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1 -== Outline ==
2 -
3 -{{toc style="disc" indent="20px"}}{{/toc}}
4 -
5 5  == Step 1: Installing Maven ==
6 6  
7 7  Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>http://maven.apache.org/download]] is the first step to start using this tool.
8 8  
9 -{{tip title="Mac Tip"}}
5 +**NOTE**: It is very helpful if you understand some Maven concepts before continue with this tutorial. See [[General Maven Documentation]] for more information.
6 +
10 10  
11 - install macports [http://www.macports.org/install.php], then on the terminal
12 - {noformat}sudo port install maven2{noformat}
13 -
14 - In future, to keep this up to date:
15 - {noformat}sudo port upgrade maven2{noformat}
16 -
17 -{{/tip}}
18 -
19 -**NOTE**: It is very helpful if you understand some Maven concepts before continuing with this tutorial. See [[General Maven Documentation]] for more information.
20 -
21 21  == Step 2: Configuring your Maven Settings ==
22 22  
23 -Before start using Maven, you have to configure it in order to use the plug-ins provided by WOProject. General Maven configuration is made in a settings.xml file. This file can be found in a folder called ##.m2## in each user's home directory (,,/.m2 on Unix systems and C:ocuments and SettingsserNamem2 on Windows). If this file does not yet exist, you can just create it.,,
10 +Before start using Maven, you have to configure it in order to use the plug-ins provided by WOProject. General Maven configuration is made in a settings.xml file. This file can be found at .m2 folder in the user home (,,/.m2 on Unix systems and C:ocuments and Settingsserm2 on Windows). If this file doesn't exist yet, just create it.,,
24 24  
25 -You have to define the WOProject plug-in group and the repositories to download the plug-ins. The following xml is sufficient to configure maven for using WOProject-maven plugin:
12 +You have to define the WOProject plug-in group and the repositories to download the plug-ins. The following snippet shows how to make this configuration:
26 26  
27 27  {{noformat}}
28 28  
29 -<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
30 - xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
31 - xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
32 - http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
16 +<settings>
17 + ...
33 33   <pluginGroups>
34 34   <pluginGroup>org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2</pluginGroup>
35 35   </pluginGroups>
21 + ...
36 36   <profiles>
37 37   <profile>
38 - <id>woproject</id>
39 - <activation>
40 - <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
41 - </activation>
42 42   <pluginRepositories>
43 43   <pluginRepository>
44 - <id>wocommunity.releases</id>
45 - <name>WOCommunity Releases Repository</name>
26 + <id>mdimension.releases</id>
27 + <name>MDimension Releases Repository</name>
46 46   <url>
47 - http://maven.wocommunity.org/content/groups/public
29 + http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
48 48   </url>
49 49   <releases>
50 50   <enabled>true</enabled>
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54 54   </snapshots>
55 55   </pluginRepository>
56 56   <pluginRepository>
57 - <id>wocommunity.snapshots</id>
58 - <name>WOCommunity Snapshots Repository</name>
39 + <id>mdimension.snapshots</id>
40 + <name>MDimension Snapshots Repository</name>
59 59   <url>
60 - http://maven.wocommunity.org/content/groups/public-snapshots
42 + http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/snapshots
61 61   </url>
62 62   <releases>
63 63   <enabled>false</enabled>
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66 66   <enabled>true</enabled>
67 67   </snapshots>
68 68   </pluginRepository>
69 - </pluginRepositories>
51 + <pluginRepositories>
70 70   </profile>
71 71   </profiles>
54 + ...
72 72  </settings>
73 73  
74 74  {{/noformat}}
75 75  
76 -**NOTE**: You can download the complete and most recent settings.xml [[here>>^settings.xml]]. See [[Maven Settings Reference>>http://maven.apache.org/settings.html]] if you want more information about additional options for the settings.xml file.
59 +**NOTE**: You can download the complete settings.xml [[here|]]. See [[Maven Settings Reference>>http://maven.apache.org/settings.html]] if you want more information about the settings.xml file.
77 77  
78 78  == Step 3: Installing WebObjects Libraries ==
79 79  
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87 87  
88 88  **NOTE**: WebObjects must be installed. See the [[maven-wobootstrap-plugin]] documentation for more information. See [[Maven Introduction to Repositories>>http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-repositories.html]] if you want more information about Maven repositories.
89 89  
90 -{{warning title="Installing the right jars!"}}
91 -
92 -Do *not* link to or install the WebObjects jars located inside {{/System/Library/Frameworks}} or {{/Library/Frameworks}}. If you're installing an older version of WebObjects you must obtain the jars that the WebObjects installer had previously installed into {{/Library/WebObjects/lib}}. For example, the jar {{/Library/WebObjects/lib/JavaWebObjects.jar}} has the complete set of resources and files included for the dependency JavaWebObjects whereas {{/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaWebObjects.framework/Resources/Java/javawebobjects.jar}} does not.
93 -
94 -{{/warning}}
95 -
96 96  == Step 4: Creating a WebObjects Project ==
97 97  
98 98  Archetypes are the fast way to create a new project using Maven. WOProject provides one archetype to create WebObjects Application. Execute the following command to generate a basic WebObjects project:
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100 100  {{noformat}}
101 101  
102 102  mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId=woapplication-archetype \
103 - -DarchetypeGroupId=org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2 \
104 - -DarchetypeVersion=2.0.16 \
105 - -DarchetypeRepository=http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
80 + -DarchetypeGroupId=org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2 \
81 + -DarchetypeVersion=2.0.14 \
82 + -DarchetypeRepository=http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
106 106  
107 107  {{/noformat}}
108 108  
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110 110  
111 111  **NOTE**: You can use archetype catalogs to reduce the number of properties to set while creating a project. See the documentation of [[woapplication-archetype]].
112 112  
113 -**NOTE**: You can use archetypes within Eclipse as described [[here>>Maven Create WO Application Project||anchor="m2eclipse"]].
114 -
115 115  == Step 5: Importing the Project into Eclipse ==
116 116  
117 117  The new project is ready to be imported into Eclipse workspace. Use the Eclipse's import wizard (File > Import...) and choose the option "Existing Projects into Workspace". Select the root directory of your new project and finish the import wizard.
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119 119  {{note title="Warning"}}
120 120  
121 121  As Maven takes care of the dependency management, you must use a mechanism to add the jars to your Eclipse build path. There are 3 options:
122 -# Use the [mvn eclipse:eclipse|http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/] goal to update your .classpath file.
123 -# Use the [m2eclipse|http://m2eclipse.codehaus.org/] plug-in for Eclipse.
124 -# Use the [q4e|http://code.google.com/p/q4e/] plug-in for Eclipse.
125 125  
98 +# Use the mvn eclipse:eclipse goal to update your .classpath file.
99 +# Use the m2eclipse plug-in for Eclipse.
100 +# Use the q4e plug-in for Eclipse.
101 +
126 126  {{/note}}
127 127  
128 128  After adding the project dependencies to your Eclipse build path, WOLips can build the project and you will be able to start developing and running the application.
129 129  
130 -**NOTE**: This tutorial assumes you have chosen the option 2. You can find more information about IDE integration [[here>>General Maven Documentation||anchor="IDE Integration"]].
106 +**NOTE**: This tutorial assumes you have chosen the option 2. You can find more information about IDE integration [[here>>General Maven Documentation]].
131 131  
132 132  == Step 6: Building WebObjects Applications with Maven ==
133 133  
134 -Now, building your project with Maven is easy. Go to the project folder on Terminal and execute:
110 +Now, building your project with Maven is easy. Point to the project folder on Terminal and execute:
135 135  
136 136  {{noformat}}
137 137  
138 -mvn clean package
139 -
140 -{{/noformat}}
141 -
142 -This goal will generate a WOA package inside the target folder of your project. It also generates two compressed packages: one for woapplication and other for the webserver resources.
143 -
144 -To install your project into your local repository:
145 -
146 -{{noformat}}
147 -
148 148  mvn clean install
149 149  
150 150  {{/noformat}}
151 151  
152 -This will install your project into ##,,/.m2/repository/your/project/groupId/artifactId/version/...,,##
118 +This goal will generate a WOA package inside the target folder of your project. It also generates two compressed packages: one for woapplication and other for the webserver resources.