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To run Maven (mvn) from a Python script, where Maven is located in IntelliJ’s lib directory, and then execute a WebSphere Liberty Profile (WLP) server start command, you can use Python’s subprocess module to call the mvn command and the WLP server start command. Below is a step-by-step guide and a Python script to achieve this.

Assumptions

Steps

  1. Locate Maven and WLP Paths:
    • Identify the full path to the mvn executable (e.g., /path/to/intellij/lib/maven/bin/mvn).
    • Identify the WLP server command path (e.g., /path/to/wlp/bin/server).
  2. Set Up the Python Script:
    • Use subprocess.run to execute shell commands.
    • Ensure the Maven and WLP commands are accessible by providing their full paths or updating the PATH environment variable.
    • Handle errors and capture command output if needed.
  3. Run Maven and WLP Commands:
    • Execute mvn clean install (or other goals) in the project directory.
    • Execute server start default to start the default WLP server.

Python Script

import subprocess
import os
import sys

def run_command(command, cwd=None, env=None):
    """Run a shell command and handle errors."""
    try:
        result = subprocess.run(
            command,
            shell=True,
            check=True,
            text=True,
            capture_output=True,
            cwd=cwd,
            env=env
        )
        print(f"Command succeeded: {command}")
        print(result.stdout)
        return True
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        print(f"Command failed: {command}")
        print(f"Error: {e.stderr}")
        return False
    except FileNotFoundError:
        print(f"Command not found: {command}")
        return False

def main():
    # Paths to Maven and WLP
    maven_path = "/path/to/intellij/lib/maven/bin/mvn"  # Update with actual path
    wlp_path = "/path/to/wlp/bin/server"  # Update with actual path
    project_dir = "/path/to/your/maven/project"  # Update with your project directory

    # Ensure paths exist
    if not os.path.exists(maven_path):
        print(f"Maven not found at {maven_path}")
        sys.exit(1)
    if not os.path.exists(wlp_path):
        print(f"WLP server command not found at {wlp_path}")
        sys.exit(1)
    if not os.path.exists(project_dir):
        print(f"Project directory not found at {project_dir}")
        sys.exit(1)

    # Set environment variables (optional, if PATH needs to be updated)
    custom_env = os.environ.copy()
    custom_env["PATH"] = f"{os.path.dirname(maven_path)}:{os.path.dirname(wlp_path)}:{custom_env['PATH']}"

    # Run Maven command (e.g., mvn clean install)
    maven_command = f"{maven_path} clean install"
    print(f"Running Maven command: {maven_command}")
    if not run_command(maven_command, cwd=project_dir, env=custom_env):
        print("Maven build failed. Exiting.")
        sys.exit(1)

    # Run WLP server start command
    wlp_command = f"{wlp_path} start default"
    print(f"Running WLP command: {wlp_command}")
    if not run_command(wlp_command, env=custom_env):
        print("WLP server start failed.")
        sys.exit(1)

    print("Maven build and WLP server start completed successfully.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Explanation

  1. Paths:
    • Replace /path/to/intellij/lib/maven/bin/mvn with the actual path to the mvn executable in IntelliJ’s lib directory.
    • Replace /path/to/wlp/bin/server with the actual path to the WLP server command.
    • Replace /path/to/your/maven/project with the path to your Maven project directory where the pom.xml file is located.
  2. Environment Setup:
    • The script updates the PATH environment variable to include the directories containing mvn and server commands.
    • You can alternatively call the commands with their full paths to avoid modifying PATH.
  3. Command Execution:
    • The run_command function executes shell commands using subprocess.run.
    • It captures output and errors, sets the working directory (cwd) for Maven commands, and uses the custom environment if provided.
    • The check=True argument ensures that the script raises an error if the command fails.
    • The text=True argument ensures that output is returned as strings.
  4. Error Handling:
    • The script checks if the Maven and WLP paths exist before running commands.
    • It captures and displays command output and errors for debugging.
    • If either command fails, the script exits with an error code.
  5. Maven and WLP Commands:
    • The script runs mvn clean install in the project directory to build the Maven project.
    • It then runs server start default to start the default WLP server.
    • You can modify the Maven command (e.g., mvn package) or WLP command (e.g., server start myServer) as needed.

How to Use

  1. Update Paths:
    • Replace the placeholder paths in the script with the actual paths for mvn, server, and your project directory.
    • Example: 
      maven_path = "/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA.app/Contents/plugins/maven/lib/maven3/bin/mvn"
wlp_path = "/opt/wlp/bin/server"
project_dir = "/home/user/myproject"
  2. Run the Script:
    • Save the script as run_maven_wlp.py.
    • Ensure Python 3 is installed (python3 --version).
    • Run the script: python3 run_maven_wlp.py.
  3. Verify Execution:
    • The script will print the output of the Maven build and WLP server start commands.
    • Check for errors in the console output if the commands fail.

Notes

Troubleshooting

If you need further customization or have specific requirements (e.g., passing Maven arguments, handling specific WLP configurations), let me know!

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