# Project Template for Java

Start working on your Flink Java program in a few simple steps.

## Requirements

The only requirements are working **Maven 3.0.4** (or higher) and **Java 8.x** installations.

## Create Project

Use one of the following commands to **create a project**:

*   [Use **Maven archetypes**](#maven-archetype)
*   [Run the **quickstart script**](#quickstart-script)

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```
 $ mvn archetype:generate                               \
      -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.flink              \
      -DarchetypeArtifactId=flink-quickstart-java      \
      -DarchetypeVersion=1.7.1 
```

</figure>

This allows you to **name your newly created project**. It will interactively ask you for the groupId, artifactId, and package name.

<figure class="highlight">

```
 $ curl https://flink.apache.org/q/quickstart.sh | bash -s 1.7.1 
```

</figure>

## Inspect Project

There will be a new directory in your working directory. If you’ve used the _curl_ approach, the directory is called `quickstart`. Otherwise, it has the name of your `artifactId`:

<figure class="highlight">

```
$ tree quickstart/
quickstart/
├── pom.xml
└── src
    └── main
        ├── java
        │   └── org
        │       └── myorg
        │           └── quickstart
        │               ├── BatchJob.java
        │               └── StreamingJob.java
        └── resources
            └── log4j.properties
```

</figure>

The sample project is a **Maven project**, which contains two classes: _StreamingJob_ and _BatchJob_ are the basic skeleton programs for a _DataStream_ and _DataSet_ program. The _main_ method is the entry point of the program, both for in-IDE testing/execution and for proper deployments.

We recommend you **import this project into your IDE** to develop and test it. IntelliJ IDEA supports Maven projects out of the box. If you use Eclipse, the [m2e plugin](http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/) allows to [import Maven projects](http://books.sonatype.com/m2eclipse-book/reference/creating-sect-importing-projects.html#fig-creating-import). Some Eclipse bundles include that plugin by default, others require you to install it manually.

_A note to Mac OS X users_: The default JVM heapsize for Java may be too small for Flink. You have to manually increase it. In Eclipse, choose `Run Configurations -&gt; Arguments` and write into the `VM Arguments` box: `-Xmx800m`. In IntelliJ IDEA recommended way to change JVM options is from the `Help | Edit Custom VM Options` menu. See [this article](https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/206544869-Configuring-JVM-options-and-platform-properties) for details.

## Build Project

If you want to **build/package your project**, go to your project directory and run the ‘`mvn clean package`’ command. You will **find a JAR file** that contains your application, plus connectors and libraries that you may have added as dependencies to the application: `target/&lt;artifact-id&gt;-&lt;version&gt;.jar`.

**Note:** If you use a different class than _StreamingJob_ as the application’s main class / entry point, we recommend you change the `mainClass` setting in the `pom.xml` file accordingly. That way, the Flink can run time application from the JAR file without additionally specifying the main class.

## Next Steps

Write your application!

If you are writing a streaming application and you are looking for inspiration what to write, take a look at the [Stream Processing Application Tutorial](//ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.7/tutorials/datastream_api.html#writing-a-flink-program).

If you are writing a batch processing application and you are looking for inspiration what to write, take a look at the [Batch Application Examples](//ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.7/dev/batch/examples.html).

For a complete overview over the APIs, have a look at the [DataStream API](//ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.7/dev/datastream_api.html) and [DataSet API](//ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.7/dev/batch/index.html) sections.

[Here](//ci.apache.org/projects/flink/flink-docs-release-1.7/tutorials/local_setup.html) you can find out how to run an application outside the IDE on a local cluster.

If you have any trouble, ask on our [Mailing List](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/flink-user/). We are happy to provide help.