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Once Eclipse has been installed, you can open it and select a workspace for your application. A
workspace
in
Eclipse is simply an arbitrary directory on your computer where you choose to keep your code projects. When you
first open Eclipse, the program will ask you to specify which workspace you want to use (Figure
6-1
). Choose a path
that works for you. If you are working through all the language chapters, then you could use the same workspace for
each project.
Figure 6-1.
Opening Eclipse and choosing a workspace
Maven Plugin
The Eclipse IDE offers a convenient way to add new tools through their plugin platform. This section walks you
through the process for adding new plugins to Eclipse, which is straightforward and usually involves only a few steps.
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To use the examples in this chapter, you will need to have installed and configured Maven. The files and
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A specific plugin called m2e provides support for managing code dependencies with Apache Maven. Maven
helps to provide a standard way to build projects, which in turn can set a clear definition of the following:
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What should be included within the project
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An easy way to publish project information
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A way to share JARs across several projects
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Management of library dependencies
The goal of the m2e project is to provide Maven support in the Eclipse IDE, making it easier to edit Maven's main
pom.xml, run a build from the IDE, and much more. For many Java developers, the level of integration significantly
eases the consumption of Java artifacts either being hosted on open source repositories such as Maven Central or
another trusted Maven repository.
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If you have already configured Eclipse with Maven, you can skip ahead to the “Neo4j Server Plugin” section.
