Eclipse: How to build a web project with Eclipse And Maven

1 Using Eclipse

     1) Create project using archetype: maven-archetype-webapp

 

 

    2) Update Build Path Using JDK-1.7 and Compiler Level to 1.7

    3) Add "javax.servlet" dependency in pom.xml

    4) Add "jetty" build into pom.xml for validation that web-project successfully created.

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
	<groupId>edu.xmu.project</groupId>
	<artifactId>webapp</artifactId>
	<packaging>war</packaging>
	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
	<name>webapp Maven Webapp</name>
	<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>

	<properties>
		<jetty.version>9.2.0.v20140526</jetty.version>
	</properties>
	<dependencies>
		<dependency>
			<groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
			<artifactId>servlet-api</artifactId>
			<version>2.5</version>
		</dependency>
	</dependencies>
	<build>
		<finalName>webapp</finalName>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>
				<artifactId>jetty-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<version>${jetty.version}</version>
				<configuration>
					<webApp>
						<contextPath>/jetty</contextPath>
					</webApp>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>
</project>

   5)  Create jetty run goal

    6) Test result

   7) Final Project Heirarchy

Reference Linkes:

1) http://www.mkyong.com/maven/how-to-create-a-web-application-project-with-maven/