Spark in Action, Second Edition

Appendix H. Maven quick cheat sheet

Maven is a powerful tool for building projects, including compiling, testing, generating documentation, packaging, and so on. This appendix provides a few tips and tricks for using Maven, stuff that’s hard to find on the internet and that’s useful for both Java and Spark development.

H.1 Source of packages

Packages and artifacts are cataloged on several sites. The most popular is MVN Repository at https://mvnrepository.com/ .

H.2 Useful commands

Here are a few commands that are useful to know (but not to have to memorize) when you use Maven:

• $ mvn clean --Cleans everywhere; allows you to start from a clean slate, which is useful sometimes.
• $ mvn compile --Compiles the code.
• $ mvn package --Creates a ...