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   2                 Setting up a Taxonomic Editor development environment
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   4                 n.hoffmann
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   8 Setting up a Taxonomic Editor development environment
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  10         This document describes all steps necessary to create a development environment to develop the EDIT Taxonomic Editor. If you are looking for
  11         instructions on how to install the EDIT Taxonomic Editor please consult the {{{./manual.html} manual}}.
  12
  13         <Table of Contents>
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  16
  17 * Requirements
  18
  19         The current version of the EDIT Taxonomic Editor is developed using the Eclipse IDE for RCP developers.
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  21
  22 * Checking out the sources
  23
  24         Use git to check out the sources from the EDIT repository to a location on your development machine.
  25
  26 ---
  27 $ git clone ssh://git@dev.e-taxonomy.eu/var/git/taxeditor.git
  28 ---
  29
  30         This will leave you with a directory <<<taxeditor/>>> containing everything that is needed. We will have a look at the contents later on.
  31
  32 * Setting up eclipse
  33
  34         * Start up eclipse and open a workspace.
  35
  36         * Open up the Import Wizard via <File -\> Import...> from the menu
  37
  38         * Choose <General -\> Existing projects into Workspace > and click next.
  39
  40         * Check <Select Root Directory> and browse to the <<<taxeditor/>>> directory. After confirming the directory selection dialog, the <Projects> list should contain a number of projects all starting with
  41         <<<eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor>>> which should be checked for import.
  42
  43         * Click <Select All> to finish the wizard and import the projects into your workspace.
  44
  45         You should now be able to see the taxeditor projects in your workspace.
  46
  47 * Dependencies
  48
  49         The Taxonomic Editor uses <maven 3> for convenient configuration and automation of common tasks,
  50         such as resolving dependencies and automating builds.
  51
  52         We have two modules that use maven for dependency resolution: cdmlibrary and the molecular module.
  53
  54         The <<<latest snapshot branch>>> of the Taxonomic Editor is programmed against the latest
  55         SNAPSHOT version of the cdmlibrary. Because that dependency will change quickly, we
  56         do not include it with the other dependencies but rather install it with maven.
  57
  58         In order to do that you have to run <<<mvn validate>>> in your <<<taxeditor/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.cdmlib>>> and <<<taxeditor/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.molecular.lib>>> directory.
  59
  60 ---
  61 $ cd taxeditor/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.cdmlib/
  62 $ mvn validate
  63 $ cd taxeditor/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.molecular.lib/
  64 $ mvn validate
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  66
  67     The maven pom.xml provides a special profile which you may want to use if you are developing the cdmlib at the same time. This profile, named <<<local-repository>>>, causes maven to always use the local maven repository, so the latest changes to the cdmlib which have been installed locally by <<<mvn install>>>  will be used. In order to use this profile you would execute the validate gloal differently:
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  69  ---
  70  $ mvn -P local-repository  -Dlocalrepo=/home/${youUserName}/.m2/repository validate
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  72
  73         This will take some time, as maven will download the required dependencies.
  74
  75
  76         After maven has finished follow these steps:
  77
  78         The UI is implemented using a fixed version of SWT. So please follow the steps to correctly set the  {{{https://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/redmine/projects/edit/wiki/TaxonomicEditorDevelopersGuide#Target-RCP-Environment}Target-RCP-Environment}}
  79
  80         To get rid of the errors, you have to update the classpaths of all plugin projects. To do this right-click any of the <taxeditor-*> projects and choose <PDE Tools -\> Update Classpath...>. Select All plugins except taxeditor.webapp  and confirm. After a rebuild of your entire workspace all errors should be gone and you are ready to go.
  81
  82         <<Note>>: If you have also checked out the cdmlib sources you may have to run <<<mvn install>>> on the cdmlib project beforehand to update the cdmlib jars in your local maven repository.
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  84
  85
  86 * Bundle overview
  87
  88         Let's have a quick look at some important projects:
  89
  90 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.store>
  91
  92         This package communicates with cdmlib-service directly, offering all services, basic operations on cdm data as well as import export functionality. Database and user management is also contained in this package.
  93
  94 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.navigation>
  95
  96         The <Taxon Navigator> as well as the <Search> view are located in this plugin.
  97
  98 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor>
  99
 100         Everything that has to do with editing taxa or specimens or data that is connected to those resides in this plugin. This includes the <Name Editor>, the <Specimen Editor>, the <Details View>,
 101         the <Supplemental View>, the <Descriptive Data View> as well as the <Media View>. All interface elements that are used in the <taxeditor-bulkeditor> plugin are
 102         also located here.
 103
 104 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.bulkeditor>
 105
 106         The different bulkeditors are in this plugin.
 107
 108 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.molecular>
 109
 110         This plugin provides editors and views for working with phylogenetic data like single reads and consensus sequences. This includes the <Alignment Editor>, the <Pherogram View> and export functionality.
 111
 112 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.molecular.lib>
 113
 114         Manages the external dependencies for the molecular plugin.
 115
 116 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.webapp>
 117
 118         Provides all remoting facilities i.e. manages the internal CDM Server to connect to remote data sources.
 119
 120 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.printpublisher>
 121
 122         This plugin is a frontend and GUI for the <cdmlib-print> module. Please see the {{{http://wp5.e-taxonomy.eu/printpublisher/}according documentation}} for further information.
 123
 124 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.application>
 125
 126         This plugin bundles all the previous plugins into an application and configures the look and feel.
 127
 128 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.cdmlib>
 129
 130         As said before, <cdmlib> dependecies reside in this plugin. Please also note that this plugin does not contain any sourcecode.
 131
 132 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.feature.platform>
 133
 134         A feature containing all dependencies for the eclipse platform.
 135
 136 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor>
 137
 138         The product configuration for the standalone application.
 139
 140 ** <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.test>
 141
 142         Automated GUI Tests for the Taxonomic Editor that can be run with {{{http://eclipse.org/swtbot/}SWTBot}}.
 143
 144 * Creating a launch configuration
 145
 146         To start the Taxonomic Editor from your newly created development environment you need to create a launch configuration.
 147
 148         * Expand <eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor> and open <<<eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.product>>>
 149
 150         * In the <Testing> section (down left) click on <Launch an Eclipse application in Debug mode>
 151
 152         The Taxonomic Editor should launch. Note: You might want to tweak the launch configuration, e.g. increase the memory.
 153
 154 * Where do I go from here?
 155
 156         Please read the {{{http://dev.e-taxonomy.eu/trac/wiki/TaxonomicEditorDev}wiki}} for how-to's and code examples.