Custom message when mvn install completes?

Question

I'd like to display a string of characters on the console when mvn install completes (ie something the user is likely to see).

Is there a simple way to do that?

For what reason do you need this? Isn't "build successful" not enough? — khmarbaise, Sep 03 '12 at 10:46
Actually, I want to say something like "Don't forget to subscribe to the developers mailing list" — JasonPlutext, Sep 03 '12 at 11:44

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '12 at 12:37

For that pupose just try the maven-echo-plugin bound to the correct lifecycle phase:

<plugin>
  <groupId>com.soebes.maven.plugins</groupId>
  <artifactId>maven-echo-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>0.1</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <phase>deploy</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>echo</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
  <configuration>
    <echos>
      <echo>+----------------------------------------------------------+</echo>
      <echo>!   DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO DEVELOPERS MAILING LIST   !</echo>
      <echo>+----------------------------------------------------------+</echo>
    </echos>
  </configuration>
</plugin>

Custom message when mvn install completes?

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