Chapter 2. Configuring your applications

Procedure

1. Open the pom.xml file, add the io.vertx:vertx-dependencies artifact to the <dependencyManagement> section, and specify the <type>pom</type> and <scope>import</scope>:

   <project>
     ...
     <dependencyManagement>
       <dependencies>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>io.vertx</groupId>
           <artifactId>vertx-dependencies</artifactId>
           <version>${vertx.version}</version>
           <type>pom</type>
           <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
     ...
   </project>

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2. Include the following properties to track the version of Eclipse Vert.x and the Vert.x Maven Plugin you are using:

   <project>
     ...
     <properties>
       <vertx.version>${vertx.version}</vertx.version>
       <vertx-maven-plugin.version>${vertx-maven-plugin.version}</vertx-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     ...
   </project>

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3. Reference vertx-maven-plugin as the plugin used to package your application:

   <project>
     ...
     <build>
       <plugins>
           ...
           <plugin>
               <groupId>io.reactiverse</groupId>
               <artifactId>vertx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
               <version>${vertx-maven-plugin.version}</version>
               <executions>
                   <execution>
                       <id>vmp</id>
                       <goals>
                           <goal>initialize</goal>
                           <goal>package</goal>
                       </goals>
                   </execution>
               </executions>
               <configuration>
                   <redeploy>true</redeploy>
               </configuration>
           </plugin>
           ...
       </plugins>
     </build>
     ...
   </project>

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4. Include repositories and pluginRepositories to specify the repositories that contain the artifacts and plugins to build your application:

   <project>
   ...
     <repositories>
       <repository>
         <id>redhat-ga</id>
         <name>Red Hat GA Repository</name>
         <url>https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/</url>
       </repository>
     </repositories>
     <pluginRepositories>
       <pluginRepository>
         <id>redhat-ga</id>
         <name>Red Hat GA Repository</name>
         <url>https://maven.repository.redhat.com/ga/</url>
       </pluginRepository>
     </pluginRepositories>
   ...
   </project>

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Procedure

1. Update the following property names within your JDBC connection pool configuration to match the connection pool you use: