The Working with Apache Maven training course teaches developers the skills and knowledge needed to use Maven as an automated build tool.
The Automating Builds with Apache Maven training course begins with an overview of automated build concepts and motivations. It then moves into a discussion about Maven as a build tool, in terms of its architecture, implementation, and operation. With the foundation laid, the course then examines how to setup a Maven2 pom.xml file, project configuration, and task execution.
The Working with Apache Maven course concludes with a discussion of common Maven tasks, like continuous integration tasks, packaging tasks, etc.
Working with Apache Maven can include a discussion on integration with Continuous Integration servers like Jenkins, Hudson, and Bamboo.
Course Summary
Hands-on training is customized, instructor-led training with an in-depth presentation of a technology and its concepts, featuring such topics as Java, OOAD, and Open Source.
- Install and configure Maven
- Describe the Maven architecture
- Understand the Maven lifecycle
- Manage dependencies with Maven
- Use Maven to build JAR, WAR, EJB-JAR, and EAR deployment artifacts
What You'll Learn
In the Working with Apache Maven training course you’ll learn:
- An Introduction to Maven
- Key Features of Maven
- History of Maven
- Alternatives to Maven
- Comparing Maven and Ant
- Installing Maven
- Maven Directory
- Maven Settings (Local and Global)
- Local Maven Repository
- Running Maven
- Maven Options
- Core Concepts
- Maven Directory Structure
- Standard Maven Lifecycle
- Key Lifecycle Phases
- Customizing the Lifecycle
- Lifecycle Overview
- Default Lifecycle
- Site Lifecycle
- Package-specific Lifecycles
- Maven Plugins and Goals
- Maven Coordinates
- Dependency Management
- Maven Repositories
- Maven Archetypes
- 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- Projects
- Directory Structure
- Container Projects
- POM Aggregation
- Custom Builds
- 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
- Consistent Builds
- Standardized Environment
- Explicit Use of Plugin Versions
- The Enforcer Plugin
- Site Generation with Maven
- Maven Site as Collaboration Tool
- The Site Lifecycle
- Default Site Layout
- Creating a Site Project
- Organizing Your Site
- Adding Site Content
- Site Reporting with Maven
- Technical Documentation
- Browsable Source Code
- Displaying Test Results
- Code Quality Metrics
- Web Development
- Using the Maven Jetty Plugin
- Developing Web Applications with Maven
- Repository Management
- What is an Enterprise Repository?
- Nexus Repositories and Security
- Deploying to Nexus with Maven
- Managing Maven Settings with Nexus
- Configuring Procurement in Nexus
- Performing a Staged Release
- Release Management
- Release Management
- The Maven Release Plugin
- Developer Release Workflow
- Integration with Source Control
- Example Using Subversion
- Continuous Integration with Bamboo
- What is Continuous Integration?
- Benefits of Continuous Integration
- Comparisons of CI Servers/Products
- Setting Up a Maven Job in the CI server
- Monitoring Builds
- Demonstration of CI server
Meet Your Instructor
Kelby ZorgdragerMeet Kelby Zorgdrager »Kelby Zorgdrager, is the President and Founder of DevelopIntelligence. Kelby, a serial entrepreneur, has started 2 successful businesses in his career. Much of his career has been focused on leveraging technologies to create robust, scalable, and extensible solutions. Kelby has held just about every position possible in the technology world, from tech support to CTO. Kelby’s expertise in Java, Open Source, and software development, have allowed him to be a guest speaker at JavaOne,...
Michael McClureMeet Michael McClure »Michael McClure is a practicing software developer, course developer, and trainer with DevelopIntelligence. For the majority of his career, Michael has been designing and implementing large-scale, enterprise-grade Java-based applications at major telecommunication and internet companies such as Level3 Communications, US West/Qwest/Century Link, Orbitz, and others.
Michael has a passion for learning new technologies / patterns / paradigms. (Or, he has a tendency to get bored or disappointed with current...
Anil PalMeet Anil Pal »Anil Pal is a seasoned software engineer with over 16 years of Java
development experience.Anil started his career out as Unix programmer, slinging C-code, writing
shell scripts, and teaching others how to use Unix back when Unix was still
a toddler. Anil’s expertise in Unix, C, and C++ allowed him to become a
Member of Technical Staff at ATT / Bell labs. During his tenure at Bell
Labs, Anil led the creation of software tools that simulated...
Daniel HinojosaMeet Daniel Hinojosa »Daniel Hinojosa has been a self-employed developer, teacher and speaker for private business, education, and government since 1999. Daniel also actively teaches programming for the University of New Mexico Continuing Education. Daniel is a Pomodoro Technique practitioner and is co-founder of the Albuquerque Java User’s Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When he’s not supporting other local Java developers, Daniel spends most of his waking hours developing in and around the Java ecosystem, encompassing...
