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Last modified by Steve Peery on 2012/08/09 05:08
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3 3  = Introduction =
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7 7  When a framework is built (with Ant or Maven), the structure is like this:
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9 9  MyStuff.framework
10 --> Resources
11 -~-~--> Info.plist
12 -~-~--> Java
13 -~-~-~-~--> mystuff.jar
14 -~-~-~-~--> some-third-party.jar
15 -~-~--> MyEOModel.eomodeld
16 -~-~--> Properties
17 --> WebServerResources
18 -~-~--> someimage.png
19 -~-~--> somestyling.css
10 + ~-~-> Resources
11 + ~-~-~-~-> Info.plist
12 + ~-~-~-~-> Java
13 + ~-~-~-~-~-~-> mystuff.jar
14 + ~-~-~-~-~-~-> some-third-party.jar
15 + ~-~-~-~-> MyEOModel.eomodeld
16 + ~-~-~-~-> Properties
17 + ~-~-> WebServerResources
18 + ~-~-~-~-> someimage.png
19 + ~-~-~-~-> somestyling.css
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21 21  So why using frameworks? Simple: to be able to use them in more than one project. Putting your EOModel into a framework is a good idea since you can built many different projects for the same business logic.
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27 27  Now you have another project in your Eclipse workspace. Open it and you will see that the folder structure is the same as for an Wonder application. A framework and an application in Eclipse is almost the same, the difference is the nature of the project and when the project is built, the product will be a bit different.
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29 -The next step is to copy the EOModel and its related Java code to the framework. Open the **BlogRest** project, open its **Resources** folder, and select **BlogModel.eogen** and **BlogModel.eomodel**. Right-click on one of the two files and select **Refactor** > **Move**.
29 +The next step is to copy the EOModel and its related Java code to the framework. Open the **BlogRest** project, open its **Resources** folder, and select **BlogModel.eogen** and **BlogModel.eomodel**. Right-click on one of the two files and select **Refactor** -> **Move**.
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31 31  You will see the list of all opened projects in your Eclipse workspace, and we want to copy the two files into the **BlogCommon** project. Select the **Resources** folder of the **BlogCommon** project and click **OK**.
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33 -We need to do similar steps for the Java code. Open the **Sources** folder of the **BlogRest** project. Select the **your.app.model** and **your.app.model.migrations** packages, right-click on one of the packages, and select **Refactor** > **Move**. For the destination, select the **Sources** folder, and click **OK**.
33 +We need to do similar steps for the Java code. Open the **Sources** folder of the **BlogRest** project. Select the **your.app.model** and **your.app.model.migrations** packages, right-click on one of the packages, and select **Refactor** -> **Move**. For the destination, select the **Sources** folder, and click **OK**.
34 34  
35 35  = Linking the application with the framework =
36 36  
37 -If you go back to the **BlogRest** project, you will see compilation errors. We need to link the application project with the framework project. To do so, right-click on the **BlogRest** project, and select **Build Path** > **Configure Build Path**.
37 +If you go back to the **BlogRest** project, you will see compilation errors. We need to link the application project with the framework project. To do so, right-click on the **BlogRest** project, and select **Build Path** -> **Configure Build Path**.
38 38  
39 39  Click the **Libraries** tab, and you will see the list of Java archives (.jar) and Project Wonder frameworks.
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44 44  
45 45  You will see a list of all frameworks that you can add to your project. Check **BlogCommon** in the list and click **Finish**. Click **OK** in the **Properties** window to go back to the main Eclipse window.
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47 -You can see that all compilation errors are now gone. The next thing we need to do is to link the H2PlugIn with the **BlogCommon** framework. Why? Because since we moved the database model to the framework, the framework needs the JDBC plugin included in the H2PlugIn in its build path. To do so, right-click on the **BlogCommon** project, and select **Build Path** > **Configure Build Path**.
47 +You can see that all compilation errors are now gone. The next thing we need to do is to link the H2PlugIn with the **BlogCommon** framework. Why? Because since we moved the database model to the framework, the framework needs the JDBC plugin included in the H2PlugIn in its build path. To do so, right-click on the **BlogCommon** project, and select **Build Path** -> **Configure Build Path**.
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49 49  Click the **Libraries** tab, and you will see the list of Java archives (.jar) and Project Wonder frameworks. Click on **Add Library**, select **WebObjects Frameworks** and click **Next**. Select **H2PlugIn**, click on **Add Library**. Close the **Properties** window to go back to the main Eclipse window.
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51 -You can run the **BlogRest** application and everything will work. By moving the EOModel to the framework, you will be able to use the model in the next tutorial: [[building a DirectToWeb application to manage the blog>>Your First D2W Project]].
51 +You can run the **BlogRest** application and everything will work. By moving the EOModel to the framework, you will be able to use the model in the next tutorial: [[building a DirectToWeb application to manage the blog>>doc:Your First D2W Project]].