# Plugin execution

The following mvn command can be used to explicitly generate the Java classes:

```
mvn contraect:generate-contraects
```

After the plugin execution you should find the generated Java classes in the folder you specified through the configuration property **targetPath**.

Alternatively the default maven lifecycle phase generate-sources can be called - therefore the plugin configuration has to be as follows

```
<plugin>
  <groupId>com.kryptokrauts</groupId>
  <artifactId>contraect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.0.0-RC1</version>
  ...
  <executions>
	  <execution>
		  <goals>
			  <goal>generate-contraects</goal>
			</goals>
		</execution>
	</executions>
</plugin>
```

## Add generated classes to sources

### **Option 1**

Add the folder manually as source-folder within your IDE.

### **Option 2**

Generate classes directly into the regular source folder by defining `src/main/java` as **targetPath**.

**Note:** with this solution you will probably end up having the generated files committed to the repo

### **Option 3**

Add the resources using the **build-helper-maven-plugin**:

```
<plugin>
  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
  <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <phase>generate-sources</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>add-source</goal>
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        <sources>
          <source>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/contraect</source>
        </sources>
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>
```

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