FAQ

  1. How do I deploy an entire app as a single jar
  2. How do I separate my functional tests from my unit tests, and why would I ?
  3. What is a reasonable pom.xml to start with for maximum defaults ?
  4. Will I be publishing my passwords if I commit my pom.xml ?
  5. How can I build and deploy in a single command ?
How do I deploy an entire app as a single jar

[see demo if possible] this command (among others) mvn jar-with-dependencies

http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/

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How do I separate my functional tests from my unit tests, and why would I ?

Hope Michael is here to answer that one.

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What is a reasonable pom.xml to start with for maximum defaults ?

Some examples may be suitable from the samples site.

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Will I be publishing my passwords if I commit my pom.xml ?

No, these go in your settings.xml file in your user directory, (I think, haven't done it for a while)

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How can I build and deploy in a single command ?

By setting up your configuration security settings to be able to get into the server.

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