Use with maven poms


If you want to use a maven pom.xml instead of an ivy.xml file, you can select a pom file in the configuration options of the IvyDE classpath.

When a maven pom is selected, the configurations list is updated with all maven scopes.

Both examples below are a good illustration of the simplicity of using maven poms in IvyDE:

Maven1 Sample

This sample presents a simple use case involving a maven pom and the IvyDE classpath container. We are going to create an Eclipse project on commons-httpclient sources.

- Download the commons httpclient sources

- Unzip this file (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)

- Create a new Eclipse java project based on the unzipped sources (c:/tmp/commons-httpclient/)


Note: your project willnot compile: some imports cannot be resolved.
- Add a new classpath container based on the "project.xml" pom and select "default" configuration (maven scope)

- Finished. The project compiles!

Maven2 Sample

This sample demonstrates how the IvyDE classpath container on a Maven2 pom can handle transitive dependencies.

- Create a new empty java project in Eclipse.

- In your project, create an ivysettings.xml file: 
<ivysettings>
	<conf defaultResolver="ibiblio"/>
	<resolvers>
		<ibiblio name="ibiblio" />
	</resolvers>
</ivysettings>
Using the m2compatible attribute, you can benefit from Maven2 repository compatibility.

- In your project, create a pom.xml file: 
<project>
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
	<groupId>com.mycompany</groupId>
	<artifactId>myproject</artifactId>
	<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>commons-httpclient</groupId>
			<artifactId>commons-httpclient</artifactId>
			<version>3.0</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>
</project>
- On the pom.xml file, open the context menu and click on "Add Ivy Library...":

- Select the configurations compile and runtime

- Go into the "Settings" tab, select "Enable project specific settings" and click on the "Workspace..." button

- Choose the ivysettings.xml file in your project

- click "Finish"

- That's all! Your IvyDE classpath container resolves all dependencies including those that were transitive to the commons-httpclient module!

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