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Dude! Where's my Eclipse!?

• Dude! Where's my Eclipse
  • Pre-requisites
  • Setting up
  • Lesson 1 – compile the code.
    • Starting point
    • Goal
    • Steps
  • Lesson 2 – build the jar file
    • Starting point
    • Goal
    • Steps
  • Lesson 3 – build the war file
    • Starting point
    • Goal
    • Steps
  • Lesson 4 – deploy and test
    • Starting point
    • Goal
    • Steps
  • Lesson 5 – Add new functionality
    • Starting point
    • Goal
    • Steps

Dude! Where's my Eclipse

Pre-requisites

You will need a linux server with the following installed:

tomcat

This demo was prepare with tomcat-8.

tomcat manager

Used for deploying the your built application

A web browser

for accessing the tomcat manager

git

to access the project

a text editor

to fix any bugs you find (Not eclipse, because that's the whole point.)

java 8 JDK

to build code

If you develop on one machine and deploy to the other, then tomcat and tomcat manager are to be on the system you're deploying to, and the rest where you're developing.

If your development environment is not on the same server as the tomcat instance, you'll need a copy of the file tomcat8-servlet-api.jar on the same system as your java code.

Setting up

0. All commands assume a Linux environment. ${HOME} refers to the home directory of the user, and ${DEV_HOME} refers to where the git repository has been cloned to.

1. Get the code

   git clone https://gitlab.com/eibhear/javaBootcampNoEclipse.git
   

   The repository is now in ${DEV_HOME}. Change into it:

   export DEV_HOME=$(pwd)/javaBootcampNoEclipse
   cd ${DEV_HOME}
   

2. Make sure you're at the starting point:

   git checkout lesson-1
   

Lesson 1 – compile the code.

Starting point

A clean git working area

Goal

Java files compiled into class files

Steps

0. Confirm you can access the java compiler:

   javac -version
   

   If this doesn't result in a message like javac 1.8.0_141, you'll need to find where javac installed and place it on your ${PATH}.

1. Change to where the code is:

   cd ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse
   

2. Compile the files:

   javac *.java
   

3. Check the errors. If you see the message error: package javax.servlet does not exist, then look at your CLASSPATH setting, as dependend libraries are missing.

4. Fix your CLASSPATH and compile the java files:

   export CLASSPATH=/usr/share/java/tomcat8-servlet-api.jar:${CLASSPATH}
   javac *.java
   

5. If the successful, you will have the following additional files:

   ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/MyHelloWorldBean.class
   ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/MyHelloWorldServlet.class
   

   If this is the case, move on to lesson 2:

   git checkout lesson-2
   

Lesson 2 – build the jar file

Starting point

A clean git working area with two additional class files

Goal

Class files archived into a jar file

Steps

1. Decide whether you want to include the source (*.java) files in the jar file
2. Determine other files to be included in the jar file (e.g. config files, property files, etc.)

3. Change to the top-level of the package in the source:

   cd ${DEV_HOME}/source/java
   

   Create the lib/ directory to take the jar file:

   mkdir -pv ../lib
   

   If you're not including the source files in the jar:

   jar cvf ../lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.jar org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/*.class
   

   If you are including the source files in the jar:

   jar cvf ../lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.jar org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/*
   

4. If the successful, you will now have a new file:

   ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.jar
   

   If this is the case, move on to lesson 3:

   git checkout lesson-3
   

Lesson 3 – build the war file

Starting point

A clean git working area with two additional class files and one additional jar file.

Goal

A deployable war file

Steps

0. Review the following:

   • http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-8.0-doc/appdev/deployment.html to understand the structure of the war file and the web.xml file
   • ${DEV_HOME}/source/res/web.xml to understand how this application is to be used.

1. Create an empty directory in ${DEV_HOME} called webapp, then its directory structure and then change into it:

   mkdir -vp ${DEV_HOME}/webapp
   mkdir -vp ${DEV_HOME}/webapp/WEB-INF/lib
   cd ${DEV_HOME}/webapp
   

2. Copy in the jsps:

   cp -rv ${DEV_HOME}/source/jsps/* ${DEV_HOME}/webapp
   

3. Copy in the jar file:

   cp -rv ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.jar ${DEV_HOME}/webapp/WEB-INF/lib
   

4. Copy in the web.xml file:

   cp -rv ${DEV_HOME}/source/res/web.xml ${DEV_HOME}/webapp/WEB-INF
   

5. Create the war file:

   jar cvf ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.war *
   

6. If this was successful you will now have a new file:

   ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.war
   

   If this is the case, remove the direcory ${DEV_HOME}/webapp and move on to lesson 4:

   rm -fr ${DEV_HOME}/webapp
   git checkout lesson-4
   

Lesson 4 – deploy and test

Starting point

A clean working area with two additional class files, one additional jar file and one additional war file.

Goal

A deployed, working application

Steps

0. Some pre-steps

   • If this isn't the first time to deploy, be sure to undeploy the previous version of the application.
1. Navigate to http://server:8080/manager
2. Go to the WAR file to deploy section and use the Browse… button to select the war file to deploy.
3. Press the Deploy button. If successful, you'll see your application shown in the list.
4. Go to http://server:8080/javaBootcampNoEclipse to access your app.

5. Test the application. If all is well, move on to lesson 5:

   git checkout lesson-5
   

Lesson 5 – Add new functionality

Starting point

A clean working brought up to date to include the two new files: ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/AstroFun.java and ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/AstroLib-1.1.5ws.jar, and an update to ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/MyHelloWorldServlet.java.

Goal

A working, updated application deployed to tomcat

Steps

0. Pre-steps

   • Make sure your environment is set up as per the previous lessons:

     • DEV_HOME is set to where the git repository is cloned to
     • CLASSPATH contains tomcat8-servlet-api.jar

   • Clean out the working area if there are unnecessary/unwanted files:

     rm -vf ${DEV_HOME}/source/java/org/gibiris/javaBootcampNoEclipse/*.class
     rm -vf ${DEV_HOME}/source/lib/javaBootcampNoEclipse.?ar
     rm -vfr ${DEV_HOME}/webapp
     

   • Review the changes that have been applied to the working area

1. Compile the java files (including the new java file) as per Lesson 1.

   Does it compile? If not, why. Two hints:

   • there was a new jar file introduced to the repository
   • there's a bug in the package specification in the new java file. Looking closely at the branches of this git repository, you might even find a fix for it.
2. Build the jar file as per Lesson 2 (except, this time, the lib directory exists already).
3. Build the war file as per Lesson 3.
4. Deploy the updated application as per lesson 4. You will need to undeploy the previous version first. Does it deploy? Why not? (Hint: there was a new jar file introduced to the repository)
5. Fix the new bug, undeploy the bad application and deploy the corrected one.