CodeCleaner is a Maven plugin which allows you control eclipse setting for all your maven based projects.

• Code Formatter
• Save Actions
• Clean up settings
• Compiler Error/Warning level
• JSP/XML/XSD/HTML Validation

<plugins>
  ....
    <plugin>
    <groupId>com.outbrain</groupId>
    <artifactId>codecleaner-maven-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.2</version>
    <configuration>
      <corePrefsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs</corePrefsFile>
      <uiPrefsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs</uiPrefsFile>
      <validationPrefsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs</validationPrefsFile>
      <htmlValidationPrefsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/org.eclipse.wst.html.core.prefs</htmlValidationPrefsFile>
      <jspValidationPrefsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core.prefs</jspValidationPrefsFile>
      <findbugsFile>devtools/eclipse/settings/.fbprefs</findbugsFile>
      <pmdFileName>devtools/eclipse/settings/.pmd</pmdFileName>
      <pmdRuleFileName>devtools/eclipse/settings/.ruleset</pmdRuleFileName>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
  ....
</plugins>

• set formatter, save action and code cleanup settings:

  $ mvn com.outbrain:codecleaner-maven-plugin:style

  $ mvn com.outbrain:codecleaner-maven-plugin:compiler

  $ mvn com.outbrain:codecleaner-maven-plugin:validation

under devtools/eclipse/settings/ put the eclipse settings file (as taken frm one of your well-configured-project) org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs - error/warning level and formatter settings org.eclipse.jdt.ui.prefs - cleanup and save action settings org.eclipse.wst.validation.prefs - main validation settings org.eclipse.wst.html.core.prefs - HTML validation settings org.eclipse.jst.jsp.core.prefs - JSP validation settings .fbprefs - find bugs settings (not fully supported) .pmd - PMD settings (not fully supported) .ruleset - PMD rule sets (not fully supported)