Configuring Eclipse Projects for use with Cloud Tools for Eclipse
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Cloud Tools for Eclipse supports existing Java App Engine applications,
whether built with Eclipse, Ant, Maven, Gradle, or some other system. You can
also convert your Google Plugin for Eclipse (GPE) projects.
To convert your project:
If you're not already using Eclipse, import the project into Eclipse as
you would any other Java application.
For example, if you have a Maven project, use the File >
Import... > Existing Maven Projects wizard.
Once the project is open in Eclipse, select it in the Package Explorer or
Project Explorer.
Open the context menu, and select Configure >
Convert to App Engine Project.
What is the conversion process doing to my project?
Cloud Tools for Eclipse makes the following changes to your project:
Applies an App Engine standard facet so that it can recognize the
project as an App Engine project and display the relevant menu
items.
Creates a WEB-INF folder containing web.xml and appengine-web.xml files
if they are not already present.
Adds the Servlet API and JSP API versions supported in the
App Engine standard environment to the project classpath.
Removes the legacy GPE facets from former GPE projects. This conversion is one
way. You cannot easily convert the project back to a GPE project.
What's Next
Now that you have successfully migrated your project to
Cloud Tools for Eclipse, learn more about the available
tools and resources.
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