Maven parent pom you can inherit from to simplify your Vert.x project. There is a template project available that shows how to use this library:
https://github.com/susom/vertx-template
The library is available in the public Maven repository:
<dependency>
<groupId>com.github.susom</groupId>
<artifactId>vertx-parent</artifactId>
<version>1.2</version>
</dependency>