Maven Plugin

You can create a readily configured project with the following command.

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=org.eclipse.xtend -DarchetypeArtifactId=xtend-archetype

If you already have a project, you need to add the Xtend library:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.eclipse.xtend</groupId>
  <artifactId>org.eclipse.xtend.lib</artifactId>
  <version>2.37.0</version>
</dependency>

and the Xtend compiler plugin:

<plugin>
  <groupId>org.eclipse.xtend</groupId>
  <artifactId>xtend-maven-plugin</artifactId>
  <version>2.37.0</version>
  <executions>
    <execution>
      <goals>
        <goal>compile</goal>
        <goal>testCompile</goal>
      </goals>
      <configuration>
        <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/xtend-gen/main</outputDirectory>
        <testOutputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/xtend-gen/test</testOutputDirectory>
      </configuration>
    </execution>
  </executions>
</plugin>

Gradle Plugin

Here is a minimal Gradle build script using Xtend:

plugins {
  id "org.xtext.xtend" version "4.0.0"
}

repositories.mavenCentral()

dependencies {
  compile 'org.eclipse.xtend:org.eclipse.xtend.lib:2.37.0'
}

For more information, visit the plugin’s page on GitHub

Have Fun!

You can now use your IDE’s “New Xtend Class” wizard to start your journey.

Click here for documentation and examples.