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4 {{tip title="2016 QuickStart"}}
5 See ([[http:~~/~~/lists.apple.com/archives/webobjects-dev/2016/Jan/msg00045.html>>url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/webobjects-dev/2016/Jan/msg00045.html||shape="rect"]])
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7 **Steps 0-2** (as elaborated below)
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9 0. Install Java 8 (or Java 11 ?)
10 ~1. Install Maven 3
11 2. Update ~~/.m2/settings.xml to include the wocommunity repo
12
13 **Steps 3–6**
14
15 3. Install Eclipse 4.5 for Committers ([[http:~~/~~/www.eclipse.org/downloads/>>url:http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/||shape="rect"]])
16 4. Install m2e via Help > Install New Software.... (See [[http:~~/~~/www.eclipse.org/m2e/>>url:http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/||shape="rect"]])
17 5. Install [[doc:WOLips]]
18 6. Preferences > Maven > Archetypes, Add Remote Catalog
19 [[http:~~/~~/maven.wocommunity.org/service/local/repositories/snapshots/content/archetype-catalog.xml>>url:http://maven.wocommunity.org/service/local/repositories/snapshots/content/archetype-catalog.xml||shape="rect"]]
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21 Done. The WebObjects jars are in the wocommunity repo, so no need to do woinstaller.jar hassle.
22 {{/tip}}
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24 ----
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26 (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-size: 24.0px;" %)Detailed Instructions...
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28 (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);font-size: 20.0px;" %)Step 0: Install latest Java
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30 If you're on a Mac, it's using old and busted Java 6. Update that to Java 8 ([[http:~~/~~/www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html>>url:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html||shape="rect"]]).
31
32 == Step 1: Installing Maven ==
33
34 Downloading and installing the latest version of [[Maven>>url:https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi||shape="rect"]] is the first step to start using this tool via one of the following approaches.
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36 (a) You can use MacPorts ([[https:~~/~~/www.macports.org>>url:https://www.macports.org||shape="rect"]]) to install:
37
38 {{code language="bash" theme="Emacs" title="MacPorts usage"}}
39 $ sudo port install maven3
40 {{/code}}
41
42 (b) Or similarly via Homebrew ([[http:~~/~~/brew.sh>>url:http://brew.sh||shape="rect"]]):
43
44 {{code language="bash" theme="Emacs" title="Homebrew usage"}}
45 $ brew install maven
46 {{/code}}
47
48 (c) Or manually by downloading the binary tarball, copying it to /usr/local/, unpacking it, soft linking it and adding the path to your bash_profile:
49
50 {{code language="bash" theme="Emacs" title="Manual install"}}
51 $ sudo su
52 $ cd /usr/local/
53 $ curl -O http://mirror.tcpdiag.net/apache/maven/maven-3/3.3.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
54 $ tar -xzf apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
55 $ ln -s apache-maven-3.3.3 apache-maven
56 $ exit
57 $ cd ~/
58 $ vi .bash_profile
59 {{/code}}
60
61 Then in your bash profile, ensure your path and java home are updated:
62
63 {{code language="text" theme="Emacs" title="~~/.bash_profile" linenumbers="true"}}
64 ...
65 export PATH=/usr/local/apache-maven/bin:$PATH
66 export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
67 ...
68 {{/code}}
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71
72 Whichever installation approach you've taken, you should now be able to do
73
74 $ mvn -version
75
76 **NOTE 1**: It is very helpful if you understand some Maven concepts before continuing with this tutorial. See [[doc:General Maven Documentation]] for more information.
77
78 **NOTE 2**: You might also like to install bash completion utilities:
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80 * See this superuser answer for bash-completion installation: ([[http:~~/~~/superuser.com/questions/288438/bash-completion-for-commands-in-mac-os-x>>url:http://superuser.com/questions/288438/bash-completion-for-commands-in-mac-os-x||shape="rect"]]).
81 * See also the following github repo for maven-bash-completion: ([[https:~~/~~/github.com/juven/maven-bash-completion>>url:https://github.com/juven/maven-bash-completion||shape="rect"]]).
82
83 == Step 2: Configuring your Maven Settings ==
84
85 Advanced users can skip this step, but it's highly recommended.
86
87 [[doc:Quick Start Maven Settings Configuration Guide]]
88
89 **NOTE for those who know what to do**: You can download the complete and most recent settings.xml [[here>>attach:settings.xml]] and install it to ~~/.m2/settings.xml.
90
91 Download the [[archetype-catalog.xml>>url:http://maven.wocommunity.org/content/groups/public/archetype-catalog.xml||shape="rect"]] and copy it to ~~/.m2/archetype-catalog.xml
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93 See [[Maven Settings Reference>>url:http://maven.apache.org/settings.html||shape="rect"]] if you want more information about additional options for the settings.xml file.
94
95 == Step 3: Installing WebObjects Libraries ==
96
97 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:
98
99 {{noformat}}
100 mvn wobootstrap:install -DwebObjectsLibFolder=/Library/WebObjects/lib -DwebObjectsVersion=5.4.3
101
102 {{/noformat}}
103
104 **NOTE**: WebObjects must be installed.
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106
107 \\[[https:~~/~~/repo.maven.apache.org/maven2>>url:https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2||shape="rect"]]
108
109 {{{NOTE: [ERROR] No plugin found for prefix 'wobootstrap' in the current project and in the plugin groups [org.apache.maven.plugins, org.codehaus.mojo] available from the repositories [local (/home/ray/.m2/repository), central ()] > [Help 1]}}}
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111 What does one do about this error? rrk (ray at ganymede.org) 2022 06-24
112
113 **See** the [[doc:maven-wobootstrap-plugin]] documentation for more information and options for specifying a specific version.
114
115 **See** [[Maven Introduction to Repositories>>url:http://maven.apache.org/guides/introduction/introduction-to-repositories.html||shape="rect"]] if you want more information about Maven repositories.
116
117 {{warning title="Installing the right jars!"}}
118 Do **not** link to or install the WebObjects jars located inside {{code language="none"}}/System/Library/Frameworks{{/code}} or {{code language="none"}}/Library/Frameworks{{/code}}. If you're installing an older version of WebObjects you must obtain the jars that the WebObjects installer had previously installed into {{code language="none"}}/Library/WebObjects/lib{{/code}}. For example, the jar {{code language="none"}}/Library/WebObjects/lib/JavaWebObjects.jar{{/code}} has the complete set of resources and files included for the dependency JavaWebObjects whereas {{code language="none"}}/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaWebObjects.framework/Resources/Java/javawebobjects.jar{{/code}} does not.
119 {{/warning}}
120
121 == Step 4: Creating a WebObjects or Wonder Project ==
122
123 Archetypes are the fast way to create a new project using Maven and WOProject provides various archetypes of its own to get you started with WebObjects, or better, Wonder-based applications. Execute the following command to generate a basic Wonder application project:
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125 {{noformat}}
126 mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeArtifactId=erxapplication-archetype \
127 -DarchetypeGroupId=org.objectstyle.woproject.maven2 \
128 -DarchetypeVersion=2.1
129
130 {{/noformat}}
131
132 The maven-archetype-plugin will ask the required information to create the new project.
133
134 **NOTE**: You can use archetype catalogs to reduce the number of properties to set while creating a project. See the documentation of [[doc:woapplication-archetype]].
135
136 **NOTE**: You can use archetypes within Eclipse as described [[here>>doc:documentation.Maven Create WO Application Project||anchor="m2eclipse"]].
137
138 **NOTE:** You can see the list of available archetypes in the following location: [[http:~~/~~/wo-repository.moleque.com.br/nexus/content/groups/public/org/objectstyle/woproject/maven2/>>url:http://wo-repository.moleque.com.br/nexus/content/groups/public/org/objectstyle/woproject/maven2/||shape="rect"]].
139
140 == Step 5: Importing the Project into Eclipse ==
141
142 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.
143
144 {{note title="Warning"}}
145 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:
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147 1. Use the [[mvn eclipse:eclipse>>url:http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-eclipse-plugin/||shape="rect"]] goal to update your .classpath file.
148 1. Use the [[m2eclipse>>url:http://m2eclipse.codehaus.org/||shape="rect"]] plug-in for Eclipse.
149 1. Use the [[q4e>>url:http://code.google.com/p/q4e/||shape="rect"]] plug-in for Eclipse.
150 {{/note}}
151
152 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.
153
154 **NOTE**: This tutorial assumes you have chosen the option 2. You can find more information about IDE integration [[here>>doc:General Maven Documentation||anchor="IDE Integration"]].
155
156 == Step 6: Building WebObjects Applications with Maven ==
157
158 Now, building your project with Maven is easy. Go to the project folder on Terminal and execute:
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160 {{noformat}}
161 mvn clean package
162
163 {{/noformat}}
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165 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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167 To install your project into your local repository:
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169 {{noformat}}
170 mvn clean install
171
172 {{/noformat}}
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174 This will install your project into {{code language="none"}}~/.m2/repository/your/project/groupId/artifactId/version/...{{/code}}