Maven Training: Introduction to Apache Maven Training

Chapter 1. Introduction to Apache Maven

• Build Tools for Java
• History of Build Tools
• Traditional Scripting
• 'make'
• Problems with Make
• Manual Build with JavaC
• ANT
• Pros and Cons of Ant
• Apache Maven
• Goals of Maven
• What is Apache Maven?
• Why Use Apache Maven?
• The Maven EcoSystem
• Consistent Easy-to-Understand Project Layout
• Convention Over Configuration
• Maven is Different
• Maven Projects have a Standardized Build
• Effect of Convention Over Configuration
• Importance of Plugins
• A Key Point on Maven!
• Summary – Key Features of Maven

Chapter 2. Installing and Running Apache Maven

• Downloading Maven
• Installing Maven
• Run From Command Line
• Running Inside an IDE
• Settings.xml
• Local Repository
• Summary

Chapter 3. Getting Started With Maven

• Terminology and Basic Concepts
• Artifacts
• Lifecycle
• Default Lifecycle
• Plugins
• Running Maven - the Story So Far
• Running Maven from an IDE
• Common Goals
• pom.xml
• Example
• Artifact Coordinates
• Standard Layout for Sources
• Summary

Chapter 4. A Web Application in Maven

• A More Complex Project
• Putting it Together With Maven
• Packaging the Target Artifact
• The Source Tree
• Dependencies
• Transitive Dependencies
• Dependency Scope
• Working With Servers
• Declaring and Configuring Plugins
• Running the Plugin
• Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
• Archetypes
• Summary

Chapter 5. Commonly Used Plugins

• Maven Plugins
• Declaring and Configuring Plugins
• Running the Plugin
• Binding a Plugin Goal to the Lifecycle
• Maven Surefire Test Plugin
• Failsafe Plugin
• Site Plugin
• JavaDoc Plugin
• PMD Plugin
• Code Coverage – Cobertura
• Summary

Chapter 6. Multi-Module Builds

• Introduction
• The Reactor
• Reactor Sorting
• Multi-Module Build by Example
• Summary

Chapter 7. POM Projects

• Project Object Model (POM)
• The overall POM structure
• Storing POM
• Summary

Chapter 8. Writing Plugins (Maven)

• What is Maven Plugin
• Example of Using a Plugin
• Create a Custom Plugin
• Create a Custom Plugin (cont.)
• Plugin Management
• Summary

Chapter 9. Creating Archetypes

• Introduction to Maven Archetypes
• Introduction to Maven Archetypes (cont.)
• Using Interactive Mode to generate Goal
• Common Maven Archetypes
• Summary

Chapter 10. Repository Management

• Maven's Approach to Artifacts
• Publishing Artifacts
• Summary of Maven's Artifact Handling
• Repository
• Repository Manager
• Proxy Remote Repositories
• Types of Artifacts
• Release Artifacts
• Snapshot Artifacts
• Reasons to Use a Repository Manager
• Repository Coordinates
• Addressing Resources in a Repository
• Summary

Chapter 11. Release Management

• What is release Management?
• Release Management with Nexus
• Release Management with Maven
• Summary

Lab Exercises

Lab 1. Install Maven
Lab 2. Create a Maven Project
Lab 3. Create a Web Application from an Archetype
Lab 4. Add Web Site, Static Analysis, and Code Coverage
Lab 5. A Multi-Module Project
Lab 6. Create a Standard Set of Dependencies
Lab 7. Write a Simple Maven Plugin
Lab 8. Create an Archetype
Lab 9. Create a Corporate Repository
Lab 10. Deploy to the Corporate Repository