<build> <plugins> ... <plugin> <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId> <executions> <execution> <id>compile</id> <!--<phase>compile</phase>--> <phase>generate-sources</phase> <configuration> <tasks> <taskdef name="groovyc" classname="org.codehaus.groovy.ant.Groovyc"> <classpath refid="maven.compile.classpath"></classpath> </taskdef> <mkdir dir="${project.build.outputDirectory}"></mkdir> <groovyc destdir="${project.build.outputDirectory}" srcdir="${basedir}/src/main/java/" listfiles="true"> <classpath refid="maven.compile.classpath"></classpath> </groovyc> </tasks> </configuration> <goals> <goal>run</goal> </goals> </execution> <execution> <id>test-compile</id> <phase>test-compile</phase> <configuration> <tasks> <taskdef name="groovyc" classname="org.codehaus.groovy.ant.Groovyc"> <classpath refid="maven.compile.classpath"></classpath> </taskdef> <mkdir dir="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}"></mkdir> <groovyc destdir="${project.build.testOutputDirectory}" srcdir="${basedir}/src/test/java/" listfiles="true"> <classpath refid="maven.test.classpath"></classpath> </groovyc> </tasks> </configuration> <goals> <goal>run</goal> </goals> </execution> </executions> </plugin> </plugins> </build>