Maven Project Structure

Creating Maven Project

We will create maven project using two ways:

1) Using command line in CMD (command prompt) in windows

2) Using eclipse maven plug-in in eclipse

1) Creating a Maven project using command line

We need following command

mvn

Using mvn command along with other attributes

mvn archetype:generate  -DgroupId={ project-packaging }  -DartifactId={ project-name }

 -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp  -DinteractiveMode=false

We will create our maven project using our own values for attributes DgroupId , DartifactId , DarchetypeArtifactId

mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=mavenproject -DartifactId=myproject -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-webapp -DinteractiveMode=false 

Press enter to execute above command

Our maven project has been successfully created.

Depending on which IDE used for development, import the project and start working with your project.

We will import the project created in eclipse using following steps:

1) Go to File and click on import

2) Type maven, select Existing Maven Projects and click Next

3) Click on browse, search for the project on drive where generated and click ok

4) Once imported click on Finish to complete

5) We can see the imported project. Although its been created successfully, some folder have not been created. We will create them in following steps

6) Right Click on the project, Go to properties, Click on Java Build path .At right select on source tab.

7) Select entries marked with red box with cross symbol and clicks remove one by one.

8) After removing we can see as below

9) Creating java folder under main folder

a) Click Add Folder

b) Select main folder

c) Click on create new folder

d)  Type java under Folder name

e) Click on Finish

            f) java folder in now created under main folder

10) Create test folder under src folder

11) Create java folder under test folder

12) Now the whole maven project structure has been created as shown below

2) Creating a Maven project using Eclipse Maven plug-in

 a) Go to File, then new, and then other...

b) Search by typing maven, select Maven Project and Click Next

c) Click Next

d) Select Internal under Catalog, Filter using webapp

Select maven-archetype-webapp from artifact Id column in filtered list

e) Enter

Group Id = mavenproject

Artifact Id = myproject

Package = com.hh

Keep version as it’s, not compulsory to change

Click on Finish

f) Maven project has been created successfully in eclipse

g) If you check the maven structure, the newly created project structure is not exactly like the maven structure as shown in maven structure image.

Please create other folders required as directed under Topic Create maven project using command line.