Content Management and Capture

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello Gabriela, 

If I understand you correctly, you're referring to deploying an ICN Plugin built as JAR?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Yes, we work with .jar ICN plugins.

Hello Gabriela, 

If I understand you correctly, you're referring to deploying an ICN Plugin built as JAR?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello @ANDY Choi,

So what type of HCR are you talking about?

Can you explain how your setup looks?

• how is ICN configured in regards of the plugin you develop
• how is your ide configured?(intellij / eclipse / netbeans / anything else)?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hello Andreas,

You'd first need to start the ICN in debug mode.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-do-i-toggle-debug-mode-individual-websphere-application-server-instances

Then, attach your IDE to the remote host and port. You can reference the IDE documentation on attaching your IDE to a remote server for more details.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/hot-code-replacement-for-java-comes-to-visual-studio-code/

https://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2017/june/article1.php

https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2019/04/debug-your-java-applications-in-docker-using-intellij-idea/

Regards,

Andy

Hello @ANDY Choi,

So what type of HCR are you talking about?

Can you explain how your setup looks?

• how is ICN configured in regards of the plugin you develop
• how is your ide configured?(intellij / eclipse / netbeans / anything else)?

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

Hi @ANDY Choi,

But wouldnt that only let you debug the java part of this? would not work for adding new features, actions, services etc..?

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Andreas Baaserud Hauge
Senior Consultant
tietoevry

Original Message:
Sent: Tue September 26, 2023 09:09 AM
From: ANDY Choi
Subject: Content Navigator Plugin - how to set up a local development environment

Hello Andreas,

You'd first need to start the ICN in debug mode.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-do-i-toggle-debug-mode-individual-websphere-application-server-instances

Then, attach your IDE to the remote host and port. You can reference the IDE documentation on attaching your IDE to a remote server for more details.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/hot-code-replacement-for-java-comes-to-visual-studio-code/

https://www.eclipse.org/community/eclipse_newsletter/2017/june/article1.php

https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/2019/04/debug-your-java-applications-in-docker-using-intellij-idea/

Regards,

Andy

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ANDY Choi

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 25, 2023 04:07 PM
From: Andreas Baaserud Hauge
Subject: Content Navigator Plugin - how to set up a local development environment

Hello @ANDY Choi,

So what type of HCR are you talking about?

Can you explain how your setup looks?

• how is ICN configured in regards of the plugin you develop
• how is your ide configured?(intellij / eclipse / netbeans / anything else)?

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Andreas Baaserud Hauge
Senior Consultant
tietoevry

Original Message:
Sent: Mon September 25, 2023 05:24 AM
From: Gabriela Maráková
Subject: Content Navigator Plugin - how to set up a local development environment

Hello Andreas, 

if you are looking for deployment automation, we developed for our customer simple java console app for deployment. This app conntect to content navigator and invoke reload action by calling loadPlugin url.

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Gabriela Maráková

Original Message:
Sent: Wed September 20, 2023 07:41 AM
From: Andreas Baaserud Hauge
Subject: Content Navigator Plugin - how to set up a local development environment

Hello fellow IBM'rs,

I have not quite understood how to efficiency develop Content Navigator Plugins;

My problem is during development - When making code changes, I need to first compile code - then upload the class files to the server - Reload plugin from Navigator Admin client.

For me this is very inefficient, somewhere in IBM it is sort of explained that you can load the plugin with "class file path" and "class name". Sure thats what I am doing, but I anyhow need to go into the Navigator Admin client and reload the plugin.

To explain my development environment setup

• I have created a docker starting my local Content Navigator application - attaching a folder on my local computer which is where the class files being compiled and seen by the docker.

I am happy to explain more if I am not being clear :)

How does your development environment look like?

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Andreas Baaserud Hauge
Senior Consultant
tietoevry
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