diff --git a/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/LintPluginMojo.java b/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/LintPluginMojo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9487dc124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/LintPluginMojo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-2025 Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package dev.dsf.maven.linter;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.ResolutionScope;
+
+import dev.dsf.linter.DsfLinter;
+import dev.dsf.linter.DsfLinter.OverallLinterResult;
+import dev.dsf.linter.exclusion.ExclusionConfig;
+import dev.dsf.linter.exclusion.ExclusionConfigLoader;
+import dev.dsf.linter.input.InputResolver;
+import dev.dsf.linter.input.InputResolver.ResolutionResult;
+import dev.dsf.linter.logger.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Lints DSF process plugin JAR files by validating BPMN processes, FHIR resources and plugin configurations.
+ *
+ * Runs after the JAR has been built (default phase: verify) and delegates to the
+ * DSF Linter core library.
+ */
+@Mojo(name = "lint", defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.VERIFY, requiresDependencyResolution = ResolutionScope.NONE, threadSafe = true)
+public class LintPluginMojo extends AbstractMojo
+{
+ @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.directory}", readonly = true, required = true)
+ private File projectBuildDirectory;
+
+ @Parameter(defaultValue = "${project.build.finalName}", readonly = true, required = true)
+ private String finalName;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.reportPath")
+ private File reportPath;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.html", defaultValue = "false")
+ private boolean generateHtmlReport;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.json", defaultValue = "false")
+ private boolean generateJsonReport;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.failOnErrors", defaultValue = "true")
+ private boolean failOnErrors;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+ private boolean skip;
+
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.verbose", defaultValue = "false")
+ private boolean verbose;
+
+ /**
+ * Path to a JSON file containing exclusion rules. Excluded items are hidden from HTML and JSON reports.
+ * When omitted, the plugin also looks for {@code dsf-linter-exclusions.json} in the project build
+ * directory automatically.
+ *
+ *
Example: {@code -Ddsf.lint.exclusionsFile=path/to/dsf-linter-exclusions.json}
+ */
+ @Parameter(property = "dsf.lint.exclusionsFile")
+ private File exclusionsFile;
+
+ @Override
+ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException
+ {
+ if (skip)
+ {
+ getLog().info("DSF Linter: skipped");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ Path jarPath = projectBuildDirectory.toPath().resolve(finalName + ".jar");
+
+ if (!Files.exists(jarPath))
+ {
+ getLog().warn("DSF Linter: JAR not found at " + jarPath + ", skipping");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ Logger logger = new MavenLinterLogger(getLog(), verbose);
+
+ InputResolver resolver = new InputResolver(logger);
+ Optional resolutionResult = resolver.resolve(jarPath.toString());
+
+ if (resolutionResult.isEmpty())
+ {
+ throw new MojoExecutionException("DSF Linter: failed to resolve JAR file: " + jarPath);
+ }
+
+ ResolutionResult resolution = resolutionResult.get();
+
+ try
+ {
+ Path lintReportPath = reportPath != null ? reportPath.toPath()
+ : projectBuildDirectory.toPath().resolve("dsf-linter-report");
+
+ Files.createDirectories(lintReportPath);
+
+ ExclusionConfig exclusionConfig = loadExclusionConfig(resolution.resolvedPath().toAbsolutePath());
+
+ DsfLinter.Config config = new DsfLinter.Config(resolution.resolvedPath().toAbsolutePath(),
+ lintReportPath.toAbsolutePath(), generateHtmlReport, generateJsonReport, failOnErrors,
+ exclusionConfig, logger);
+
+ OverallLinterResult result = new DsfLinter(config).lint();
+
+ if (!result.success())
+ {
+ String msg = "DSF Linter: " + result.getTotalErrors() + " error(s), " + result.getPluginWarnings()
+ + " warning(s)";
+
+ if (failOnErrors)
+ {
+ throw new MojoFailureException(msg);
+ }
+
+ getLog().warn(msg);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ getLog().info("DSF Linter: passed - no errors found");
+ }
+ }
+ catch (IOException e)
+ {
+ throw new MojoExecutionException("DSF Linter failed", e);
+ }
+ finally
+ {
+ if (resolution.requiresCleanup())
+ {
+ resolver.cleanup(resolution);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Loads the exclusion config from an explicit file ({@code dsf.lint.exclusionsFile}) or
+ * auto-discovers {@code dsf-linter-exclusions.json} in the extracted project directory.
+ * Returns {@code null} when no exclusion file is found or configured.
+ */
+ private ExclusionConfig loadExclusionConfig(Path projectRoot) throws MojoExecutionException
+ {
+ ExclusionConfigLoader loader = new ExclusionConfigLoader();
+ try
+ {
+ if (exclusionsFile != null)
+ {
+ ExclusionConfig config = loader.load(exclusionsFile.toPath());
+ getLog().info("DSF Linter: loaded exclusion rules from " + exclusionsFile
+ + " (" + config.getRules().size() + " rule(s), affectsExitStatus="
+ + config.isAffectsExitStatus() + ")");
+ return config;
+ }
+
+ Optional auto = loader.loadFromProjectRoot(projectRoot);
+ if (auto.isPresent())
+ {
+ ExclusionConfig config = auto.get();
+ getLog().info("DSF Linter: auto-discovered exclusion rules from "
+ + projectRoot.resolve(ExclusionConfigLoader.DEFAULT_FILENAME)
+ + " (" + config.getRules().size() + " rule(s), affectsExitStatus="
+ + config.isAffectsExitStatus() + ")");
+ return config;
+ }
+
+ return null;
+ }
+ catch (IOException e)
+ {
+ throw new MojoExecutionException("DSF Linter: failed to load exclusion config", e);
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/MavenLinterLogger.java b/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/MavenLinterLogger.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e9b82e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-maven/dsf-maven-plugin/src/main/java/dev/dsf/maven/linter/MavenLinterLogger.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-2025 Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package dev.dsf.maven.linter;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+
+import dev.dsf.linter.logger.Logger;
+
+public class MavenLinterLogger implements Logger
+{
+ private final Log mavenLog;
+ private final boolean verboseMode;
+
+ public MavenLinterLogger(Log mavenLog, boolean verboseMode)
+ {
+ this.mavenLog = mavenLog;
+ this.verboseMode = verboseMode;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void info(String message)
+ {
+ mavenLog.info(message);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void warn(String message)
+ {
+ mavenLog.warn(message);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void error(String message)
+ {
+ mavenLog.error(message);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void error(String message, Throwable throwable)
+ {
+ mavenLog.error(message, throwable);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void debug(String message)
+ {
+ mavenLog.debug(message);
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public boolean verbose()
+ {
+ return verboseMode;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public boolean isVerbose()
+ {
+ return verboseMode;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbf3de556..94e865cf5 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
3.8.0
5.2.1
5.2.1
-
+
DSF Parent POM
Data Sharing Framework (DSF)
@@ -507,6 +507,13 @@
3.2.3