Large software applications can be customized and enhanced for unique or specific abilities by adding a set of software components called plugins. Generally plugins are used in web browsers, virus scans, recognition and display of new file types.
Maven is a leading Java project management tool. A project’s build, documentation, reporting can be managed from a central piece of information. This concept is based on project object model (POM).
Maven provides a uniform build system by building a project using POM concept and plugins which will be shared by all projects. Using the right plugin in your development environment can save a lot of unwanted efforts in day to day coding and other activities. We have found that some of these plugins help automate and simplify everyday build and release related work.
The best Maven plugins we found to be really useful and time saving for your project team are described below: