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1 -== Step 1: Installing Maven ==
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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.
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3 -Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>http://maven.apache.org/download]] is the first step to start using this tool.
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5 += Assumptions =
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5 -**NOTE**: It is very helpful if you understand some Maven concepts before continue with this tutorial. See [[General Maven Documentation]] for more information.
7 +We're going to make a few assumptions to keep this page brief:
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7 -== Step 2: Configuring your Maven Settings ==
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. Any version will do. People are running WebObjects on Java 21 in production.
11 +1. You have Eclipse and WOLips installed. Install the [[latest version of Eclipse>>https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/]], along with the [[latest WOLips>>https://github.com/wocommunity/wolips]] if you haven't already.
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9 -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.,,
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14 += Setup =
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11 -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:
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17 +You need to install Maven:
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13 -{{noformat}}
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20 +{{{$ cd ~/Applications
21 +$ curl -O https://dlcdn.apache.org/maven/maven-3/3.9.9/binaries/apache-maven-3.9.9-bin.zip
22 +$ unzip apache-maven-3.9.9-bin.zip
23 +$ ln -s apache-maven-3.9.9 apache-maven
24 +}}}
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15 -<settings>
16 - ...
17 - <pluginGroups>
18 - <pluginGroup>org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2</pluginGroup>
19 - </pluginGroups>
20 - ...
21 - <profiles>
22 - <profile>
23 - <pluginRepositories>
24 - <pluginRepository>
25 - <id>mdimension.releases</id>
26 - <name>MDimension Releases Repository</name>
27 - <url>
28 - http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
29 - </url>
30 - <releases>
31 - <enabled>true</enabled>
32 - </releases>
33 - <snapshots>
34 - <enabled>false</enabled>
35 - </snapshots>
36 - </pluginRepository>
37 - <pluginRepository>
38 - <id>mdimension.snapshots</id>
39 - <name>MDimension Snapshots Repository</name>
40 - <url>
41 - http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/snapshots
42 - </url>
43 - <releases>
44 - <enabled>false</enabled>
45 - </releases>
46 - <snapshots>
47 - <enabled>true</enabled>
48 - </snapshots>
49 - </pluginRepository>
50 - <pluginRepositories>
51 - </profile>
52 - </profiles>
53 - ...
54 -</settings>
26 +Add ##bin## to your path in your shell's startup file, say ##~~/.zshrc##:
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56 -{{/noformat}}
28 +{{{PATH=$PATH:/Users/paulh/Applications/apache-maven-3.9.9/bin
29 +}}}
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58 -**NOTE**: You can download the complete settings.xml [[here>>^settings.xml]]. See [[Maven Settings Reference>>http://maven.apache.org/settings.html]] if you want more information about the settings.xml file.
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32 +Confirm you have it installed:
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60 -== Step 3: Installing WebObjects Libraries ==
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35 +{{{$ mvn --version
36 +Apache Maven 3.9.6 (bc0240f3c744dd6b6ec2920b3cd08dcc295161ae)
37 +}}}
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62 -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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40 +Finally, add ##~~/.m2/settings.xml##:
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64 -{{noformat}}
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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>
79 +</settings>
80 +}}}
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66 -mvn wobootstrap:install
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83 += Create a new application project =
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68 -{{/noformat}}
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86 +Make a new directory somewhere, and run:
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70 -**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.
88 +{{{$ mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId=erxapplication-archetype \
89 + -DarchetypeGroupId=org.wocommunity \
90 + -DarchetypeVersion=3.0 -DaskForDefaultPropertyValues=true}}}
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72 -== Step 4: Creating a WebObjects Project ==
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93 +After some downloading, Maven will prompt you:
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74 -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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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}}}
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76 -{{noformat}}
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78 -mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId=woapplication-archetype \
79 - -DarchetypeGroupId=org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2 \
80 - -DarchetypeVersion=2.0.14 \
81 - -DarchetypeRepository=http://webobjects.mdimension.com/maven2/releases
104 +You can enter any version of Java. You should definitely change ##WonderVersion## from 7.2 → 7.4. Hit 'Y' to confirm when requested.
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83 -{{/noformat}}
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107 +(((
108 +If you enter a ##JavaVersion## greater than 1.8 (there are people using Java 21 in production, for example: enter ##21##), you need to add the following line to build.properties:
109 +\\##jvmOptions=~-~-add-exports java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED ~-~-add-exports java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED##
110 +)))
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85 -The maven-archetype-plugin will ask the required information to create the new project.
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87 -**NOTE**: You can use archetype catalogs to reduce the number of properties to set while creating a project. See the documentation of [[woapplication-archetype]].
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114 += Build and launch the application =
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89 -== Step 5: Importing the Project into Eclipse ==
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117 +From the same directory, run:
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91 -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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120 +{{{$ cd Foo
121 +$ mvn package}}}
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93 -{{note title="Warning"}}
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124 +Once Maven has finished building, you can launch:
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95 -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:
96 -# Use the mvn eclipse:eclipse goal to update your .classpath file.
97 -# Use the m2eclipse plug-in for Eclipse.
98 -# Use the q4e plug-in for Eclipse.
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127 +{{{$ ./target/Foo.woa/Foo}}}
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100 -{{/note}}
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130 +A browser should open and show:
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102 -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.
132 +>Hello WOnder world!
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104 -**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"]].
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135 += Import your project into Eclipse =
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106 -== Step 6: Building WebObjects Applications with Maven ==
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138 +A final, optional step is to bring the project into Eclipse.
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108 -Now, building your project with Maven is easy. Go to the project folder on Terminal and execute:
140 +1. File > Import... > Maven > Existing Maven Projects
141 +1. Using the file browser, find the top-level "Foo" folder containing the project you created above, click Open.
142 +1. Ensure ##pom.xml## is checked and click Finish.
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110 -{{noformat}}
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145 +(((
146 +As above, if you're using Java beyond Java 8, you need to add the following to the launch configuration under Arguments > VM arguments:
147 +\\##~-~-add-exports java.base/sun.security.action=ALL-UNNAMED ~-~-add-exports java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED##
148 +)))
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112 -mvn clean install
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114 -{{/noformat}}
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116 -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.
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154 +You're done.