IvyBeans
Description
IvyBeans provide full Apache Ivy integration into the library management feature of the Netbeans IDE. This includes support for :
- managing and downloading dependencies
- setting the project classpath,
- editing the relevant configuration files used by Ivy,
- generating distribution files.
A fast and simple demonstration is available on Netbeans TV.
News
20090618 : 1.1 Milestone 3
Preparing a aelease for the Netbeans 6.7.
20090202 : 1.1 Milestone 2
- New features :
- Bug fixes : http://code.google.com/p/ivybeans/issues/list?can=1&q=fix%3A1.1-M2
20081007 : 1.1 Milestone 1
20080826 : Received the silver medal in the NetBeans Innovators Grant contest
A big thanks to everyone who helps to make it true.
Installation & Features
You will find more information in the installation howto. You can also find a short description of the current implemented features.
New to Apache Ivy?
Don't know what Apache Ivy is and how it can help you? In a few words, Apache Ivy is a dependency manager, which helps you manage the dependencies between your projects and third party libraries, especially open source libraries. With a very high level of compatibility with maven 2 repositories, Ivy let you manage your dependencies declaratively.
With IvyBeans, adding a library like hibernate or spring with all its dependencies is only one click away. All you need to know is the organisation (groupId in maven 2 terminology) and name (artifactId in maven 2 terminology) of the library you want to add.
Some helpful links:
- Apache Ivy web site
- Apache Ivy documentation
- Web site to search the libraries you need on maven 2 repository
