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Mastering Apache Maven 3

You're reading from   Mastering Apache Maven 3 Enhance developer productivity and address exact enterprise build requirements by extending Maven

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2014
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ISBN-13 9781783983865
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Apache Maven Quick Start FREE CHAPTER 2. Demystifying Project Object Model 3. Maven Configuration 4. Build Lifecycles 5. Maven Plugins 6. Maven Assemblies 7. Maven Archetypes 8. Maven Repository Management 9. Best Practices Index

Chapter 6. Maven Assemblies

Maven provides an extensible architecture via plugins and lifecycles. Archive types such as .jar, .war, .ear, and many more are supported by plugins and associated lifecycles. The JAR plugin creates an artifact with the .jar extension and the relevant metadata, according to the JAR specification. The JAR file is, in fact, a ZIP file with the optional META-INF directory. You can find more details about the JAR specification from http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/jar/jar.html.

The JAR file aggregates a set of class files to build a single distribution unit. The WAR file aggregates a set of JAR files, Java classes, JSPs, images, and many more resources into a single distribution unit that can be deployed in a Java EE application server. However, when you build a product, you might need to aggregate many JAR files from different places, WAR files, README files, LICENSE files, and many more into a single ZIP file. To build such an archive...

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