Choosing Netbeans project template or maven's project template - java

I'm little confused because of too many options when we take anything in java. I want to create a web application in java. whether i have create web application from 'java web' or 'maven' by creating new project in netbeans. I may use some archetypes in my future, but whether maven project has full IDE support from netbeans

I've been using Maven projects in NB 7 without a problem.

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Java category missing in Apache Netbeans

So I installed Apache Netbeans. Installed some of the plugins and instead of just seeing the Java folder in the categories when I want to create a new Project, I see this:
What is Gradle, Ant, and Maven? I am not familiar with Java and wanted to study the language, but I have no idea of what these are.
I keep seeing that I need to have certain plug ins installed and active.
Here they are.
Ant, Maven and Gradle are Java build tools. You don't really need to know the exact differences though.
Java with Ant
The "Java with Ant" option uses NetBeans' own internal project format (based on Ant). In older NetBeans versions this category was simply called "Java"
If you don't need to share your project with non-NetBeans users, use that option.
You will have to manage dependent libraries yourself (download, add them to the project) unless you are only using libraries and frameworks that are bundled with NetBeans. The turnaround times (the time it takes between you hit "Run" and the application actually starts) are the shortest with this option, as Maven and Gradle add substantial overhead to that.
Java with Maven
Maven is a standardized dependency and build management tool. A project defined with Maven can be used by everybody else as it automatically manages (and downloads) any dependency.
Use that option if you know you need to share your project with other people (e.g. hand it in your school or university).
Java with Gradle
Gradle is yet another build tool, which also manages dependencies for your and has more flexibility than Maven. However the build scripts are less standardized than in Maven. But that is also a good option if you know that you need to share your project with other people.
Unless you are using NetBeans 11.1 (which is currently in Beta) I would not use this option as Gradle support in older versions is not as good as Ant or Maven support.
You might want to go through the tutorials on the NetBeans homepage:
http://netbeans.apache.org/help/index.html

Multi-project app in Eclipse with maven

I'm used to Visual Studio, so Eclipse is very new for me.
I have to start (ASAP) developing a project that contains 3 subprojects:
1 - Business logic library with Hibernate support
2 - JavaFX configuration utility
3 - Spring MVC app with a lot of JavaScript inside
2 and 3 use 1 as a core.
I've tried to google manual but all of them were about parts of this task, nothing about the complete solution.
I can create all 3 projects and put them in same subdirs in a solution directory. But how to connect them to core lib? Maven looks great for it, but I can't explain him how modules have to be connected.
How to make such a structure?
At the risk of being shot down in flames, in my opinion Eclipse does not handle structured projects as well as Visual Studio. (I program Java/Eclipse at work and use VS aka Atmel Studio at home for hobbyist C++/Arduino projects).
In Eclipse, I have found to best to check out each component to the top level and compile each component separately (mvn clean install). The output of this is generally a .jar file that will be installed in your local maven repository. You then list that jar as a dependency in the pom.xml file of the higher-level components.
I suggest you install M2Eclipse or some other Maven client into Eclipse. They are not perfect, but are far more productive than doing everything manually.in my opinion.
Also Eclipse supports multiple workspaces quite well. One workspace per major multi-component project works well.

Is there a way to open *.pbxproj files with eclipse?

I'm looking (if it exists) a way to import few XCode java projects into eclipse, maybe a plugin or something that starting from a pbxproj file, generates an eclipse project (.classpath + .project).
After many searches on the internet I reached this URI:
Migrating from XCode to eclipse.
There you can read this:
Migrating with a script is pretty easy and it is not a complex script, it just copies files and puts Java classes into the package structure. The script does not do everything, it just takes the drudgery out of it. You will want to convert all the frameworks before the applications as the applications will need the frameworks to build.
The first step is to create a new Eclipse project, a Wonder Application or a Wonder Framework, and give it the same name as the Xcode project. This does NOT mean you will be using Project Wonder, it just refers to a project layout developed for Wonder.
cd into your Xcode project, Run ./fleeto /path/to/eclipse/project, Refresh the project in Eclipse (select and press F5 or use the context menu), Repeat for other frameworks and applications.
For working in Eclipse you will want to have the framework projects included as required projects in the applications and frameworks that use them. For each project, Properties - Java Build Path is the central place to manage your project. Select the Projects tab and add the framework projects that this application references.
These project dependencies work in Eclipse but not for deployment. For deployment you need to reference frameworks from their installed location. Install the framework (see Install on the context menu).
Then go to the Properties - Java Build Path - Libraries tab and configure the WO Frameworks library. Expand the nodes and select the installed framework(s).
REMOVE the checkmarks beside the ERJars and ERExtensions framework if you are not using Project Wonder. Finally, adjust the order on the Order and Export tab so that required projects appear before the WO Frameworks Library. Doing this ensures that Eclipse uses the current code and not a previously installed version.

How do I migrate an Eclipse GAE project to Maven such that it won't be tied to Eclipse?

I have an open source Eclipse Google App Engine project (it's called LastCalc and it's open source, you can find it here, created using the GAE Eclipse plugin.
The problem is that several months ago I switched IDEs to IntelliJ IDEA. Since most of my projects were Maven-based this wasn't an issue, but LastCalc was stubbornly tied to Eclipse.
I'm hoping that someone can suggest an easy way to migrate this project to Maven such that it will work nicely in both IDEA and Eclipse.
We released the app engine maven plugin and a gustbook sample with that plugin. I don't think the manual migration is very difficult. You can create a directory structure similar to our guestbook sample and copy your source and resource files. Dependency might be a bit cumbersome, so maybe you can try the 'Convert to Maven Project' functionality of the newer version of m2eclipse.

How to add Maven to an existing IntelliJ Android project

I've been doing some research on adding Maven to an existing Android project and I'm struggling to see how this works. I've used Maven once at work on a web based project with Netbeans, but for this project I'm looking to use IntelliJ. I can create a new "Maven Module", but I already have an Android project so I'm not entirely sure that's the route I should be taking.
I found this post which does provide some detail, but not a step-by-step windows integration guide (at least that I'm seeing).
Is it possible for me to use Maven within an Android project?
Edit: I'm looking to do this within a Windows environment
To answer your question in the last sentence: Yes, you can use Maven to build an Android project.
You should use the maven-android-plugin in your Maven project. The best place to get started is https://code.google.com/p/maven-android-plugin/wiki/GettingStarted. Need to read up a bit, but definitely worth the effort.
If I have existing IDE specific Android project that you would like to switch to Maven, instead of trying to "add Maven support to an existing IntelliJ project", I would:
Create a new Maven based project using an appropriate archetype https://github.com/akquinet/android-archetypes
Copy existing source/resources to the Maven project directories.
If done correctly, you can open this (Android) Maven project (pom.xml) in IntelliJ and use it like an Android project (including GUI editor). IntelliJ automatically generates an IntelliJ project from Maven's pom.xml and detects the Android facet.
This way, your project also stays IDE agnostic - you can do everything (build/test/deploy) from command line as well - how Maven projects should be IMHO. :D

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