pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <!--
    Detailed info about the POM.
    https://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-the-pom.html

    A Project Object Model or POM is the fundamental unit of work in Maven.
    It is an XML file that contains information about the project and configuration details used by Maven to build the project.
    -->

    <!--
    The version of the POM file, version 4.0.0 is the one we are using which is compliant with Maven 3.
    This is required.
    -->
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <!--
    Minimum required info about this project
    -->
    <groupId>be.webtechie</groupId>
    <artifactId>MinimalJavaFx11Application</artifactId>
    <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <!--
    Avoid the following error during build:
    [WARNING] Using platform encoding (UTF-8 actually) to copy filtered resources, i.e. build is platform dependent!
    -->
    <properties>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
    </properties>

    <!--
    Define extra dependencies needed in the application.
    In this example we are only using JavaFX Controls.
    -->
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
            <artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
            <version>11.0.2</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <!--
    Build configuration to be able to generate a minimal JAR (using modularization introduced in Java 9).
    https://steveperkins.com/using-java-9-modularization-to-ship-zero-dependency-native-apps/
    -->
    <build>
        <plugins>
            <!--
            The Compiler Plugin is used to compile the sources of your project.
            https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/index.html

            It provides two maven goals "compiler:compile" and "compiler:testCompile"
            -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.8.0</version>
                <configuration>
                    <source>11</source>
                    <target>11</target>
                    <verbose>true</verbose>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <!--
            This plugin provides the capability to build jars.
            https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-jar-plugin/

            It provides two maven goals "jar:jar" and "jar:test-jar"
            -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>3.1.1</version>
                <configuration>
                    <outputDirectory>out/</outputDirectory>
                    <archive>
                        <manifest>
                            <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
                            <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
                            <mainClass>Launcher</mainClass>
                        </manifest>
                    </archive>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
            <!--
            The plugin helps to execute system and Java programs.
            https://www.mojohaus.org/exec-maven-plugin/

            It provides two maven goals "exec:exec" and "exec:java"

            Allows us to run this test application from our IDE by first using "compiler:compile" and then "exec:java"
            -->
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>1.6.0</version>
                <executions>
                    <execution>
                        <goals>
                            <goal>java</goal>
                        </goals>
                    </execution>
                </executions>
                <configuration>
                    <mainClass>Main</mainClass>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>