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JavaFX Application with Maven in Eclipse

I want to ask if there is any method to add JavaFX into Maven Archetype list in Eclipse or any plugin to use Maven to build JavaFX Application.

Solution

  • There is the javafx-maven-plugin which is available for maven.

    When developing with Java 8 you just put that plugin as some build-plugin, without further dependencies.

    <plugin>
    <groupId>com.zenjava</groupId>
    <artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>8.8.3</version>
    <configuration>
        <mainClass>your.main.class.which.extends.javafx.Application</mainClass>
    </configuration>
</plugin>

    Calling mvn jfx:jar creates your javafx-application-jar inside target/jfx/app/yourapp-jfx.jar, or even creates native launcher (like EXE-file) when calling mvn jfx:native.

    Disclaimer: I'm the maintainer of the javafx-maven-plugin.