Maven Tomcat Project Process Simplification

I'm working on a Maven project in Eclipse, where I'm using Maven (mvn install) to create my WAR file and run it on my Tomcat server. However, every time I change my application, I have to execute mvn -o compile war:exploded and sometimes have to restart To开发者_开发知识库mcat.

Is there any other way to simplify this long and heavy process?

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You may start using:

m2e ( maven to eclipse integration ) -> http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/

Eclipse WTP ( web tools platform ) -> http://www.eclipse.org/webtools/

WTP will allow you to run Tomcat from eclipse and m2e will take care of converting your Maven build into Eclipse project and integrating it with WTP.

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If you are using eclipse then you need not to use mvn -o compile war:exploded every time. But yes, you need to use mvn install each time you make a change in your application.

This is what you need to do:

• Open Server View
• Open expected tomcat server settings. A settings window for tomcat will be opened.
• Select modules tab.
• Choose Add external web module. An input form will be opened.
• Browse to your application's target (generated by maven) folder and then select already exploded war directory and set it as Document Base
• Enter Path as the base url for your application.

This is just one time effort.