Create and test a simple Java project with Maven and Intellij

How to create and test a simple Java project with Maven and Intellij.

Step 1

Use maven to create the project skeleton.

Either

mvn archetype:generate

and pick Option 15 – maven-archetype-quickstart

Or

mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:1.0-alpha-7:create \
    -DgroupId=net.olioinfo \
    -DartifactId=java_simple \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes

Step 2

• Import into Intellij as a Maven project.
• Make sure that the SDK is set to a JAVA SDK
• On the Run menu, edit the Configurations to add a Junit test suite
  • Select ‘Test all in package’
  • Specify package
  • Pick the top-level project directory as the working directory
  • Ensure that ‘Make’ and ‘Build artifacts’ are checked
  • Save
• The top two entries on the Run menu are now available
  • The top ‘Run’ menu entry will run the last configuration applied
  • The top ‘Debug’ menu entry will debug the last configuration applied
• Maven introduces two more entries below the top two entries on the Run menu
  • ‘Run’ will run the configured maven goal (from the last configuration applied).
  • ‘Debug’ should run maven in debug mode. Doesn’t seem to work
• All the standard maven targets work from command line. They will also function when included in an Intellij run-time configuration.

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