Add XMLBeans classes to the classpath in Eclipse using Maven

Question

I use the XMLBeans Maven plugin to generate classes based on an XSD file. I am able to write code using my generated classes and Eclipse shows target/generated-sources/xmlbeans as a source folder. However, when I try to run my test code I get the classic error:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: schemaorg_apache_xmlbeans.system.sCFA0DE5D65ADE16E20A85EAFD5A886E4.TypeSystemHolder

If I look in my project folder, I can see this class file in the folder target\generated-classes\xmlbeans\schemaorg_apache_xmlbeans\system\sCFA0DE5D65ADE16E20A85EAFD5A886E4.

Is there a change I can make to my POM file to make Eclipse know where to find these classes? I imagine there are a number of ways to manually fix this problem and tell Eclipse to add that folder to the classpath, but I'd prefer an automatic solution.

POM snippet

  <plugin>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
    <artifactId>xmlbeans-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>2.3.3</version>
    <executions>
      <execution>
        <goals>
          <goal>xmlbeans</goal>
        </goals>
      </execution>
    </executions>
    <inherited>true</inherited>
    <configuration>
      <schemaDirectory>src/main/xsd</schemaDirectory>
      <download>true</download>
      <javaSource>1.5</javaSource>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>

Answer 1

Found a working solution for me - these guys wrote a maven connector. So you basically just have to install the XMLBeans connector from here.

Answer 2

I have used this to incorporate generated code. Make sure to bind the plugin to a phase after the code generation happens, or if using the same phase, that this plugin configuration appears after the xmlbeans-maven-plugin configuration.

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
  <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>${build.helper.maven.plugin.version}</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <id>add-source</id>
      <phase>generate-sources</phase>
      <goals>
        <goal>add-source</goal>
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        <sources>
          <source>${xmlbeans.sourceGenerationDirectory}</source>
        </sources>
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>