Using the JAR template

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This document contain the instruction on how to install and configure your project's JAR component using the jar-template.  The screen shots are taken from the Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers - Version: Indigo Service Release 2 IDE.  If you are using a different version of Eclipse Java EE or a different variant of Eclipse, the screen shots may differ.  It is important to keep in mind that the following instructions should be viewed as to what has to be done rather than how to do it.

There are 3 sections to this document.  These sections are:

It should take you approximately 10 - 20 minutes to get your jar component created and customized.

Section 1: Creating the project jar component using the jar-template

• This setup assumes that you have completed the Workstation configuration as found on the CSF Home - Getting Started tab.
  If you have not completed the Workstation configuration , please do so now .
  
  Please read the OVERVIEW before continuing.

1. Run Eclipse.  Go to File > New > Other....
   Scroll down to SVN and expand then select Project from SVN as shown in the following panel.
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
   
2. From the Checkout Project from SVN repository panel, select Create a new repository location as shown in the following panel.
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
   
3. In the Enter Repository Location Information panel do the following:
   for the URL: field enter:

       svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/es-projects/es-project-template/jar-template/trunk
   

   For the Label, select: use the repository URL as the label
   For the Authentication, enter your User name and password.
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
   
4. The Repository Location Properties panel is a warning panel.
   
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   You do not want to normalize the URL!
   click No.
   
5. In the Select Resource panel, select

       svn+ssh://svn.mit.edu/es-projects/es-project-template/jar-template/trunk
   

   as shown in the following panel:
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
   
6. In the Check Out As panel, select Check out as a project with the name specified: as shown in the following panel.
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
   
7. Your Eclipse - Project Explorer View should now look similar to the following:
   
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8. Right click on the jar-template project and select Team > Disconnect
   When the following Confirm Disconnect from SVN panel is displayed, select Also delete the SVN meta-information from the file system.
   
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   When satisfied that everything is correct, click Yes.
9. Open the Eclipse - Navigator View
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10. Open the Eclipse Project Explorer View.  The view should look as follows:
    
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    Right click on the jar-template project and select Rename....
    Replace jar-template with the short project acronym that you have previously selected. &nbspIf you have not selected a short project acronym, please go to Selecting names for your project before continuing.
    
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    For example: If my projectArtifactId was att, then my panel would look like the following:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click OK.
    
11. The Eclipse - Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:
    
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12. Right click on the renamed project and select Configure > Convert to Maven Project
    Expand your project and it should look similar to the following:
    
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13. Right click on the renamed project and select Team > Share Project...
    Select SVN as shown below:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
    
14. Select Create a new repository location as shown below:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
    
15. Enter a desired SVN URL for your project.
    For example:
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    Don't forget to enter your User name and Password,
    When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
    
16. When the following panel is display notifying you that a new SVN entry will be created:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click OK.
    
17. Do the following:
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    The panel should be as illustrated in the following panel:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click Next.
    
18. Nothing to do here.  This is an information panel similar to the following panel:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click Finish.
    
19. When a panel similar to the one below is display, enter a comment.
    This is the initial SVN check-in (svn commit) for the JAR project:
    
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    When satisfied that everything is correct, click OK.
    
20. When the SVN commit has completed, the Eclipse - Project Explorer View should look similar to the following.
    
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Creating the project jar component using the jar-template is now complete.

Section 2: Customizing the project JAR

1. Run Eclipse.  From the Project Explorer View, open the Maven JAR project that you want to customize.
   Your Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:
   
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2. Expand your project, then expand src/main/resources.
   Your Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:
   
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3. Open the applicationContext-csf-projectName-config.xml for editing and change the following lines substituting your project name for projectName.
   The are 3 occurances of projectName that have to be changed.

       <bean id="csfProjectNameMappingResources" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ListFactoryBean" parent="commonHibernateMappingResources">
       <bean id="hibernateCsfProjectNameMappingResources" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ListFactoryBean" parent="csfProjectNameMappingResources">
   

   When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

       <bean id="csfAttMappingResources" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ListFactoryBean" parent="commonHibernateMappingResources">
       <bean id="hibernateCsfAttMappingResources" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ListFactoryBean" parent="csfAttMappingResources">
   

   In the above example, ProjectName was replaced with Att.
   When you are satisifed with the changes, save and close the file.
4. Open the applicationContext-csf-projectName.xml for editing and change the following lines substituting your project name for projectName.
   There are 3 occurances of projectName that have to be changed.

       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-projectName-component-scan.xml" />
       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-projectName-config.xml" />
       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-projectName-security-spring.xml" />
   

   When you have made all the changes, the lines you have changed should look similar to the following:

       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-att-component-scan.xml" />
       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-att-config.xml" />
       <import resource="classpath*:applicationContext-csf-att-security-spring.xml" />
   

   In the above example, projectName was replaced with att.*.
   When you are satisifed with the changes, save and close the file.
5. From the Project Explorer View, rename each of the following files, substituting your project name for projectName.
   There are 4 files that have to be renamed.

       applicationContext-csf-projectName.xml
       applicationContext-csf-projectName-component-scan.xml
       applicationContext-csf-projectName-config.xml
       applicationContext-csf-projectName-security.xml
   

   When you have made all the changes, the file names that you have changed should look similar to the following:

       applicationContext-csf-att.xml
       applicationContext-csf-att-component-scan.xml
       applicationContext-csf-att-config.xml
       applicationContext-csf-att-security.xml
   

   In the above example, projectName was replaced with att.*.
   Your Project Explorer View should look similar to the following:
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   When you are satisifed with the changes, save and close the file.
6. Commit all changes to the SVN repository.

Customizing the project JAR is now complete.

Section 3: Customizing the project JAR pom.xml

1. Run Eclipse.  From the Project Explorer View, open the Maven JAR project that you want to customize.
   Expand your project and open the project's pom.xml for editing.
   Select the pom.xml tab.
   You should have a display similar to the following:
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   Follow the Configuration Instructions that are provided in the pom.xml.
   When you are satisfied with the changes that you have made, save the changes and close the file.
2. Commit the changes to the SVN repository.

Customizing the project JAR pom.xml is now complete.