介绍前面Hello World项目的时候，并没有涉及IDE，这样一个简单的项目，使用最简单的编辑器也能完成。但是对一个稍微大一些的项目来说，还是推荐使用IDE。这一篇文章我们在m2eclipse帮助下使用eclipse创建Maven项目。
1. 创建
使用IDE创建一个Maven项目非常简单，选择菜单项File->New->Other，在弹出的对话框中选择Maven下的Maven Project,然后点击Next按钮。
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在弹出的New Maven Project对话框中，使用默认的选项。不要选择Create a simple project。然后，点击Next按钮。
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此时m2eclipse会提示我们选择一个Archetype。这里选择maven-archetype-quickstart,再点击Next按钮。m2eclipse实际上是使用maven-archetype-plugin插件创建项目。
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此时输入groupId，artifactId，version，package。
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单击Finshi按钮，Maven项目就创建完成了。项目目录结构如下：
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2. 运行mvn命令
在Maven项目或者pom.xml上右击，再点击弹出的快捷菜单选择Run as，就能看到常见的Maven命令。
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选择想要执行的maven命令技能执行相应的构建，同时也能在eclipse的console中看到构建输出。例如：运行mvn test
[INFO] Scanning for projects...[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Building hello-world 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.3:resources (default-resources) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\src\main\resources[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.3:testResources (default-testResources) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\src\test\resources[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Nothing to compile - all classes are up to date[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.7.1:test (default-test) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Surefire report directory: D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target\surefire-reports ------------------------------------------------------- T E S T S-------------------------------------------------------Running com.qunar.model.AppTestTests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 0.035 sec Results : Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Total time: 4.439s[INFO] Finished at: Sat Jan 23 14:11:18 CST 2016[INFO] Final Memory: 6M/15M[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
如果默认选项张没有我们想要执行的Maven命令怎么办？比如，默认带有mvn test，但是没有mvn clean test。我们可以选择Maven build来自定义Maven 运行命令，在弹出的对话框的Goals一项中输入我们想要执行的命令，如clean test，设置一下Name，点击Run即可。
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当你运行时，你可能会遇到下面问题：
[INFO] Scanning for projects...[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Building hello-world 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Deleting D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.3:resources (default-resources) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\src\main\resources[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Compiling 1 source file to D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target\classes[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------[ERROR] COMPILATION ERROR : [INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------[ERROR] Unable to locate the Javac Compiler in: D:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\..\lib\tools.jarPlease ensure you are using JDK 1.4 or above andnot a JRE (the com.sun.tools.javac.Main class is required).In most cases you can change the location of your Javainstallation by setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable.[INFO] 1 error[INFO] -------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] BUILD FAILURE[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Total time: 1.044s[INFO] Finished at: Sat Jan 23 14:54:26 CST 2016[INFO] Final Memory: 5M/15M[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) on project hello-world: Compilation failure[ERROR] Unable to locate the Javac Compiler in:[ERROR] D:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre7\..\lib\tools.jar[ERROR] Please ensure you are using JDK 1.4 or above and[ERROR] not a JRE (the com.sun.tools.javac.Main class is required).[ERROR] In most cases you can change the location of your Java[ERROR] installation by setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable.[ERROR] -> [Help 1][ERROR] [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.[ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.[ERROR] [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:[ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/MojoFailureException
解决方案：这是因为eclipse默认是使用jre作为运行环境，而maven编译需要jdk作为运行环境。
就是在eclipse里设置一个jdk的运行环境，然后将当前项目的运行环境设为jdk运行环境即可。
（1）window -> preferences -> java -> installed jres 修改你的jre，将其location指向你的jdk目录。
（2）点击Add按钮，选择Standard VM，jre home选择你的jdk目录。点击finish，这时发现多了一个JRE，将其勾上，以后新的项目，就默认使用这个JRE了。
[INFO] Scanning for projects...[INFO] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Building hello-world 0.0.1-SNAPSHOT[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-clean-plugin:2.4.1:clean (default-clean) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Deleting D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.3:resources (default-resources) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\src\main\resources[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:compile (default-compile) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Compiling 1 source file to D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target\classes[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-resources-plugin:2.4.3:testResources (default-testResources) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Using 'UTF-8' encoding to copy filtered resources.[INFO] skip non existing resourceDirectory D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\src\test\resources[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-compiler-plugin:2.3.2:testCompile (default-testCompile) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Compiling 1 source file to D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target\test-classes[INFO] [INFO] --- maven-surefire-plugin:2.7.1:test (default-test) @ hello-world ---[INFO] Surefire report directory: D:\WorkSpace\JavaWorkSpace\hello-world\target\surefire-reports ------------------------------------------------------- T E S T S-------------------------------------------------------Running com.qunar.model.AppTestTests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0, Time elapsed: 0.014 sec Results : Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0 [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------[INFO] Total time: 3.246s[INFO] Finished at: Sat Jan 23 14:58:05 CST 2016[INFO] Final Memory: 11M/27M[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
来源于：《Maven实战》