java - How to run testng.xml from Maven command line

Question

I have the following entry in my pom.xml with the suite file defined in the configuration.

<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.19.1</version>
    <configuration>
        <suiteXmlFiles>
            <suiteXmlFile>testng.xml</suiteXmlFile>
        </suiteXmlFiles>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

What is a the correct way to run this in cmd using maven? I am able to run the test with the command below but it doesn't make sense to indicate the testng.xml again in the command when it's already defined in the pom.

 mvn clean test -DsuiteXmlFile=testng.xml

Answer 1

Easiest solution would be, add the below lines in surefire plugin.

<suiteXmlFiles>
    <!-- pass testng.xml files as argument from command line -->
    <suiteXmlFile>${suiteXmlFile}</suiteXmlFile>
</suiteXmlFiles>

And run your xml file as below,

mvn clean test -Dsurefire.suiteXmlFiles=/path/to/testng.xml