Maven Training
Maven Training will describe how to automate the build of Java projects using Apache Maven. Also how to use maven along with IDE and how popular IDEs such as NetBeans and Eclipse integrate with the Maven build system.
Maven Training Curriculum
Introduction
Introduction to Apache Maven
Installing Apache Maven
Understanding the Maven Repository
Understanding the Maven Lifecycle
Understanding the Role of Plugins
Dependencies
Introducing Maven Dependencies
Controlling Maven Classpaths
Maven and Transitive Dependencies
Managing Dependencies that All Projects Need – Part 1
Managing Dependencies that All Projects Need – Part 2
Plugins
Introducing Maven Plugins
Adding Steps to a Maven Build
Code Generation
Managing Plugins with a Parent POM
Finding Available Plugins
Controlling the Build
Maven Build Properties
Maven Profiles
Profile Activation via Properties
Profile Activation via Environment
User Settings, Profiles and Repositories
The Project Website
The Basic Website and Reports
Using Report Plugins
Creating Custom Pages
FAQ (frequently asked question) Pages and Site Appearance
Deploying to a Web Server
The Maven Release Process
Deploying to a Repository
Using Snapshots
Preparing for a Release
Releasing Maven Artifacts
Preparing for an Open Source Release
Publishing to Maven Central
Multi-module Projects
Understanding the Multi-module Project
Incremental Building with Multiple Modules
Building a Website for a Multi-module project
Releasing the Multi-module Project
Maven Tricks and Patterns
Invoking Ant from Maven
Accessing Maven Artifacts from Ant
Building a Simple Installer
Running Functional Tests
Disabling Default Plugin Bindings and Excluding Transitive Dependencies.