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Introduction to Apache Maven Training

Course duration

  • 2 days

Course Benefits

  • Download and install Maven
  • Build a project
  • Work with Maven's directory structure, plugins, repositories, and more
  • Understand the Project Object Model (POM)
  • Build a complete web application using Maven
  • Build and activate profiles
  • Use Maven from Eclipse via the m2eclipse plugin

Course Outline

  1. Introduction to Apache Maven
    1. Build Tools for Java
    2. Build Tools for Java (cont'd)
    3. History of Build Tools
    4. Traditional Scripting
    5. 'make'
    6. Problems with Make
    7. Manual Build with JavaC
    8. ANT
    9. Pros and Cons of Ant
    10. Apache Maven
    11. Goals of Maven
    12. What is Apache Maven?
    13. What is Apache Maven (cont'd)
    14. Why Use Apache Maven?
    15. The Maven EcoSystem
    16. Consistent Easy-to-Understand Project Layout
    17. Convention Over Configuration
    18. Maven is Different
    19. Maven Projects have a Standardized Build
    20. Effect of Convention Over Configuration
    21. Importance of Plugins
    22. A Key Point on Maven!
    23. Summary - Key Features of Maven
  2. Installing and Running Apache Maven
    1. Downloading Maven
    2. Installing Maven
    3. Run From Command Line
    4. Running Inside an IDE
    5. Settings.xml
    6. Local Repository
    7. Summary
  3. Getting Started With Maven
    1. Terminology and Basic Concepts
    2. Artifacts
    3. Lifecycle
    4. Default Lifecycle
    5. Plugins
    6. Running Maven - the Story So Far
    7. Running Maven from an IDE
    8. Common Goals
    9. pom.xml
    10. Example
    11. Example (cont'd)
    12. Artifact Coordinates
    13. Standard Layout for Sources
    14. Summary
  4. A Web Application in Maven
    1. A More Complex Project
    2. Putting it Together With Maven
    3. Packaging the Target Artifact
    4. The Source Tree
    5. Dependencies
    6. Transitive Dependencies
    7. Dependency Scope
    8. Working With Servers
    9. Declaring and Configuring Plugins
    10. Running the Plugin
    11. Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
    12. Archetypes
    13. Summary
  5. Commonly Used Plugins
    1. Maven Plugins
    2. Declaring and Configuring Plugins
    3. Running the Plugin
    4. Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
    5. Maven Surefire Test Plugin
    6. Failsafe Plugin
    7. Site Plugin
    8. JavaDoc Plugin
    9. PMD Plugin
    10. Code Coverage - Cobertura
    11. Summary
  6. Multi-Module Builds
    1. Introduction
    2. The Reactor
    3. Reactor Sorting
    4. Multi-Module Build by Example
    5. Summary
  7. POM Projects
    1. Project Object Model (POM)
    2. The overall POM structure
    3. Storing POM
    4. Summary
  8. Writing Plugins (Maven)
    1. What is Maven Plugin
    2. Example of Using a Plugin
    3. Create a Custom Plugin
    4. Create a Custom Plugin (cont.)
    5. Plugin Management
    6. Summary
  9. Creating Archetypes
    1. Introduction to Maven Archetypes
    2. Introduction to Maven Archetypes (cont.)
    3. Using Interactive Mode to generate Goal
    4. Common Maven Archetypes
    5. Summary
  10. Repository Management
    1. Maven's Approach to Artifacts
    2. Publishing Artifacts
    3. Summary of Maven's Artifact Handling
    4. Repository
    5. Repository Manager
    6. Proxy Remote Repositories
    7. Types of Artifacts
    8. Release Artifacts
    9. Snapshot Artifacts
    10. Reasons to Use a Repository Manager
    11. Repository Coordinates
    12. Addressing Resources in a Repository
    13. Summary
  11. Release Management
    1. What is release Management?
    2. Release Management with Nexus
    3. Release Management with Maven
    4. Summary

Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Maven class:

  • Core Java and Java web programming experience
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