How can I get the temp folder of a machine running maven?
Maven supports, as part of the default properties, any Java System property, hence you can use the following property:
java.io.tmpdir
Default temp file path
As example:
<plugin> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId> <version>2.10</version> <executions> <execution> <id>unpack</id> <phase>package</phase> <goals> <goal>unpack</goal> </goals> <configuration> <!-- further conf here --> <outputDirectory>${java.io.tmpdir}/libs</outputDirectory> </configuration> </execution> </executions></plugin>
Note the outputDirectory
element and its value.
As a further note, also note that the target
folder of the Maven build is also meant to host temporary files, so you should also consider to use it for such a purpose.
Will it work on both linux and windows environments?
Yes, since it is Java property, it is supposed to be OS independent.