Programmer : Mashup Programmer : Packaging Custom Components : Installing a Development Environment
 
Installing a Development Environment
Preparing your Development environment consists in:
• installing Eclipse,
• initializing the Mashup UI SDK,
• and importing the Mashup UI configuration file as a project in Eclipse.
You must have the following software on your machine:
• Java JDK 1.8 or higher (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html)
• Eclipse IDE for JAVA EE Developers Edition 3.6 or higher (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/)
• Apache Tomcat server 7 or higher (http://tomcat.apache.org/)
Important: To let the Tomcat server know where the license is stored, export the CVLICENSE environment variable with the command: export CVLICENSE=<path_to_license.dat>
1. Go to your <INSTALLDIR>/sdk/java-mashupui/project directory
2. Initialize the SDK with the following:
a. run init-sdk.<bat/sh> depending on your operating system,
b. define the hostname of the Exalead CloudView instance,
c. define the port number of the Exalead CloudView instance,
d. define the Application id (for example, "default"),
e. enter the admin login and password.
A development.properties file is generated in: <INSTALLDIR>/sdk/java-mashupui/project/war/WEB-INF/config. The SDK can now communicate with Exalead CloudView to read the configuration and work with the Mashup API.
3. Import the Exalead CloudView mashup project into Eclipse:
a. Select File > Import and browse to your <INSTALLDIR>/sdk/java-mashupui directory.
b. Select the project and click Finish.
The mashup project is added to the eclipse Project Explorer.
4. Add the Apache Tomcat server into Eclipse:
a. Select File > New > Server
b. Define your Apache Tomcat server as a new server.
5. Run the Exalead CloudView project as "Tomcat Server", and go to: http://localhost:8080/mashup-ui
The Mashup UI opens.