Apache Maven Tutorial

Apache Maven is a project-build automation tool popularly used for project-build automation, dependency management, project lifecycle management, and continuous integration.

• Maven Introduction

Install Maven on Windows

Steps to install the Apache Maven tool on the Windows operating system:

• Windows 10
• Windows 11

Maven Setup

Setting up the MAVEN_HOME environment variable on the Windows 10 operating system. Install Maven Plugins.

• https://www.testingdocs.com/setting-up-maven_home-on-windows-10/

 

Maven Plugins

• https://www.testingdocs.com/maven-dependencies-plugins-and-repositories/

Maven Repositories

• https://www.testingdocs.com/understanding-maven-repositories/

Maven Project

Maven tool provides project templates that can be created with Maven’s Archetype Plugin.

• https://www.testingdocs.com/maven-project-from-archetype/

 

Maven Project Structure

my-app/
|-- src/
| |-- main/
| | |-- java/
| | | `-- com/
| | | `-- example/
| | | `-- App.java
| | |-- resources/
| |-- test/
| |-- java/
| | `-- com/
| | `-- example/
| | `-- AppTest.java
| |-- resources/
|-- target/
|-- pom.xml

 

• src/main/java: Contains Java source files.
• src/main/resources: Contains resource files, configuration files, etc.
• src/test/java: Contains test source files.
• src/test/resources: Contains resources for testing.
• target/: Directory where Maven puts the compiled files and packaged artifacts.
• pom.xml: The Project Object Model file that defines the project configuration.

Build Life Cycle

• https://www.testingdocs.com/maven-build-lifecycle/