If you already use STS, you can easily create Spring projects - no additional plugins are required. STS is Eclipse with Spring plugins added - don't waste your time doing it manually.
- From the main menu, select File> New> Other ...
- Type "Spring" in the search bar.
- Select "Spring Design Template", click "Next"
- Open the Persistence node and select the Simple Spring Hibernate Utility Project and follow the instructions in the wizard.
After completing the wizard, you will have a simple Spring / Hibernate project in your workspace.
UPDATE:
Spring projects are simple java projects and are easy to create using only Maven. Add the m2e plugin if you don't already have one, and add the necessary Spring flags depending on your pom.xml file.
M2E comes preloaded with STS, but can be installed in any Eclipse installation. More information on using m2e can be found at http://www.sonatype.org/m2eclipse
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