[Maven 2] maven and your IDE

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maven and your IDE

Download the project from version control within your IDE
- Most simple import
Run IDE plugin from the command line
- Generates configuration files for the IDE
- E.g., mvn eclipse:eclipse
Refresh the project in your IDE
There are currently plugins for
- eclipse
- NetBeans (?)
- IDEA
Often, there is also a plugin in the IDE to do the reverse (create a POM)
- E.g., mevenide
  - No maven 2 version yet
  - Was not usuable for maven 1 (eats part of the POM, e.g., developer roles)
- Work in progress (embedding)
Problem with multi-module projects
- maven supports hierarchy of projects and sub-projects
- Most IDE's don't
More information
- eclipse
- IDEA
- NetBeans