Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12:test (default-test) on project.

Question

I have been trying from a couple of days to resolve the following error but I am unable to resolve it :(

My module's pom.xml file is:

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd"> <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion> <parent> <artifactId>junitcategorizer</artifactId> <groupId>com.topdesk.test.junitcategorizer</groupId> <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version> <relativePath>..</relativePath> </parent> <artifactId>junitcategorizer.instrument</artifactId> <name>JUnitCategorizer InstrumentationAgent</name> <description>The agent used to instrument the called Java classes</description> <dependencies> <dependency>     <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>     <artifactId>asm-commons</artifactId>     <version>4.0</version> </dependency> <dependency>     <groupId>junit</groupId>     <artifactId>junit</artifactId>     <version>4.10</version> </dependency> </dependencies> <build> <plugins>   <plugin>     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>     <configuration>       <archive>         <manifest>           <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>         </manifest>         <manifestEntries>             <Premain-Class>com.topdesk.junitcategorizer.instrument.InstrumentationAgent</Premain-Class>             <Agent-Class>com.topdesk.junitcategorizer.instrument.InstrumentationAgent</Agent-Class>             <Can-Redefine-Classes>true</Can-Redefine-Classes>             <Can-Retransform-Classes>true</Can-Retransform-Classes>             <Boot-Class-Path>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.jar</Boot-Class-Path>             <Can-Set-Native-Method-Prefix>true</Can-Set-Native-Method-Prefix>         </manifestEntries>       </archive>     </configuration>   </plugin>   <plugin>     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>     <version>1.5</version>     <executions>       <execution>         <phase>package</phase>         <goals>           <goal>shade</goal>         </goals>         <configuration>            <artifactSet>             <includes>               <include>org.ow2.asm:*</include>             </includes>           </artifactSet>           <relocations>             <relocation>               <pattern>org.objectweb.asm</pattern>               <shadedPattern>org.shaded.asm</shadedPattern>             </relocation>           </relocations>         </configuration>       </execution>     </executions>   </plugin>  </plugins>  </build>  </project> 

I am getting the following error:

[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2. 12:test (default-test) on project junitcategorizer.instrument: There are test failures. [ERROR] [ERROR] Please refer to D:\Masters\thesis related papers and tools\junitcategorizer\junitcategorizer.instrument\target\surefire-reports for the individual test results. [ERROR] -> [Help 1] org.apache.maven.lifecycle.LifecycleExecutionException: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.12:test (default-test) on project junitcategorizer.instrument: There are test failures.  Please refer to D:\Masters\thesis related papers and tools\junitcategorizer\junitcategorizer.instrument\target\surefire-reports for the individual test results.      at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:212)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:153)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:145)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:116)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleModuleBuilder.buildProject(LifecycleModuleBuilder.java:80)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.builder.singlethreaded.SingleThreadedBuilder.build(SingleThreadedBuilder.java:51)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.LifecycleStarter.execute(LifecycleStarter.java:120)     at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.doExecute(DefaultMaven.java:347)     at org.apache.maven.DefaultMaven.execute(DefaultMaven.java:154)     at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.execute(MavenCli.java:582)     at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.doMain(MavenCli.java:214)     at org.apache.maven.cli.MavenCli.main(MavenCli.java:158)     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)     at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)     at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)     at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launchEnhanced(Launcher.java:289)     at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.launch(Launcher.java:229)     at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.mainWithExitCode(Launcher.java:415)     at org.codehaus.plexus.classworlds.launcher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:356)     Caused by: org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException: There are test failures.      Please refer to D:\Masters\thesis related papers and tools\junitcategorizer\junitcategorizer.instrument\target\surefire-reports for the individual test results.      at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.SurefireHelper.reportExecution(SurefireHelper.java:83)     at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.SurefirePlugin.writeSummary(SurefirePlugin.java:673)     at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.SurefirePlugin.handleSummary(SurefirePlugin.java:647)     at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.AbstractSurefireMojo.executeAfterPreconditionsChecked(AbstractSurefireMojo.java:137)     at org.apache.maven.plugin.surefire.AbstractSurefireMojo.execute(AbstractSurefireMojo.java:98)     at org.apache.maven.plugin.DefaultBuildPluginManager.executeMojo(DefaultBuildPluginManager.java:132)     at org.apache.maven.lifecycle.internal.MojoExecutor.execute(MojoExecutor.java:208)     ... 19 more     [ERROR]     [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging. 

I tried the following but did not help:

1. mvn dependency::tree
2. mvn clean install -U or Right-click on "project" Go to "Maven" >> "Update"

Please help me!

Answer 1

This solved my issue. It was 2.10 in my POM, just updated to 2.19.1 and refresh the POM

Add to your pom :

 <plugins>         <plugin>           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>           <version>2.19.1</version>         </plugin>   </plugins> 

In your error code he didn't find surefire plugin so add it

Answer 2

This is what solves the problem:

<plugin>     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>     <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>     <version>2.19.1</version>     <configuration>         <testFailureIgnore>true</testFailureIgnore>     </configuration> </plugin> 

from Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-surefire-plugin:2.10:test