java Maven Project in IntelliJ IDEA, How do I find unneeded dependencies?

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I am working on a Java Maven Project in IntelliJ IDEA but the POM file has so many dependencies from the other programmers that I have a feeling the project is not using most of the dependencies. How can I find out which dependencies are not being used in the project. thanks

Take a look and possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1517611/is-there-a-simple-way-to-remove-unused-dependencies-from-a-maven-pom-xml — Sotirios Delimanolis, Apr 10 '13 at 17:29
If you're using IntelliJ, see this : http://jonnyzzz.com/blog/2013/05/13/removing-unused-dependencies-in-idea/ In case of dead link : Jonnyzzz Dependencies plugin — Benj, Jun 14 '16 at 12:13

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 10 '13 at 17:44

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Sometimes the simple solutions are the best.

One simple solution is to just remove all dependencies and try to compile your code. Fix all compilation errors by re-adding dependencies.

answered Apr 10 '13 at 17:44

Andreas Wederbrand

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 26 '13 at 21:40

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Have you tried to run the IDEA code inspections? I think it checks maven too.

answered Apr 26 '13 at 21:40

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:36

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Try maven dependency plugin. Execute maven goal: dependency:analyze

answered Apr 23 '18 at 11:36

Charles Silva

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java Maven Project in IntelliJ IDEA, How do I find unneeded dependencies?

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