I am trying to create an Eclipse folder(package?) team members can download and when they create new projects, it will automatically add the Hadoop jar files into the classpath, is this possible?
Thanks!
PS. I did ask in the Eclipse forums but there was no response.
You could create a dummy project with complete config and libs. A dev would only have to rename it..
Or if you want to go the maven road, use an archetype.
I have not heard about such a folder / package concept. Why not create a preconfigured empty project with all your dependencies ? You may also create a Maven project to easily manage dependencies.
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I am trying to use loaded jar files of my class path into my module. I
know requires will accept only modules names.
my jar files are present inside the Spring Jar Files folder.
I tried to use #Configuration annotation inside my appConfig.java file and IDE could not recognize it.
Your help is much appreciated as I am new to the programming world.
Normally, I use Maven or Gradle to handle all the jars.
It seems you have just started with Spring.
I suggest you try Spring Boot with Maven or Gradle to manage the library and the code lifecycle (compile, build, test).
This is one tutorial for example: https://spring.io/guides/gs/spring-boot/
You can add a jar in Eclipse by right-clicking on the Project → Build Path → Configure Build Path. Under Libraries tab, click Add Jars or Add External JARs and give the Jar.
Example link
The above solution is obviously a "Quick" one. However, if you are working on a project where you need to commit files to the source control repository, I would recommend adding Jar files to a dedicated library folder within your source control repository and referencing few or all of them as mentioned above.
I'd suggest go for the second one if you are planning to build this as a proper project and put it in a source control repo.
I have a j2ee project which is having many jar files attached to it, now i want to convert it to a maven project, is it possible to get all the dependencies of the attached jar files in the pom.xml automatically without adding them one by one manually?
Sorry if this is a noobish question !
AFAIK, you cannot.
But your IDE could help you. Netbeans or Eclipse both help you to find the names of the group and the artifact for almost any library.
On Netbeans it is Add Dependency.
On my opinion: yes, you can. Will you try such scenario: import your project into Eclipse, then convert project into Maven project throw context menu on project. It's not easy way, but this solution is worked. May be another IDE can convert more effective.
I'd like to know how I can add Java libraries to an Eclipse project on a development machine so that they can be added to an Eclipse project without causing errors when someone who has the library in a different location. For example, one developer might add an external JAR in C:\Java, but another might have the same JAR somewhere else. (Where's C:\Java on Mac OS?) I thought I might set the CLASSPATH environment variable, but I can't figure how to add an external JAR from the CLASSPATH environment variable. I'd like to do this so that it works with any workspace. Is this possible?
This is specifically for use with Anypoint Studio, but I think the same problem would exist with any Eclipse-based IDE.
In general, it's recommended to either embed JARs directly into the project, usually in a /lib folder of the project, as described here; or to use a tool like Gradle or Maven to manage dependencies, both of which have nice plugins to support their use in Eclipse.
Another alternative would be to use a Classpath Variable to refer to the JAR(s), which abstracts the physical location so that it can be set on a per-workspace basis.
I think the best way to add library to eclipse project is creating a directory - lib in your project directory. Then add the whole lib to you eclipse class path. You can follow these step to add a lib to class path -
Right click on project and select properties
Select Java Build Path
click Add Library and create User Library
Now add External Jars to this library create at step 3.
By this a .classpath file is crated in you project directory and the CLASSPATH problem will be resolved
I guess the best way to do that would be using Maven, or a similar build system that can construct your Classpath base on dependencies.
You can add the dependencies to your pom and having the jars in your local maven repository in the machine.
http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-dependency-mechanism.html
Because in any other approach you will need to maintain everything manually, and when having different OS the path will change.
Eclipse is just the IDE that will help to write code and assemble the project (JAR, WAR, ... ). You can add your external jars from wherever you want, and when you want to export your project (with eclipse) you may choose to package the required libraries into the jar.
However, I recommend always to use maven (or something like ) to avoid this kind of problems.
Part1:(import .jar file as library in Eclipse)
You make a new project to Eclipse(name:Project1)
When you open it you see JRE System Library[java version something]
1.right click on JRE System Library
2.Go->Build Path->Configure Build Path
3.You can see (Up right Corner the button[add jars or add external jars]
*Here i advise you to choose the first(add jars) but..
*First copy(or move) the (name).jar inside the project((example):Project 1)
*Now you can add it with the button(add jars).
*In this way when you finish your project the (name).jar will be
imported inside the project(If you export it as a .jar from Eclipse)
..Now you can call any method of (name).jar just(import it into the class
you want to use and call it)
I am trying to use Maven and JDeveloper for a week now and I'm always get stuck with the same problem. I can download and install the extensions and create new Maven projects. When I package or compile them I can see that the sources are being downloaded and added to my local repository but they are not added in my .jar and I cannot use them in my project unless I add them as lib manually in my project.
If I try to add the folder (where the downloaded jars are) as lib folder to project they are only added as jar and I cannot use them.
Is there another way to update my dependencies from JDeveloper? How can I integrate them properly to my project so I can use them? Is there a newer Hands-On maybe solving my problems? What am I doing wrong? Is there a template project to download maybe? I hope I could explain my problem good enough...
In Eclipse we have a project where we reference an external jar in the build path. When I upload my project to the repository and my colleagues check it out, the build path looks for the jar file in the same place. One of us uses a Mac so doesn't even have a C: drive and my other colleague has a different partition containing the jar, so it always breaks.
How do we fix this issue? Ideally the jar file would be included as part of the project but it seems that the svn commit doesn't include the referenced library.
Thanks
I would suggest you use a build tool (maven, ant/ivy, gradle, etc) along with a repository manager (such as nexus or archiva), depending on what you use to build your project. These store libraries in a central location(s) and then users get the libraries from there.
In eclipse, when you include your .classpath file in the checkin, you will have the issues you are describing, since the .classpath file will contain the path to the file, and then you all must have the files in the same locations. A workaround for this is to create a "lib" directory and put all of the libraries in there. Each of the users can then add all of the libraries in that directory to their path (but do not checkin the .classpath file). This is an older way of doing things before the concept of dependency managers.
Add the jar as part of the project (say in a lib folder in your project) and commit it to svn.
Start using Maven, to resolve your dependencies.
Worst case : Commit the external jar into another project called MyProjectDependencies
You can use Apache Maven to avoid incident like this and to get many others pluses.
You can find many guides on maven, for example this one.
Eclipse has integration with maven.
1.) Check in JAR in a directory inside the project.
2.) Use Maven (or something similar) to manage your dependencies.
3.) Create a User Library referencing the JAR and refer to it this way in your project. Each user will need to create the User Library in their install of Eclipse, but it sounds like you're already doing something similar by referencing the library externally anyway.
if you don't want to use a dependency management tool like Maven, a simple solution in your case would be to use an Eclipse Classpath Variable. All projects can reference the variable, but it will have a different value for each developer.
Set up a Classpath Variable with:
Right click on the Project, select Project Properties
Click Add Variable
Configure Variables
New...
Name the variable and point to a Folder
Now commit your .classpath file. The variable will be referenced in the .classpath. Each developer can configure to their particular directory, and Extend the variable to a specific jar file.