What is artifact in Java project?

An artifact is an assembly of your project assets that you put together to test, deploy or distribute your software solution or its part. Examples are a collection of compiled Java classes or a Java application packaged in a Java archive, a Web application as a directory structure or a Web application archive, etc.

What is a artifact repository?

An artifact repository is a software application designed to store these artifacts, and an artifact manager helps your team interact with the packages. Using an artifact repository & manager provides consistency to your Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) workflow.

What is artifact ID in Pom?

artifactId is the name of the jar without version. If you created it then you can choose whatever name you want with lowercase letters and no strange symbols. If it’s a third party jar you have to take the name of the jar as it’s distributed. eg. maven , commons-math.

Where does Maven store artifacts?

local repository
The local repository of Maven is a directory on the local machine, where all the project artifacts are stored. When a Maven build is executed, Maven automatically downloads all the dependency jars into the local repository.

What is in Maven command?

mvn compile: Compiles source code of the project. mvn test-compile: Compiles the test source code. mvn test: Runs tests for the project. mvn package: Creates JAR or WAR file for the project to convert it into a distributable format.

Is Maven a repository?

A repository in Maven holds build artifacts and dependencies of varying types. There are exactly two types of repositories: local and remote: the local repository is a directory on the computer where Maven runs. It caches remote downloads and contains temporary build artifacts that you have not yet released.

What is Archetype Maven?

In short, Archetype is a Maven project templating toolkit. An archetype is defined as an original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made. The name fits as we are trying to provide a system that provides a consistent means of generating Maven projects.