Run/Debug Configuration: Maven

Item	Description
Name	In this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration.

Parameters tab

Item	Description
Working directory	Specify the path to the Maven project file pom.xml.
Command line	Specify the Maven goals and options separated with space.
Profiles	Specify the profiles to be used separated with space.

General

Item	Description
Work offline	If this option is checked, Maven works in offline mode and uses only those resources that are available locally. This option corresponds to the --offline command line option.
Use plugin registry	Check this option to enable referring to the Maven Plugin Registry. This option corresponds to the --no-plugin-registry command line option.
Execute goals recursively	If this option is cleared, the build does not recur into the nested projects. Clearing this option equals to --non-recursive command line option.
Print exception stack traces	If this option is checked, exception stack traces are generated. This option corresponds to the --errors command line option.
Output level	Select the desired level of the output log, which allows plugins to create messages at levels of debug, info, warn, and error, or disable output log.
Checksum policy	Select the desired level of checksum matching while downloading artifacts. You can opt to fails downloading, when checksums do not match (--strict-checksums), or issue a warning (--lax-checksums).
Multiproject build fail policy	Specify how to treat a failure in a multiproject build. You can choose to: Fail the build at the very first failure, which corresponds to the command line option --fail-fast. Fail the build at the end, which corresponds to the command line option --fail-at-end. Ignore failures, which corresponds to the command line option --fail-never.
Snapshot update policy	Specify whether the snapshot dependencies should be updated.
Plugin update policy	Select plugin update policy from the drop-down list. You can opt to: Check for updates, which corresponds to the command line option --check-plugin-updates. Suppress checking for updates, which corresponds to the command line option --no-plugin-updates.
Maven home directory	By default, this field shows the fully qualified name of the Maven installation directory. If you need to specify another directory, check the Override option, click the ellipsis button and select the desired path in the Select Maven Installation Directory dialog.
User settings file	Specify the file that contains user-specific configuration for Maven in the text field. If you need to specify another file, check the Override option, click the ellipsis button and select the desired file in the Select Maven Settings File dialog.
Local repository	By default, the field shows the path to the local directory under the user home that stores the downloads and contains the temporary build artifacts that you have not yet released. If you need to specify another directory, check the Override option, click the ellipsis button and select the desired path in the Select Maven Local Repository dialog.

Runner tab

Item	Description
VM Options	Specify the string passed to the VM for launching the Maven project. When specifying the options, follow these rules: Use spaces to separate individual options, for example, -client -ea -Xmx1024m. If an option includes spaces, enclose the spaces or the argument that contains the spaces in double quotes, for example, some" "arg or "some arg". If an option includes double quotes (e.g. as part of the argument), escape the double quotes by means of the backslashes, for example, -Dmy.prop=\"quoted_value\".
JRE	Select JRE from the drop-down list.
Skip tests	If this option is checked, the tests will be skipped when running or debugging the Maven project.
Properties	Specify the properties and their values to be passed to Maven.

Toolbar

Item	Shortcut	Description
	InsertInsert	Click this button to add new configuration to the list.
	DeleteDelete	Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
	Ctrl+DCtrl+D	Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
	Edit defaults	Click this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for the newly created configurations.
or	Alt+UpCommand Up or Alt+DownCommand Down	Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or group of configurations (folder) up and down in the list. The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order, in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.
		Use this button to create a new folder. If one or more run/debug configurations have the focus, then the selected run/debug configurations 0 are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category has the focus, then an empty folder is created.

Common options

Item

Description

Name

In this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.

Defaults

This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.

Temporary configurations limit

Specify here the maximum number of temporary configurations to be stored and shown in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list.

Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.

If the directory-based project format is used, the settings for a run/debug configuration are stored in a separate xml file in the .idea\runConfigurations folder if the run/debug configuration is shared and in the .idea\workspace.xml file otherwise.

If the file-based format is used, the settings are stored in the .ipr file for shared configurations or in the .iws file for the ones that are not shared.

This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.

Single instance only

If this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.

Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, IntelliJ IDEA checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.

This make sense, when usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.

If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.

Before launch

In this area, specify the actions to be performed prior to executing the current run/debug configuration.

Item	Keyboard shortcut	Description
	Alt+InsertCommand N; Command Enter	Click this button to add one of the tasks to be executed prior to launching the application. The possible tasks are: Run External tool: Add this task to have IntelliJ IDEA launch the specified third-party tool prior to running or debugging. To appoint a tool to launch, select it in the External Tools dialog box that opens. Make: Add this task to compile the project automatically, prior to running or debugging. This option helps you ensure that all changes are included and compiled. If there are no changes, the program will just run. Build Artifacts: Add this task to build the specified artifacts prior to running or debugging. To define the artifacts to be built, click the Browse button and select the desired artifact from the list of artifacts configured for the current module. To learn more about configuring artifacts, refer to Artifacts section. Run Another Configuration: Add this task to choose one of the already defined temporary or permanent run/debug configurations. Run Ant target:Add this task to build the specified Ant target prior to running or debugging. To define an Ant target, click Browse button and select the desired target from the list of existing targets. To learn more about Ant support, refer to Ant Support section. Run Maven goal: Add this task to execute the specified Maven goal prior to running or debugging. To define a Maven goal to be executed, click Browse button and select the desired goal from the list. To learn more about Maven support, refer to Maven Support section.
	Alt+DeleteCommand Delete	Click this button to remove selected task from the list.
	EnterEnter	Click this button to open the selected task for editing.
or	Alt+UpCommand Up or Alt+DownCommand Down	Click these buttons to move the selected task one line up or down. Note that Before launch actions are performed in the order they are specified in the run/debug configuration dialog.
Show this page		Select this check box to always show the Edit Run/Debug Configuration dialog prior to launching the current run/debug configuration. If this check box is not selected, run/debug configuration will be launched silently.

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