Set up Eclipse with Maven, Glassfish and Debug

Prerequisite:

• Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers Juno Release installed

Install SVN/Maven/Glassfish plugins:

• Help -> Install New Software...
• Install subclipse plugin (from: http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.8.x)

          (Notes: SVNkit setup instruction can be found here)

• install Eclipse WTP plugin (from: http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/repository/juno)
• install m2e - Maven Integration for Eclipse plugin (from: http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases/)
• install Maven Integration for WTP plugin (from: http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/updates/m2eclipse-wtp/)
• install GlassFish Application Server plugin (from: http://download.java.net/glassfish/eclipse/juno)

Maven build your project:

• svn check out a project from your svn repository
• in "Jave EE" perspective, "Project Explorer" window, right click on your project, "Configure -> Convert to Maven Project"

• From the top menu, "Run -> run configurations...", add a few maven commands:
• maven build (set goals as "package")
• maven rebuild (set goals as "clean package")
• maven clean (set goals as "clean")
• Check "Skip Tests" if you don't want to run unit test when you do maven build on your local machine

• Add maven command as "Run Favorites" in the "run" button: 

• Select "mvn rebuild" from the green "run" button on the top tool bar to build your project

Set up Glassfish

• Open Servers Window: Window -> Show View -> Servers
• Right click in the severs window to add a new server

• Choose a glassfish domain for the server

Deploy project on glassfish

• in "Jave EE" perspective, "Project Explorer" window, right click on your project, "Run As -> Run on Server".

Setup debug

• From top menu: Run -> Debug Configurations... -> Remote Java Application -> New
• Make sure you put in the correct host name and glassfish debug port (in my case: localhost and 8099)

• Click on "Debug" button to start debugging.