cs2381: Maven/JavaWorld Project Starter

One of the key things that the Maven build tool lets us do is to specify dependencies - libaries that our project uses - by name rather than having to provide manual instructions to get them or including the library binaries in our source code.

The typical way to start a new project with Maven would be to use a “project archetype”, which is a template for a project that defines the structure and common configuration for that kind of project.

We have an archetype for labs in this class, available on Github here:

https://github.com/NatTuck/java17-junit5-archetype

As with many things in the Java language ecosystem, this process is a bit verbose, so here’s a faster way for quick and dirty experiments:

Demo Project Starter

Here’s a tarball of a new project called “demo” created with the archetype:

mvn-demo-app-starter.tar.gz

To use this:

• download it
• unpack it
• rename the directory to something else
• open the directory in VS Code (or edit and mvn manually)

As long as your software is all set up you should be good to go.