Java 8 Minimal Quickstart

This is a Maven Archetype for starting a minimal Java 8 project. It includes the following:

• Configured to compile against Java 1.8
• Fixes warnings that Maven generates by default

Usage

To create a new project using this archetype:

$ mvn archetype:generate -B -DarchetypeGroupId=org.spilth -DarchetypeArtifactId=java8-minimal-quickstart -DgroupId=com.example -DartifactId=helloworld -Dversion=1.0.0
$ cd helloworld
$ mvn package

For a less verbose way to use this archetype please check out savant.