Adding a new repository in the maven pom.xml

At times, the repository used in the pom.xml may not have the latest version of jar you are looking for. In such case, you will need to add a repository which has the required version of the particulaar dependency. You can do it in the following way:

Add the following lines between the <repositories> </repositories> tags:
<repository>
<id>org.spring.maven.snapshot</id>
<name>Spring Maven Snapshot Repository</name>
<url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
<releases><enabled>false</enabled></releases>
<snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
</repository>

Change the url and id according to your requirement. The id can be anything but should be a unique one.

Thanks,
Shoeb

Adding external Dependency jar in A Maven project -java via Eclipse/Springsource

Hi,

I was facing a lot of problems when adding an external dependency like jar files in a Maven project.

Here are the steps that I have figured out:

1. Download the required jar.

2. Open the pom.xml (in eclipse or SpringSource or any text editor)

3. Add the following entry:

Group ID : Any suitable group ID

Artifact ID : Any Suitable ID

Version : Apropriate

type : Jar

Scope : System

Path : The path where the jar is saved along with the jar name. Eg /home/ubuntu/Downloads/abc.jar

4. Save the pom file.

5. Right click the POM file -> run as -> Maven generate sources

6. Right click the POM file -> run as -> Maven install

7. Done!

Happy coding!

Shoeb

Class not found Exception for com.mysql.jdbc.Driver

Hi,

When ever the ClassNotFoundException for com.mysql.jdbc.Driver,

make sure you have added the mysql-connector-java-5.1.17.jar (available on mysql site) in the jre/lib/ext directory.

I was using it with my maven build Spring MVC project and was cursing it unnecessarily.

Happy coding,

Shoeb