Now, let’s add a dependency for MySQL in the project. Refer to Figure 4.11 in Chapter 4, Creating JEE Database Applications, for adding a Maven dependency for the MySQL JDBC driver, or simply add the following dependency to pom.xml:
<dependency> <groupId>mysql</groupId> <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId> <version>8.0.8-dmr</version></dependency>
Convert the project to a JPA project so that we can use the JPA tooling provided by Eclipse. Right-click on the project in the Project Explorer and select the Configure | Convert to JPA Project option. Make sure the following Project Facets are selected, along with the default facets:
- Dynamic Web Module
- JAX-RS (RESTful web services)
- JPA
Click the Next button (refer to ...
