Author: hboutemy
Date: Sun Aug 9 22:17:09 2015
New Revision: 1694921
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1694921
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maven/site/trunk/content/apt/guides/introduction/introduction-to-archetypes.apt
Modified:
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URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/maven/site/trunk/content/apt/guides/introduction/introduction-to-archetypes.apt?rev=1694921&r1=1694920&r2=1694921&view=diff
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Sun Aug 9 22:17:09 2015
@@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ Introduction to Archetypes
What is Archetype?
In short, Archetype is a Maven project templating toolkit. An archetype is
defined as <an original pattern or model
- from which all other things of the same kind are made>. The names fits as we
are trying to provide a system that
+ from which all other things of the same kind are made>. The name fits as we
are trying to provide a system that
provides a consistent means of generating Maven projects. Archetype will help
authors create
Maven project templates for users, and provides users with the means to
generate parameterized versions
of those project templates.
Using archetypes provides a great way to enable developers quickly in a way
consistent with best practices employed
- by your project or organization. Within the Maven project we use archetypes
to try and get our users up and running
- as quickly as possible by providing a sample project that demonstrates many
of the features of Maven while introducing
- new users to the best practices employed by Maven. In a matter of seconds a
new user can have a working Maven project
+ by your project or organization. Within the Maven project, we use archetypes
to try and get our users up and running
+ as quickly as possible by providing a sample project that demonstrates many
of the features of Maven, while introducing
+ new users to the best practices employed by Maven. In a matter of seconds, a
new user can have a working Maven project
to use as a jumping board for investigating more of the features in Maven. We
have also tried to make the Archetype
- mechanism additive and by that we mean allowing portions of a project to be
captured in an archetype so that pieces
+ mechanism additive, and by that we mean allowing portions of a project to be
captured in an archetype so that pieces
or aspects of a project can be added to existing projects. A good example of
this is the Maven site archetype.
- If, for example, you have used the quick start archetype to generate a
working project you can then quickly
+ If, for example, you have used the quick start archetype to generate a
working project, you can then quickly
create a site for that project by using the site archetype within that
existing project. You can do anything like
this with archetypes.
- You may want to standardize J2EE development within your organization so you
may want to provide archetypes
+ You may want to standardize J2EE development within your organization, so you
may want to provide archetypes
for EJBs, or WARs, or for your web services. Once these archetypes are
created and deployed in your organization's
- repository they are available for use by all developers within your
organization.
+ repository, they are available for use by all developers within your
organization.
* Using an Archetype
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ What is Archetype?
mvn archetype:generate
+---+
- Please refer to {{{/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/usage.html}Archetype
Plugin Page}}.
+ Please refer to {{{/archetype/maven-archetype-plugin/usage.html}Archetype
Plugin page}}.
* Provided Archetypes
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ mvn archetype:generate
| maven-archetype-webapp | An archetype which contains a sample Maven
Webapp project. |
*-----------------------------+----------------+
- For more information on these archetypes, please refer the
{{{/archetypes/index.html}Maven Archetype Bundles page}}.
+ For more information on these archetypes, please refer to the
{{{/archetypes/index.html}Maven Archetype Bundles page}}.
* What makes up an Archetype?
Archetypes are packaged up in a JAR and they consist of the archetype
metadata which describes the contents of
- archetype and a set of {{{http://velocity.apache.org/}Velocity}} templates
which make up the prototype
- project. If you would like to know how to make your own archetypes please
refer to our
+ archetype, and a set of {{{http://velocity.apache.org/}Velocity}} templates
which make up the prototype
+ project. If you would like to know how to make your own archetypes, please
refer to our
{{{../mini/guide-creating-archetypes.html}Guide to creating archetypes}}.
