Can Eclipse import a Maven Web project as a “Dynamic Web Application”?

Question

High Level Goal: Create a single Maven Web Application project that can be used correctly in both Netbeans and Eclipse

When converting a Maven proje

Answer 1

I have had better luck with the m2eclipse plugin from Sonatype. When I started, I made the mistake of trying to use both m2eclipse and the eclipse:eclipse goal. They don't do exactly the same thing, so if you install the plugin, stop doing mvn eclipse:eclipse. Anyway, it has worked very well for me with single web projects and very well with multi-project reactor style projects as well.

The only problem I've had is with trying to deploy a war file to a server configured in eclipse if that war file is built with an overlay, but that doesn't seem to be an issue for you.

Answer 2

m2e-wtp plugin does this automatically, as stated here: Import Existing Maven in Eclipse as WTP

All facets, source folders etc will be correctly set after import.

https://www.eclipse.org/m2e-wtp/

Answer 3

As suggested by jhericks ,if you use m2eclipse , you don't need to use eclipse:eclipse goal. What the eclipse:eclipse goal does can also be done by the m2eclipse.

To convert a project to the Dynamic Web Application , you can configure the Project Facets options in your project properties