Tip: How to Run MyBatis Generator in Eclipse Without the Plugin

[leratc]

Since my eclipse plugin does not work, I found a maven runner solution that works with any IDE.

In Eclipse, create a Maven runner named mybatisRunner with:

• Base Directory: ${workspace_loc:/myproject}
• Config variable: mbg.config = ${selected_resource_name}

In pom.xml, configure the plugin like this:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.mybatis.generator</groupId>
  <artifactId>mybatis-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
  <configuration>
    <configurationFile>${basedir}/src/main/db/mybatis/mybatisGenerator/${mbg.config}</configurationFile>
    <overwrite>true</overwrite>
    <javaMergeEnabled>true</javaMergeEnabled>
  </configuration>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <id>generate</id>
      <phase>none</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>generate</goal>
      </goals>
    </execution>
  </executions>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
      <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
      <version>3.5.6</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.softwareloop</groupId>
      <artifactId>mybatis-generator-lombok-plugin</artifactId>
      <version>1.0</version>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
      <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
      <version>${lombok.version}</version>
      <scope>compile</scope>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.github.javaparser</groupId>
      <artifactId>javaparser-core</artifactId>
      <version>3.28.0</version>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>
</plugin>

Then while editing an MBG file, right-click and run mybatisRunner to execute the MyBatis Generator.
All my MBG files are located in src/main/db/mybatis/mybatisGenerator folder.

[jeffgbutler]

This is a good tip!

Can you explain what you mean when you say your plugin doesn't work?

[leratc]

I failed to install the eclipse plugin in my Last updated eclipse. No icon plugin appears. The maven approach seams better to me because i can use vscode or intellij ide the same way sarting from the 2.0 version snapshot with javaMergeEnabled option to true.
With this option, i am not stuck to eclipse anymore. So it is a strategic evolution. The mybatis generators with plugin in other IDE does not work the same !