Building and Testing Java with Maven

This guide shows you how to create a continuous integration (CI) workflow that builds and tests a Java application with Maven.

Example Workflow

name: maven-build-workflow

on: workflow_dispatch

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Setup Maven
        uses: stCarolas/setup-maven@v4.5
        with:
          maven-version: 3.6.0
      - name: Maven Build
        run: |
          mvn clean package
          pwd && ls -l
          cd target && ls -l

Detailed Explanation

1. Checkout: Uses actions/checkout to get the source code.
2. Setup Maven: Uses stCarolas/setup-maven action to install a specific version of Maven. Alternatively, you can use the official actions/setup-java which includes Maven support.
3. Maven Build: Runs mvn clean package to build the JAR/WAR file.

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