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Validate usage of the artifact dependency specified in pom.xml [duplicate]

I have a large Maven project with many modules and many pom.xml files. The project has changed and I suspect the pom's contain some unnecessary dependencies. Is there is a command which removes any unused dependencies from a pom?

The Maven Dependency Plugin will help, especially the dependency:analyze goal:
dependency:analyze analyzes the dependencies of this project and determines which are: used and declared; used and undeclared; unused and declared.
Another thing that might help to do some cleanup is the Dependency Convergence report from the Maven Project Info Reports Plugin.

You can use dependency:analyze -DignoreNonCompile
This will print a list of used undeclared and unused declared dependencies (while ignoring runtime/provided/test/system scopes for unused dependency analysis.)
## Be careful while using this, some libraries used at runtime are considered unused
For more details refer to this link

As others have said, you can use the dependency:analyze goal to find which dependencies are used and declared, used and undeclared, or unused and declared. You may also find dependency:analyze-dep-mgt useful to look for mismatches in your dependencyManagement section.
You can simply remove unwanted direct dependencies from your POM, but if they are introduced by third-party jars, you can use the <exclusions> tags in a dependency to exclude the third-party jars (see the section titled Dependency Exclusions for details and some discussion). Here is an example excluding commons-logging from the Spring dependency:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring</artifactId>
<version>2.5.5</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>commons-logging</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-logging</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>

Have you looked at the Maven Dependency Plugin ? That won't remove stuff for you but has tools to allow you to do the analysis yourself. I'm thinking particularly of
mvn dependency:tree

I had similar kind of problem and decided to write a script that removes dependencies for me. Using that I got over half of the dependencies away rather easily.
http://samulisiivonen.blogspot.com/2012/01/cleanin-up-maven-dependencies.html

You can use DepClean https://github.com/castor-software/depclean/
DepClean is a tool to automatically remove dependencies that are included in your Java dependency tree but are not actually used in the project's code.

You can use dependency_cleaner https://github.com/junaidbs/dependency_cleaner
This jar will help to identify and remove unwanted dependency from pom.
It will automate the process of Removing a dependency and run then check whether the dependency needful

If you are using eclipse, right-click on the jar in Maven Dependencies:
Select Maven -> Exclude Maven Artifact...

Maven - "Package from transitive module dependency referenced, declare a direct dependency to fix."

I never worked with Maven before, but after having a lot of problems with mockito dependencies in my Netbeans module, I decided to create a new one using Maven and move everything to this new project. After some time doing so, I managed to get the module running just ok.
The problem is that when I use some functionalities that require the Netbeans API I get an exception.
My guess is that the problem is in the dependencies declared in pom.xml. In some of the imports that I use in my application, I get the following message:
Package from transitive module dependency referenced, declare a
direct dependency to fix.
When I clean and build or run mvn clean install in the root directory I get this error:
Project uses classes from transitive module
org.netbeans.api:org-netbeans-modules-projectapi:jar:RELEASE73 which
will not be accessible at runtime.
To fix the problem, add this module as direct dependency. For OSGi bundles that are supposed to be wrapped in NetBeans modules, use the
useOSGiDependencies=false parameter
In the org.codehaus.mojo plugin declaration (which was the only one that had the useOSGiDependencies tag) I tried to change useOSGiDependencies=true to useOSGiDependencies=false but that didn't work. I also tried to change RELEASE73 to RELEASE82, since I am using Netbeans 8.2 but that didn't work as well. I also tried a bunch of other possible solutions that I found on google, but none seemed to work for me.
These are the Netbeans api dependencies that I have in my pom.xml file:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.netbeans.api</groupId>
<artifactId>org-netbeans-modules-project-libraries</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE73</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.netbeans.api</groupId>
<artifactId>org-netbeans-api-annotations-common</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE82</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.netbeans.api</groupId>
<artifactId>org-openide-util</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE82</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.netbeans.api</groupId>
<artifactId>org-openide-awt</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE82</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.netbeans.modules</groupId>
<artifactId>org-netbeans-core</artifactId>
<version>RELEASE73</version>
</dependency>
<!-- ... -->
</dependencies>
I looked everywhere but couldn't find a straightforward answer on how to declare a direct dependency.
Can anyone explain to me what am I doing wrong here?

After digging a bit more, I found that I had to add all the dependencies manually. This answer helped me a lot.
I just lack experience with maven. Basically I googled org-netbeans-modules-projectapi:jar:RELEASE73 maven entered the first link and added the needed dependency to my project.

How do I resolve dependency conflict for a Java file in IntelliJ IDEA?

I have tried to search web for the problem I am facing but maybe I am not asking google the right question so here I am.
I am using IntelliJ IDEA for my multi-module project. For one of my modules, one of the class file is using a static import -
import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.Family.familyOf;
Being a big project, there are a lot of dependencies downloaded from internal repo but for some reason IntelliJ refuses to use the dependency "javax.ws.rs-api-2.0" instead it is using "jersey-core-1.8". Because of this it is throwing a compilation error saying Cannot find symbol "familyof".
I looked into Response.java from both the dependencies and found that jersey dependency does not have familyof method while javax.ws.rs-api-2.0 has it but IntelliJ doesnt use this dependency. How do I fix this problem. Most of the developers in my team are using Eclipse and they do not have this problem. I am trying to get used to IntelliJ IDE but cant seem to figure a way out of this. Any help in this regard is much appreciated.
PS - This issue does not occur in Eclipse IDE.

I could resolve this issue by following the below mentioned steps -
Goto "Open Module Settings" Command+Down arrow key
Select Dependencies tab
Search for the above two dependencies in the list
Move "javax.ws.rs-api-2.0" dependency up to ensure this dependency is above "jersey-core-1.8" dependency.
I don't think this is a permanent solution but it seemed to work. if someone with in-depth knowledge of Java/Mave/IntelliJ has an answer to this question that would be great!

You may be able to get the right result every time with Maven by shuffling around the dependencies in the pom.xml, and make sure the dependency you want to take precedence is declared first in the list of dependencies. yes, the order in which the dependencies are declared in pom.xml matters !
Then, if all of you are using the same Maven version, you should have a consistent result.

How does Maven choose between two versions of a same dependency?
As explained here, Maven chooses the first met dependency that's why it works when you change the order of the dependency in the pom.
How to find Maven dependencies conflicts?
In a terminal, in the pom folder :
mvn dependency:tree -Dverbose | grep "conflict"
will give you all the dependencies in conflict in your project.
With Eclipse IDE, click on the pom and on the Dependency hierarchy tab. Then, fill the Filter field with a dependency. On the left side, you will see the conflicts (like with mvn dependendy:tree, with filtered results) and on the right side, the dependencies chosen.
With IntelliJ, the documentation of IntelliJ can help you. There is a diagram view to find the conflicts.
How to resolve Maven dependencies conflicts?
Add dependencyManagement tag in the pom to tell Maven which dependency you want
Example :
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
<version>3.7</version>
</dependency>
<dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
Change the order of the dependency in the pom
Add an exclusion of the dependency
Example :
<dependency>
<groupId>com.my.groupid</groupId>
<artifactId>my-artifact-id</artifactId>
<version>1.2.2</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
Why is there a difference between IntelliJ and Eclipse?
You can add a dependency to a module without adding it to the pom as explained in the documentation of IntelliJ. It's probably possible with other IDE.
IntelliJ IDEA lets you add a Maven dependency to your project. We recommend that you specify the dependency inside your POM. Dependencies that you set up manually inside IntelliJ IDEA module settings will be discarded on the next Maven project import.
The Maven plugin in Eclipse (M2Eclipse) may load dependencies differently compared to mvn
Please, read the documentation of IntelliJ to configure the project dependencies easily.

How to add Spring libs using Maven

I learned Spring via Spring In Action 3 few month ago. I downloaded Spring libraries from official site (list was like in SIA3(aop, asm, aspects, beans ...)), added them to my project and everything worked fine. Now I want to use Maven, but I am getting a lot of errors and sinking in searching what library to add.
I am newby, dont know all Spring dependencies(within it libs) and the question is not about my errors, but about the way to add all Spring libraries to my project via Maven. How do you usually add Spring libs using Maven?

You don't have to download the libraries themselves anymore. That is what Maven is for. (and quite some more, of course)
set up Maven properly
set up Maven in the IDE tool you have (like this)
edit the pom.xml to include what you need, adding the dependencies in the in the dependencies tag.
Maven takes care of resolving the dependencies of the specified packages. If a package depends on other packages, it will do it for you. You only have to specify the packages you directly need
For example
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring</artifactId>
<version>2.5.6</version>
</dependency>
You can easily find the packages using Google, and searching for "maven repository "
Avoiding version clashes
Also, as Bart mentioned, the common way of having Spring in the pom.xml - as it has way too many versions, and clashes can occur - is through a common property specifying the version for all Spring components. (Based on this answer)
Specify the property in the properties tag:
<properties>
<spring.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.version>
</properties>
Then use it in the dependencies like this:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-context</artifactId>
<version>${spring.version}</version>
</dependency>
Be careful to use it for ALL components to avoid version clashes. (of course, issues mught still occur, bz having different libraries reference spring too, but that is another story in its own.)
Side note
Keep in mind note that Maven projects use specific directory layout. When I first started using maven for my own projects, first I created a new blank one, and played around with it, before I began migrating my older projects to use maven. Believe me, it pays off.

Add spring artifacts to your pom.xml file. For example
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-beans</artifactId>
<version>3.2.4.RELEASE</version>
You can find more artifact info here
http://mvnrepository.com/

HERE you can find the dependencies as per your requirement. Just click on the dependency and inside click on the latest release, scroll down there is your code inside the <dependencies> Your required dependency and version</dependencies>.
Just copy the XML code and paste it in your pom.xml file.

Is there a maven repository for flash-selenium.jar?

I recently moved to maven project and since then I found adding dependencies very difficult. Before that I just needed to download the jar and add to library folder .
Now I am searching flash-selenium.jar dependency but I failed to find any. So I added it manually in my C:.m2\repository\org\seleniumhq\selenium\flash-selenium folder but still it is giving error. So how can I use this jar in my maven project?Its a request to people those have 1500 points here , could you please create a label for selenium flash related problems. Thanks

There's no flash-selenium dependency in maven central, but there are other artifacts like:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.seleniumhq.selenium</groupId>
<artifactId>selenium</artifactId>
<version>2.0rc2</version>
</dependency>
the complete list:
http://search.maven.org/#search|ga|1|selenium
Maybe some of this fits what you need.