[INFO] ————————————————————————
[INFO] Building Gearlist – Data Access
[INFO] task-segment: [test]
[INFO] ————————————————————————
[INFO] [db-migration:check {execution: default}]
[INFO] Checking jdbc:mysql://localhost/gearlist_test using migrations at src/main/db/migrations/.
[INFO] Loaded JDBC driver: com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
[WARNING] There are 2 pending migrations:

20100116010256_audit_tracking.sql
20100121052539_add_daily_reports.sql

Execute db-migration:migrate to apply pending migrations.
[INFO] ————————————————————————
[ERROR] BUILD ERROR
[INFO] ————————————————————————
[INFO] There are 2 pending migrations, migrate your db and try again.

It’s very easy to include the check goal in your build lifecycle if you’re already using the db-migration-maven-plugin.

...
<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>com.carbonfive.db-support</groupId>
            <artifactId>db-migration-maven-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>0.9.9-m2</version>
            <executions>
                <execution>
                    <phase>validate</phase>
                    <goals>
                        <goal>check</goal>
                    </goals>
                </execution>
            </executions>
            <configuration>
                <url>jdbc:mysql://${db.host}/${db.name}</url>
                <username>${db.username}</username>
                <password>${db.password}</password>
            </configuration>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

Check out the project home for additional documentation and details. There’s also a simple, complete example application showing off this configuration.

Enjoy!
Christian