diff --git a/documentation/Functions.md b/documentation/Functions.md
index 9ef2396e..01d7fbef 100644
--- a/documentation/Functions.md
+++ b/documentation/Functions.md
@@ -40,3 +40,12 @@ cobiGenJava("path/to/java/file/MyEntity.java",[1,3,5,6,8])
 createDevon4jProject("cobigenexample")
 
 ***
+
+### buildJava
+#### parameter 
+1. The project directory
+2. Indicator whether tests should be run
+#### example 
+buildJava("cobigenexample", true)
+
+***
diff --git a/runners/console/index.ts b/runners/console/index.ts
index bb1219db..715c7fb8 100644
--- a/runners/console/index.ts
+++ b/runners/console/index.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,20 @@ export class Console extends Runner {
         return result;
     }
 
+    runBuildJava(step: Step, command: Command): RunResult {
+        let result = new RunResult();
+        result.returnCode = 0;
+
+        let projectDir = path.join(this.getWorkingDirectory(), "devonfw", "workspaces", "main", command.parameters[0])
+        if(this.platform == ConsolePlatform.WINDOWS) {
+            this.executeCommandSync("devon mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=" + !command.parameters[1], projectDir, result);
+        } else {
+            this.executeCommandSync("~/.devon/devon mvn clean install -Dmaven.test.skip=" + !command.parameters[1], projectDir, result);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     runCobiGenJava(step: Step, command: Command): RunResult {
         return null;
     }
@@ -103,6 +117,17 @@ export class Console extends Runner {
         .fileExits(path.join(this.getWorkingDirectory(), "devonfw", "software", "cobigen-cli", "cobigen"));
     }
 
+    async assertBuildJava(step: Step, command: Command, result: RunResult) {
+        let workspaceDir = path.join(this.getWorkingDirectory(), "devonfw", "workspaces", "main");
+
+        new Assertions()
+        .noErrorCode(result)
+        .noException(result)
+        .directoryExits(path.join(workspaceDir, command.parameters[0], "api", "target"))
+        .directoryExits(path.join(workspaceDir, command.parameters[0], "core", "target"))
+        .directoryExits(path.join(workspaceDir, command.parameters[0], "server", "target"));
+    }
+
     async assertCobiGenJava(step: Step, command: Command, result: RunResult) {
         console.log("there is no assertion yet for the cobiGenJava command");
     }
@@ -123,7 +148,7 @@ export class Console extends Runner {
     private executeCommandSync(command: string, directory: string, result: RunResult, input?: string) {
         if(result.returnCode != 0) return;
 
-        let process = child_process.spawnSync(command, { shell: true, cwd: directory, input: input });
+        let process = child_process.spawnSync(command, { shell: true, cwd: directory, input: input, maxBuffer: Infinity });
         if(process.status != 0) {
             console.log("Error executing command: " + command + " (exit code: " + process.status + ")");
             console.log(process.stderr.toString(), process.stdout.toString());