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1 -== Outline ==
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2 +You should be able to get a "Hello, World!" Wonder application running using [[Maven>>https://maven.apache.org]] in about 10 minutes.
2 2  
3 -{{toc style="disc" indent="20px"}}{{/toc}}
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5 += Assumptions =
4 4  
5 -== Step 1: Installing Maven ==
7 +We're going to make a few assumptions to keep this page brief:
6 6  
7 -Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>http://maven.apache.org/download]] is the first step to start using this tool.
9 +1. You are running macOS X. You can probably get a WebObjects development environment up on a different OS, but we won't cover that here.
10 +1. You have Java installed. //We are actually going to assume you're using Java 8//, but only because it's just marginally easier to launch the application under Java 8. People are running WebObjects on Java 21 in production.
11 +1. You have Eclipse and WOLips installed. Eclipse versions as recent as 2023-09 have been shown to be just fine, albeit with a slightly modified WOLips. Again we won't cover any of that here.
8 8  
9 -{{tip title="Mac Tip"}}
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14 += Setup =
10 10  
11 - install macports [http://www.macports.org/install.php], then on the terminal
12 - {noformat}sudo port install maven2{noformat}
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17 +You need to install Maven:
13 13  
14 - In future, to keep this up to date:
15 - {noformat}sudo port upgrade maven2{noformat}
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20 +{{{$ cd ~/Applications
21 +$ curl -O https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/3.9.6/binaries/apache-maven-3.9.6-bin.zip
22 +$ unzip apache-maven-3.9.6-bin.zip
23 +$ ln -s apache-maven-3.9.6 apache-maven
24 +}}}
16 16  
17 -{{/tip}}
26 +Add ##bin## to your path in your shell's startup file, say ##~~/.zshrc##:
18 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.
28 +{{{PATH=$PATH:/Users/paulh/Applications/apache-maven-3.9.6/bin
29 +}}}
20 20  
21 -== Step 2: Configuring your Maven Settings ==
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32 +Confirm you have it installed:
22 22  
23 -Before start using Maven, you have to configure it in order to use the plug-ins provided by WOProject. General Maven configuration is made in a settings.xml file. This file can be found in a folder called ##.m2## in each user's home directory (,,/.m2 on Unix systems and C:ocuments and SettingsserNamem2 on Windows). If this file does not yet exist, you can just create it.,,
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35 +{{{$ mvn --version
36 +Apache Maven 3.9.6 (bc0240f3c744dd6b6ec2920b3cd08dcc295161ae)
37 +}}}
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:
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40 +Finally, add ##~~/.m2/settings.xml##:
26 26  
27 -{{noformat}}
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">
33 - <pluginGroups>
34 - <pluginGroup>org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2</pluginGroup>
35 - </pluginGroups>
36 - <profiles>
37 - <profile>
38 - <id>woproject</id>
39 - <activation>
40 - <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
41 - </activation>
42 - <pluginRepositories>
43 - <pluginRepository>
44 - <id>mdimension.releases</id>
45 - <name>MDimension Releases Repository</name>
46 - <url>
47 - http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
48 - </url>
49 - <releases>
50 - <enabled>true</enabled>
51 - </releases>
52 - <snapshots>
53 - <enabled>false</enabled>
54 - </snapshots>
55 - </pluginRepository>
56 - <pluginRepository>
57 - <id>mdimension.snapshots</id>
58 - <name>MDimension Snapshots Repository</name>
59 - <url>
60 - http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/snapshots
61 - </url>
62 - <releases>
63 - <enabled>false</enabled>
64 - </releases>
65 - <snapshots>
66 - <enabled>true</enabled>
67 - </snapshots>
68 - </pluginRepository>
69 - </pluginRepositories>
70 - </profile>
71 - </profiles>
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43 +{{{<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
44 + xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
45 + xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
46 + http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
47 + <profiles>
48 + <profile>
49 + <id>wocommunity</id>
50 + <activation>
51 + <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
52 + </activation>
53 + <repositories>
54 + <repository>
55 + <id>wocommunity</id>
56 + <url>https://maven.wocommunity.org/content/groups/public/</url>
57 + <releases>
58 + <enabled>true</enabled>
59 + </releases>
60 + <snapshots>
61 + <enabled>true</enabled>
62 + </snapshots>
63 + </repository>
64 + </repositories>
65 + <pluginRepositories>
66 + <pluginRepository>
67 + <id>wocommunity</id>
68 + <url>https://maven.wocommunity.org/content/groups/public/</url>
69 + <releases>
70 + <enabled>true</enabled>
71 + </releases>
72 + <snapshots>
73 + <enabled>false</enabled>
74 + </snapshots>
75 + </pluginRepository>
76 + </pluginRepositories>
77 + </profile>
78 + </profiles>
72 72  </settings>
80 +}}}
73 73  
74 -{{/noformat}}
82 +(% id="HCreateanewapplicationproject" class="auto-cursor-target" %)
83 += Create a new application project =
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.
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86 +Make a new directory somewhere, and run:
77 77  
78 -== Step 3: Installing WebObjects Libraries ==
88 +{{{$ mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId=erxapplication-archetype \
89 + -DarchetypeGroupId=org.wocommunity \
90 + -DarchetypeVersion=3.0 -DaskForDefaultPropertyValues=true}}}
79 79  
80 -Maven takes control of all your project's dependencies. To develop WebObjects applications, Maven has to reference the WebObjects jars. You have to install the WebObjects libraries into your local repository to accomplish this:
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93 +After some downloading, Maven will prompt you:
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82 -{{noformat}}
95 +(% class="auto-cursor-target" %)
96 +{{{Define value for property 'JavaVersion' 1.8: : 1.8
97 +Define value for property 'WonderVersion' 7.2: : 7.4
98 +Define value for property 'groupId': example.app
99 +Define value for property 'artifactId': Foo
100 +Define value for property 'version' 1.0-SNAPSHOT: : 0.1-SNAPSHOT
101 +Define value for property 'package' example.app: : example.app.foo}}}
83 83  
84 -mvn wobootstrap:install
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104 +You can enter your own values if you like, but remember to stick with Java 1.8 for the moment. Hit 'Y' to confirm when requested.
85 85  
86 -{{/noformat}}
106 +(% id="HBuildandlaunchtheapplication" class="auto-cursor-target" %)
107 += Build and launch the application =
87 87  
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.
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110 +From the same directory, run:
89 89  
90 -{{warning title="Installing the right jars!"}}
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113 +{{{$ cd Foo
114 +$ mvn package}}}
91 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.
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117 +Once Maven has finished building, you can launch:
93 93  
94 -{{/warning}}
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120 +{{{$ ./target/Foo.woa/Foo}}}
95 95  
96 -== Step 4: Creating a WebObjects Project ==
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123 +A browser should open and show:
97 97  
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:
125 +>Hello WOnder world!
99 99  
100 -{{noformat}}
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128 += Import your project into Eclipse =
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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
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131 +A final, optional step is to bring the project into Eclipse.
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107 -{{/noformat}}
133 +1. File > Import... > Maven > Existing Maven Projects
134 +1. Using the file browser, find the top-level "Foo" folder containing the project you created above, click Open.
135 +1. Ensure ##pom.xml## is checked and click Finish.
108 108  
109 -The maven-archetype-plugin will ask the required information to create the new project.
110 -
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 -
113 -**NOTE**: You can use archetypes within Eclipse as described [[here>>Maven Create WO Application Project||anchor="m2eclipse"]].
114 -
115 -== Step 5: Importing the Project into Eclipse ==
116 -
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.
118 -
119 -{{note title="Warning"}}
120 -
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 -
126 -{{/note}}
127 -
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 -
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"]].
131 -
132 -== Step 6: Building WebObjects Applications with Maven ==
133 -
134 -Now, building your project with Maven is easy. Go to the project folder on Terminal and execute:
135 -
136 -{{noformat}}
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 -mvn clean install
149 -
150 -{{/noformat}}
151 -
152 -This will install your project into ##,,/.m2/repository/your/project/groupId/artifactId/version/...,,##
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138 +You're done.