Which maven2 archetype to use for a Swing desktop application?

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I want to build a small Swing application today and use maven2 for the build/test lifecycle.

But I don't know which archetype I should choose to create the project. Is there something available for a desktop application? Or do I start with the simple archetype (no #3 in the interactive setup)?

score 14 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 12 '21 at 21:01

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I would choose the simple or no archetype at all. Perhaps the Maven Quickstart Archetype.

Swing is part of Java (at least in more recent versions). I am not aware of any archetype that is targeted at Swing desktop applications.

Some previous posts:

Maven2 & Swing projects: Build & run swing application

How to create a swing application using maven?

edited Aug 12 '21 at 21:01

Basil Bourque

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answered May 26 '11 at 23:37

mkro

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Do you have any information about creating a JNLP webstart file with maven? – cringe May 28 '11 at 11:50
Ah, the 1st linked answer already had a pointer to the maven webstart plugin. I guess I can award you the bounty right away. %-) – cringe May 28 '11 at 11:52

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 11 '19 at 23:28

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The Quickstart Maven archetype works well. It produces a minimal structure useful for Swing and command line applications.

answered Nov 11 '19 at 23:28

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 26 '21 at 00:21

I was creating the same boilerplate on every little swing project I was creating, so they could have the same look and feel, so I created one that suffices my needs... As some assets are destined specifically to me, you would probably have to change them, but I find that a good starting point:

It is hosted on github

Which maven2 archetype to use for a Swing desktop application?

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