Sonatype, Inc.

Maven Mechanics Course Outline:

Module 1: An Introduction to Maven
•  Key Features of Maven
•  History of Maven
•  Alternatives to Maven
•  Comparing Maven and Ant

Lab 1: Environment Configuration

Lab 2: Maven Installation

Module 2: Installing Maven
•  Downloading Maven
•  Installing Maven
•  Maven Directory
•  Maven Settings (Local and Global)
•  Local Maven Repository
•  Running Maven
•  Maven Options
•  Upgrading Maven

Module 3: Core Concepts
•  Maven Directory Structure
•  Standard Maven Lifecycle
•  Maven Plugins and Goals
•  Maven Coordinates
•  Dependency Management
•  Maven Repositories
•  Maven Archetypes

Lab 3: First Maven Project

Lab 4: m2eclipse Installation

Lab 5: First m2eclipse Project

Module 4: Project and Dependencies
•  The Project Object Model (POM)
  ‣  The Simplest POM
  ‣  POM Components
•  Project Coordinates
  ‣  GAV (Group, Artifact, Version)
  ‣  Project Versions
  ‣  Snapshot Versions
•  Dependencies
  ‣  Dependency Scope
  ‣  Optional Dependencies
  ‣  Version Ranges
  ‣  Transitive Dependencies
  ‣  Visualizing Dependencies
  ‣  Dependency Conflicts
  ‣  Excluding Transitive Dependencies
•  POM Inheritance and Aggregation
  ‣  POM Inheritance
  ‣  The Super POM
  ‣  Inherited Behavior
  ‣  The Effective POM
•  Multi-module Projects
  ‣  Directory Structure
  ‣  Container Projects
  ‣  POM Aggregation
  ‣  Example Multi-module

Lab 6: Modifying a POM

Lab 7: Working with Dependencies

Lab 8: Creating a Multi-module Project

Module 5: Custom Builds
•  Customizing the Lifecycle
  ‣  Lifecycle Overview
  ‣  Default Lifecycle
  ‣  Site Lifecycle
  ‣  Package-specific Lifecycles
•  Key Lifecycle Phases
•  Properties and Profiles
  ‣  Variables
  ‣  POM Variables
  ‣  settings.xml properties
  ‣  Java System properties
  ‣  Environment variables
  ‣  User-defined properties
•  Filtering Resources
  ‣  Build Profiles
  ‣  Project Configuration with Profiles
  ‣  Profile Activation
  ‣  Maven Repositories
  ‣  Repository Structure
  ‣  Central Repository
  ‣  Other Remote Repositories
  ‣  Local Repository
•  Site Generation and Reporting
•  Demonstration

Lab 9: Properties and Filters

Lab 10: Working with Build Profiles