flightlesson / java-application-template

I use this as a template when I start a new Java application

This is a template for starting a new Java application.

Customization starts by:

• Under src/main, rename "com/demo/myapp" to your package and MyApp.java to your main class.
• Edit and rename the "myapp" application wrapper script. Change TRUNK, jarfilebasename, and mainclass.
• Edit "pom.xml"; change <project><groupId>, <project><artifactId>, <properties><trunk> and <manifest><mainClass>.
• Edit "Makefile"; change default values for MYAPP and JARFILE.nnn
• Edit the renamed "MyApp.java" and add your application code.

To build the application using maven run "mvn package". Note that build artifacts get placed in "../maven-build-artifacts/myapp" instead of "target", which is maven's default: this is to avoid polluting the git-managed project directory with build artifacts. See pom.xml to change this behavior.

To build the application using make, run "make all" or "make install". "make all" simply runs 'mvn package'; "make install" creates the ../sandbox directory and installs there. The sandbox can be useful in distributing your application.

Use the renamed "myapp" script to start the application. Try running with the "+h" command line arg, then with the "-h" command line arg.

Enjoy!