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There are several ways to import the projects into Eclipse.

m2e

Camel can be imported into Eclipse using m2e Maven integration.

Before you start: It is important to run Eclipse with at least 1.5 GB of heap memory, otherwise the import process will fail. To increase the heap size, edit the "eclipse.ini" file and set the -Xmx parameter as follows:

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-Xmx1536m

Cloning the Git Repository 

Either follow instructions about getting the latest source, or clone the Git repository with Eclipse by selecting "File -> Import -> Git / Projects from Git" and "Clone URI". Provide all repository details in the import wizard and clone the repository into a directory outside of the Eclipse workspace. Once cloning has completed, exit the import project wizard (i.e. simply select cancel when asked to select "Wizard for project import").

Import Maven Projects

Import Camel projects as Maven projects using m2e by selecting "File -> Import -> Maven -> Existing Maven Projects". Point the wizard to the root directory of the cloned repository. Eclipse will analyze all Camel projects and eventually present the following summary:

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Simply confirm the import of all projects by clicking "Finish". The import process will create Eclipse projects and automatically set up build paths using dependency details provided by the pom.xml files. Once completed, all Camel projects will be available in your workspace:

Image AddedAt this point, usage of the m2e plugins to import Camel into Eclipse does not work due to plugins without LifeCycle hints, bundle plugin configuration problems, etc... Patches, notes, etc... to help get this supported would be more than welcome.

maven-eclipse-plugin

The maven-eclipse-plugin can be used to generate the .classpath/.project/.settings file that Eclipse need. To do this, run:

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