MAVEN Build Tool

What is Maven Maven is a build automation tool used primarily for Java projects. Maven addresses two aspects of building software: It describes how software is built It describes its dependencies Also justified as a project management tool used by developers. It is a global repository which provides you with dependencies. Here dependency means the external libraries required to build a project. It provides plug-n-play stuff for maintaining the projects. Maven allows the developer to focus on developing the functionality and support them by providing the necessary libraries which will be mentioned in “pom.xml”. Pom.xml Project Object Model (POM) is an XML file that contains information about the project and configuration details used by Maven to build the project. When executing a task, Maven looks for the POM in the current directory. It reads the POM file, gets the needed configuration information, then executes the goal. POM includes a depende...