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.