[m2e-wtp-dev] New JPA configurator in latest m2e-wtp dev build

[Fred Bricon <fbricon@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I've published the dev builds containing the JPA configurator contributed by JBoss Tools. It's available as an optional feature from these p2 update sites* :  

Kepler : http://download.eclipse.org/m2e-wtp/snapshots/kepler/  

Juno : http://download.eclipse.org/m2e-wtp/snapshots/juno/

If a maven project contains a persistence.xml, the JPA Facet will be automatically applied during m2e's project configuration, using the "Discover annotated classes automatically" setting. Any existing JPA configuration will be untouched.

The Juno / Kepler fork is necessary because of breaking changes in the Dali (transitional) APIs.

The JPA feature is maintained in a separate repository (http://git.eclipse.org/c/m2e-wtp/org.eclipse.m2e.wtp.jpa.git/), to minimize maintenance overhead on the core features.

The master branch holds the kepler compatible bits, the juno branch, well ... you guessed it :)

* Please note these dev update sites link to the latest m2e 1.3 dev build. Although m2e-wtp should work well with m2e 1.1+, 1.3 brings significant enhancements in the project conversion to Maven area.

 

Regards,

Fred Bricon

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