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Apache Maven Cookbook

By : Raghuram Bharathan
Book Image

Apache Maven Cookbook

By: Raghuram Bharathan

Overview of this book

If you are a Java developer or a manager who has experience with Apache Maven and want to extend your knowledge, then this is the ideal book for you. Apache Maven Cookbook is for those who want to learn how Apache Maven can be used for build automation. It is also meant for those familiar with Apache Maven, but want to understand the finer nuances of Maven and solve specific problems.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Index

Understanding the Maven lifecycle, phases, and goals


As we start using Maven, we need to understand the Maven project lifecycle. Maven is implemented based around the concept of a build lifecycle. This means there is a clearly defined process to build and distribute artifacts with Maven.

What makes up a lifecycle? The stages of a lifecycle are called phases. In each phase, one or more goals can be executed.

Getting ready

Maven is set up on your system and is verified as working. For setting up Apache Maven, refer to the first three recipes of Chapter 1, Getting Started.

How to do it...

To build a Maven project, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the command prompt.

  2. Run one of the Maven commands that we are familiar with:

    mvn package
    
  3. Observe the various steps that get executed.

How it works...

Maven has three built-in build lifecycles:

  • default: The default lifecycle handles project build and deployment

  • clean: The clean lifecycle cleans up the files and folders produced by Maven

  • site: The site lifecycle...