How to create a multi-module project using maven?

By | June 13, 2021

In this post, We will learn How to create a multi-module project using maven?

Let’s have a look How to create a Muti-Module project in maven using a demo project.

Please follow the below steps to Create a Multi-Module project in Eclipse:

1.Click on File ->New-> Other(First of all we are going to create a Parent Module)

2. Select Maven Project under Maven and Click on Next

3. Select Check box[Create a simple project (skip archetype selection)]

4. Provide Group Id, Artifact Id, and Version after that Click on Finish

NOTE: You should not that Packaging for Parent Module must be pom

In Step 4 we have created the Parent Module and now let’s proceed to create two Child modules(ServiceApp & Webapp) for the above parent Module

5. Click File -> New->Other

Select Maven Module and Click on Next

Mention Module Name after that Select above-Created Parent Project and Click on Next

Select Maven Archetype and click on Next

Mention Group Id , Version and Package and Click on Finish

6.Click on File ->New ->Other

Select Maven Module and Click on Next

Mention Module Name and Select Parent Project and Click on Next

Select Maven Archetype and Click on Next

Mention Group Id,Version and Package and Click on Finish

7. Now You can see and Parent Project(ParentApp) and its child projects(ServiceApp & WebApp) are created in Eclipse as follows:

8. Now We have pom.xml files of Parent Module(ParentApp) Child modules(WebApp & ServiceApp) as follows:

pom.xml file of ParentApp

pom.xml file of WebApp

pom.xml file of ServiceApp

8. Now Right-click on Parent Project(ParentApp) and go to Run As->Maven build…

 

Provide maven goals clean install as shown in below image and click on Apply then Run

You can see when we built Parent Project then its child projects(modules) also built. We can also build the child module independently.

 

That’s all about How to create a multi-module project using maven?

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