1.
Intelligent Projects with
Maven
We’ll examine Maven framework with its architecture and
create some sample projects!
Dev Fest Istanbul
December 2014
Mert ÇALIŞKAN
@mertcal

2.
Mert ÇALIŞKAN
• ’02 Hacettepe Graduate
• Lecturer @ Hacettepe
• 10+ Years of Enterprise Java Experience
• Coder @ t2.com.tr
• Author
• Open Source Software Advocate
• Founder of Ankara JUG
• Linkedin Profile available @
bit.ly/mertcaliskan

3.
My Books
Details available at http://amazon.com/author/mert

4.
How many of you heard
about Maven?
Or using it?

5.
Maven is…
• A project management framework from ASF.
• It’s a Uniform Build System.
• Making the build as easy as possible.
• Comprehensive model for software projects.

6.
And Maven also is…

7.
What Maven provides
• Convention over Configuration
(konfigurasyon yerine kurallar)
• Common Interfaces
The time of build engineers is over
Stop building the build and focus on development !
• Dependency Management
Public repositories
• Plugin Architecture
• Documentation
Generate documentation, reports ...

8.
Installing Maven
• You need JDK (not the JRE).
• Just download the binary from
http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi.
• Current latest version is 3.2.3.
• Open it up to a folder and add it to the path of the
OS / Environment Variable.

9.
To understand Maven
one first need to
understand
the
Project Object Model
(POM)

10.
POM
• It is what makes your project a Maven Project.
• It’s an XML file.
• Not just for building the project; but also,
project’s relationship, list of team members,
license, SCM and etc.
• Not only for Java projects
• you can build FLEX code with appropriate
plugins
• you can build Microsoft binaries from C# code

11.
Anatomy of POM
<project ...>
<parent />
<groupId /> <artifactId /> <version />
<packaging />
<developers /> <contributors />
<scm>... </scm>
<build>
<plugins>....</plugins>
</build>
<dependencies>....</dependencies>
<repositories>....</repositories>
<pluginRepositories>... </pluginRepositories>
<profiles>...</profiles>
<reporting>... </reporting>
</project>

12.
Simplest POM
<project>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.devfesttr</groupId>
<artifactId>MavenApp</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
</project>
$ mvn install
}
compile code
run tests
package as jar
deploy to local repo

13.
Simplest POM
• GAV (groupid - artifactid - version) is the unique
identifier for the project.
• They are also called as the coordinates.
• groupid: is the identifier for a collection of related
modules. It’s more like a hierarchy that starts with the
organization and then move on with the specific
project group. (com.devfesttr)
• artifactid: is the unique identifier or the simple name
of the module within a group (MavenApp)
• version: identifier for the build number of the project.

14.
Question here is
How is that possible with 6 lines
of XML?
Where do I define the source
folders, test folders and all other
stuff ?

15.
Super POM
• Same analogy with java.lang.Object
• usr/share/Java/maven/lib/maven-model-builder-
3.2.3.jar:org/apache/maven/model/
pom-4.0.0.xml
• Standard directory layout
• Repo def. for http://repo1.maven.org/maven2
• To see the merged POM:
mvn help:effective-pom

16.
Let’s create a
Maven Project
• We’ll be using Eclipse Kepler
• IDE for version JavaEE Developers is shipping with
Maven Plugins.
• We’ll also create a project with the archetype soon.

17.
Build LifeCycle
• Process for building and distributing an
artefact is clearly defined.
• 3 built-in Life Cycles
default: handles project deployment
clean: clean project files generated by a build
site: generate project’s site doc.
• Each lifecycle consists of phases in specific order.
• Zero or more goals attached to each phase.

18.
Build LifeCycle
default
integration-test
validate
compile
test
verify
install
deploy

19.
default
mvn integration -test
validate
compile
test
integration-test
verify
install
deploy
mvn phase
mvn phase:goal
mvn phase phase:goal
mvn phase:goal phase:goal
validate
compile
test
integration-test

20.
Build LifeCycle
• validate - validate the project is correct and all
necessary information is available
• compile - compile the source code of the project
• test - test the compiled source code using a suitable
unit testing framework. These tests should not
require the code be packaged or deployed
• package - take the compiled code and package it in its
distributable format, such as a JAR.

21.
Build LifeCycle
• integration-test - process and deploy the package if
necessary into an environment where integration
tests can be run
• verify - run any checks to verify the package is valid
and meets quality criteria
• install - install the package into the local repository,
for use as a dependency in other projects locally
• deploy - done in an integration or release
environment, copies the final package to the remote
repository for sharing with other developers and
projects.

22.
default - full bundle (21 steps)
validate
Validates whether project is correct and all necessary information
is available to complete the build process.
initialize Initialises build state, for example set properties.
generate-sources Generate any source code to be included in compilation phase.
process-sources Process the source code, for example, filter any value.
generate-resources Generate resources to be included in the package.
process-resources
Copy and process the resources into the destination directory,
ready for packaging phase.
compile Compile the source code of the project.
process-classes
Post-process the generated files from compilation, for example to
do bytecode enhancement/optimization on Java classes.
generate-test-sources
Generate any test source code to be included in compilation
phase.
process-test-sources
Process the test source code, for example, filter any values.
test-compile Compile the test source code into the test destination directory.
process-test-classes
Process the generated files from test code file compilation.

23.
default - cont’d
test Run tests using a suitable unit testing framework.
prepare-package
Perform any operations necessary to prepare a package before
the actual packaging.
package
Take the compiled code and package it in its distributable format,
such as a JAR, WAR, or EAR file.
pre-integration-test
Perform actions required before integration tests are executed.
For example, setting up the required environment.
integration-test
Process and deploy the package if necessary into an
environment where integration tests can be run.
post-integration-test
Perform actions required after integration tests have been
executed. For example, cleaning up the environment.
verify
Run any check-ups to verify the package is valid and meets
quality criterias.
install
Install the package into the local repository, which can be used
as a dependency in other projects locally.
deploy
Copies the final package to the remote repository for sharing
with other developers and projects.

24.
Dependency Mechanism
• It’s where Maven can ease the development when
you have hundreds of modules.
• You may also depend on external frameworks and
maven will fetch them from repositories.
• It happens with the Coordinates ! (GAV factor)
<dependency>
<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
<version>1.7.7</version>
<scope>compile</scope>
<optional>false</optional>
</dependency>

25.
Transitive Dependencies
• Transitive Dependencies are introduced with
Maven version 2.0.
• It allows you get the libraries that your own
dependencies require and include them
automatically. You don’t need to take care of those
explicitly.
• There is no limit to the number of levels on
dependencies.

26.
Dependency Exclusion
• If projectX depends on
projectY and
projectY depends on projectZ,
the owner of projectX can
define an exclusion on projectZ
for not to fetch it while fetching
projectY.
X
Y
Z

27.
Usage of <exclusion>
<dependency>
<groupId>mycompany</groupId>
<artifactId>myproject</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>mycompany</groupId>
<artifactId>myotherproject</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>

28.
Optional Dependencies
• Let’s say projectY releases itself
and mark its dependency on
projectZ as optional. When
projectX depends on the
projectY, project X will only
depend on the Y but not the Z.
But it may also add the Z as a
dependency if needed.
X
Y
Z
(optional)

29.
Usage of <optional>
• ProjectY defines ProjectZ as below with optional
dep.
<dependency>
<groupId>mycompany</groupId>
<artifactId>projectZ</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>

30.
Sample <dependencies>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-core</artifactId>
<version>4.1.2.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
<version>4.3.2.Final</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

31.
Scope for Dependencies
compile
provided
runtime test
system import
CCompile T Classpaths
Test R
Runtime

32.
Scope for Dependencies
compile default scope, compile scoped CTR dependencies will be in classpath
provided similar to the compile, artefact should be provided by
JDK / container @ runtime CT
TR runtime not needed for compilation but need @ runtime
T test dependency only needed for test compilation & execution
CT system same as provided, but artefact should be provided
with maven 2.0.9...dependency to be replaced with
the dependencies in that POM's
<dependencyManagement> section.
--- import
explicitly with <systemPath />
Classpath

33.
Versioning and Ranges
<major>.<minor>.<incremental> - <qualifier>
1.2.3 / 1.2.3-alpha-01
Be careful with string comparison, ordering at the qualifiers...
1.2.3-alpha-2 > 1.2.3-alpha-10
(, ) - Exclusive
[, ] - Inclusive
<version>[3.8 , 4.11)</version>
<version>[3.8]</version>
Dependency <version>[ , 3.8]</version>
Mediation

34.
Release and Snapshot
Versioning
• Snapshot versioning: Used by the projects during
development as it implies that the project is still
under development and it may change.
<version>0.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
• Release versioning: It’s the versioning that is assumed
never to change. Only to be used for a single state of
the project when it is released then updated to a
next snapshot.
<version>0.0.1</version>

35.
Archetypes
• Templates for Maven projects
• Descriptor XML files + Velocity templates
• To create a Maven project:
mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=com.devfesttr -DartifactId=sampleApp -
Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes -
DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DarchetypeVersion=1.0

36.
Let’s create a
Maven Project
with an archetype
• By using an archetype from JBOSS repository
• https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/
repositories/releases/archetype-catalog.xml
• We will have Domain classes, Web Pages, in
memory database, REST services and etc.

37.
How Maven resolve
versions?

38.
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
B : B : 2.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4
Which B will
Maven choose?
B:2.0
the highest one?
G:A: V

39.
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
B : B : 2.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4
Maven will choose
the closest one.

40.
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
B : B : 2.0
? commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.1
?
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4
Which
commons-logging?
?
?

41.
The Sequential first at the same distance…
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
B : B : 2.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.1.1
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4

42.
The Final Graph…
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4

43.
Question:
Project A will work in the end
OR not?
A : A : 1.0
C : C : 1.0 B : B : 1.0
D : D : 1.0
commons-logging
commons-logging
1.0.4

44.
Managing
Projects’ Dependencies

45.
Inheritance
ParentApp
<<extends>>
ChildApp
<project>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<parent>
<groupId>com.devfesttr</groupId>
<artifactId>ParentApp</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</parent>
<groupId>devfesttr.workshop</groupId>
<artifactId>ChildApp</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</project>

46.
Aggregation
ProjectA ProjectB ProjectC
<<depends>> <<depends>>
root $ cd ProjectC
projectC $ mvn compile
projectC $ cd ..
root $ cd ProjectB
projectB $ mvn compile
projectB $ cd ..
root $ cd ProjectA
projectA $ mvn compile
} 8 lines !!!

47.
Aggregation
modulesapp
ProjectA ProjectB
ProjectC
<<module>>
<<module>>
<<module>>
root $ cd modulesapp
modulesapp $ mvn compile
modulesapp:
<project>
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.devfesttr</groupId>
<artifactId>modulesapp</artifactId>
<packaging>pom</packaging>
<version>1.0</version>
<name>modulesapp</name>
<modules>
<module>projectA</module>
<module>projectB</module>
<module>projectC</module>
</modules>
</project>

48.
Question here is:
With mvn compile
which module will compile
first?
<modules>
<module>projectA</module>
<module>projectB</module>
<module>projectC</module>
</modules>

49.
Repositories
• To manage build artefacts and dependencies
• local or remote repositories
• Can store jar, war, ear, ejb, rar ....
• Maven looks to at least 2 repository if none
specified
- local one (under user home)
- http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2
(defined in uber-pom)
• Release & Snapshot repositories

50.
Repositories
<repository>
<id>jboss-repo</id>
<name>The Release JBoss maven repo</name>
<url>http://repository.jboss.org/maven2</url>
<releases>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</releases>
</repository>
<repository>
<id>jboss-snapshot-repo</id>
<name>The Snapshot JBoss maven repo</name>
<url>http://snapshots.jboss.org/maven2</url>
<snapshots>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</snapshots>
</repository>

51.
Plugins
• Plugin-oriented Architecture
plugin for even compiling the code..
• A maven artefact w/ descriptor (plugin.xml) and one or more MOJOs
• A MOJO is a Maven plain Old Java Object. Each mojo is an executable
goal in Maven, and a plugin is a distribution of one or more related
MOJOs.
• In short, a MOJO is a maven goal, to extend functionality not already
found in Maven.
• Plexus as its IoC. (Guice also introduced with version 3.x)
Why not Spring?
• List of plugins supported by Maven Project.
https://maven.apache.org/plugins

52.
Plugin Development
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/
XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/
maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.devfesttr</groupId>
<artifactId>hello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-plugin-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.2</version>
<configuration>
<skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>true</skipErrorNoDescriptorsFound>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>mojo-descriptor</id>
<goals>
<goal>descriptor</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

53.
Plugin Development
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
<version>2.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugin-tools</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-plugin-annotations</artifactId>
<version>3.2</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</project>

54.
Plugin Development
Mojo Code
import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
@Mojo( name = "sayhi")
public class GreetingMojo extends AbstractMojo {
public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
getLog().info( "Hello world." );
}
}

55.
Use the plugin
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.devfesttr</groupId>
<artifactId>hello-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>compile</phase>
<goals>
<goal>sayhi</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>

56.
What we did w/ plugins in
PrimeFaces
• maven-jsf-plugin
• Component Class
• Tag Handler Class
• Declare Component, Tag, Renderer classes in faces-config.xml
• Declare facelet tag definition
• Declare tld tag definition
• plugin available @
http://repository.primefaces.org/org/primefaces/maven-jsf-plugin

57.
settings.xml
• Maven provides 2 settings file,
• Local settings.xml at %USER_HOME%/.m2/settings.xml
• Global settings.xml at %M2_HOME%/conf/settings.xml
• These files are not bundled with Maven project and don’t get
distributed.
• If both files exist, their contents get merged.
• Local settings.xml overrides the global one.

58.
Thank you..!