Extending Neo4j - Practical Neo4j - page 56

Installing the SLF4J Plugin
To install the Maven Plugin, you will need to install the slf4j-api, which is responsible for logging. If you have Eclipse
installed and open, proceed through these steps:

1. From the Help menu, select “Install New Software” to open the dialog, which will look like

the one shown in Figure 6-2 .

Figure 6-2. Installing the SLF4J plugin into Eclipse

2. Paste the URL http://www.fuin.org/p2-repository/ for the update site into the

“Work With” text box, and hit the Enter (or Return) key.

3. Expand “Maven osgi-bundles” and select “slf4j-api”.

4. Click the Next button to go to the license page.

5. Choose the option to accept the terms of the license agreement, and click the Finish button.

6. You may need to restart Eclipse to continue.

Installing the Maven Plugin
Now that the SLF4J plugin is installed, you can proceed through the steps below to add the Maven plugin to Eclipse:

1. Again, from the Help menu, select “Install New Software” to open the dialog, which will

appear similar to the one shown in Figure 6-2 .

2. Paste the following URL— http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases —for

the update site into the “Work With” text box, and hit the Enter (or Return) key.

3. In the populated table like the one in Figure 6-3 , check the box next to the name of the

plug-in, and then click the Next button.