Maven: The Definitive Guide

Maven Writing Conventions

The book follows certain conventions for naming and font usage in relation to Apache Maven. Understanding these conventions upfront makes it easier to read this book:

Compiler plugin

Maven plugins are capitalized.

create goal

Maven goal names are displayed in a constant width font.

plugin

Maven revolves around the heavy use of plugins, but you won’t find plugin defined in the dictionary. This book uses “plugin” without a hyphen because it is easier to read and write and because it is a standard throughout the Maven community.

Maven Lifecycle, Maven Standard Directory Layout, Project Object Model

Core Maven concepts are capitalized whenever they are referenced in the text.

goalParameter

A Maven goal parameter is displayed in a constant width font.

compile phase

Lifecycle phases are displayed in a constant width font.

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