In the previous tutorial, we have discussed about How to install Maven. In this tutorial, we will see How To Create Selenium Maven Project in Eclipse IDE.
Prerequisite:
- Maven Installed on machine
- Java installed on machine
Steps to follow:
Step 1 – To create a new project – Click on the New and then select – Project option.
Step 2 – Select the Maven Project and click on the “Next” button.
Step 3 – You can select the default workplace or mention the location where you want to save the project.
Click the “Next“ button.
Step 4 – Select maven-archetype-quickstart option as shown below and click on the “Next” button.
Step 5 – Provide the Group Id, Artifact Id details and click the “Finish” button.
Here, Group Id : com.example
Artifact Id : SeleniumMaven_Demo
Step 6 – The structure of the project looks as shown in the below image.
Step 7 – POM file will look like below image
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.example</groupId>
<artifactId>SeleniumMaven_Demo</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>SeleniumMaven_Demo</name>
<!-- FIXME change it to the project's website -->
<url>http://www.example.com</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>4.11</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<pluginManagement><!-- lock down plugins versions to avoid using Maven defaults (may be moved to parent pom) -->
<plugins>
<!-- clean lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#clean_Lifecycle -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1.0</version>
</plugin>
<!-- default lifecycle, jar packaging: see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/default-bindings.html#Plugin_bindings_for_jar_packaging -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.0</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.22.1</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.5.2</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.8.2</version>
</plugin>
<!-- site lifecycle, see https://maven.apache.org/ref/current/maven-core/lifecycles.html#site_Lifecycle -->
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.7.1</version>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.0.0</version>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
</build>
</project>
How to add dependencies to POM.xml file
Step 1 – Please visit website MVN Repository – https://mvnrepository.com/.
Step 2 – Search for Selenium Java in search box.
Step 3 – We will get the “Selenium Java” dependency as shown in the below image.
Step 4 – Click on the latest version.
Step 5 – Copy the content as shown below and paste in pom.xml of the project.
Step 6 – The updated pom.xml will look like the below image.
Step 7 – Save the project. The selenium dependencies will be downloaded automatically and can be seen in Maven Dependencies folder.
Congratulations on making it through this tutorial and hope you found it useful! Happy Learning!! Cheers!!
QA Automation Expert 