found that it had limitations (it wouldn't allow me to enter the output directory of target/generated-sources)

What I'm trying to achieve is this:

  1. When I switch to a new git branch and
  2. Run Build | Rebuild module "my-module-with-xsds-in-it", that
  3. IntelliJ generates the POJOs and compiles them.

Currently, my work around is to run maven clean install from the command line of that maven module directory to have the XSD POJOs generated and compiled.

Solution

  • I got the following answer from IntelliJ/JetBrains tech support:

    It's not possible to set custom tool for file generation.

    URL: https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/17057858486418-IntelliJ-generating-Java-POJOs-from-XSD-and-compiling-the-generated-code