Opening java project in eclipse

Question

I downloaded as a zip the java project: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-endpoints-helloendpoints-java-maven

I'm not familiar with Eclipse. When I download this zip file and unzip to a folder in my desktop, how do I open the project in Eclipse?

• Maria Ines Parnisari: stackoverflow.com/questions/3095996/…

Answer 1

You can do the following :

1 . Launch your eclipse

2 . Select File->Import from the menu bar

3 . Expand General and choose Archive file ( since you have a zip )

4 . Browse it from the downloaded location

Works ?

OR

Just unzip your eclipse project . Now you can use the same sequence of steps File->Import followed by General . Here pick Existing Projects into Workspace . Browse to your unzipped project .

RE-EDIT - ANSWER

I had a look at the project that you are trying to load . Its not an eclipse project . It is an Netbeans project . I was able to load it into Netbeans . So in other words do the following .

1 . Download NetBeans and install it on your system .Netbeans Download

2 . Import the project into NetBeans via File -> Import Project -> From Zip .

• JoeTavarez: I tried various ways and keep getting " No projects are found to import"
• rockstar: @ConfusedDeer For it to be a eclipse project that can be loaded into eclipse there must be a .project file in the directory from where you are trying to browse . If this is not there then you wont be able to load . This .project file is not something which you create but would/should have been made available in the extracted zip . Is it there ?
• JoeTavarez: Thanks I just realized this as well. Is there a way to tell what IDE a project was built in?
• rockstar: @ConfusedDeer well in general if there are files in the folder with prefix with nb then immediately Netbeans comes to mind . An eclipse project will have a .project file . These are just small hunches . Maybe there are better ways to determine .

Answer 2

I suggest you do a few things

1. Read this Guide on Maven and Eclipse
2. Install Maven Integration (m2e)
3. Import the File (archive) into your workspace

• JoeTavarez: I tried various ways and keep getting " No projects are found to import"
• Elliott Frisch: Does it work when you follow your links' setup instructions (outside of eclipse)?
• JoeTavarez: I wanted to utilize eclipse first, but looks like I'll have to follow those instructions first.
• Elliott Frisch: After you get it working on the command line, just do mvn eclipse:eclipse - then you can import it.