nbgeronimo Implementation Details

What environment is used for developing the nbgeronimo plugin?

nbgeronimo is developed using NetBeans IDE 6.0 running on JDK 6.0.

What classes are implemented in the nbgeronimo plugin?

Here are some of the classes implemented by nbgeronimo:

• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.GeronimoDeploymentFactory - implementation of javax.enterprise.deploy.spi.factories.DeploymentFactory (a JSR-88 deployment factory) that creates a net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.GeronimoDeploymentManager instance
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.GeronimoDeploymentManager - implementation of javax.enterprise.deploy.spi.DeploymentManager (a JSR-88 deployment manager) that instantiates the real Geronimo JSR-88 deployment manager and delegates its calls to the real Geronimo JSR-88 deployment manager (the real Geronimo JSR-88 deployment manager also implements the javax.enterprise.deploy.spi.DeploymentManager interface and is found in $GERONIMO_HOME/lib/jsr88-deploymentfactory.jar, where $GERONIMO_HOME represents the root of the Geronimo installation)
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.ui.nodes.GeronimoRegistryNodeFactory - implementation of org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.RegistryNodeFactory that creates manager nodes and target nodes for Geronimo server instances
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.ui.nodes.GeronimoManagerNode - a class derived from org.openide.nodes.AbstractNode that serves as a manager node implementation for nbgeronimo
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.ui.nodes.GeronimoTargetNode - a class derived from org.openide.nodes.AbstractNode that serves as a target node implementation for nbgeronimo
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.j2ee.GeronimoJ2eePlatformFactory - a class that implements org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.J2eePlatformFactory and creates a org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.J2eePlatformImpl object, which provides information about the libraries used by Geronimo, what kinds of J2EE modules are supported by Geronimo, what module types are supported by nbgeronimo, and what versions of the J2EE specs are supported by nbgeronimo
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.j2ee.GeronimoJ2eePlatformFactory - a class that implements org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.J2eePlatformFactory and creates a org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.J2eePlatformImpl object, which provides information about the libraries used by Geronimo, what kinds of J2EE modules are supported by Geronimo, what module types are supported by nbgeronimo, and what versions of the J2EE specs are supported by nbgeronimo
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.optional.OptionalFactory - a class that implements org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.OptionalDeploymentManagerFactory and provides support for starting and stopping the server through its getStartServer() method (which returns an instance of net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.optional.GeronimoStartServer)
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.optional.GeronimoStartServer - a class that implements org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.StartServer and provides support for starting and stopping the server
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.config.GeronimoModuleConfigurationFactory - a class that implements org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.config.ModuleConfigurationFactory and provides support for creating module configuration objects (objects that implement the org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.spi.config.ModuleConfiguration interface)
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.ui.Customizer - a class that is derived from javax.swing.JTabbedPane and allows properties to be set for Geronimo 2.0 server instances
• net.sourceforge.nbgeronimo.ui.wizard.GeronimoInstantiatingIterator - a class that implements the org.openide.WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator interface and provides support for adding Geronimo 2.0 server instances to the NetBeans IDE

nbgeronimo implements additional classes to provide functionality that is needed by the nbgeronimo plugin. The additional functionality is used by the classes that are listed above and in other classes in the nbgeronimo plugin.

What needs to be done in order for the nbgeronimo plugin to be fully functional?

• Bugs in existing classes need to be fixed
• Geronimo plugin needs to be tested with the latest version of Geronimo using NetBeans IDE 6.0 and JDK 6.0
• Ability to start and stop the Geronimo server from the NetBeans IDE (including debugging mode)
• A class that can parse the $GERONIMO_HOME/var/config/config.xml file, the $GERONIMO_HOME/var/config/config-substitutions.properties file, and other files in the $GERONIMO_HOME/var/config directory that are needed to provide functionality within the nbgeronimo plugin
• A class that can find the following JARS within $GERONIMO_HOME/repository (NOTE: These 24 JAR files provide the same classes as what is provided by the javaee.jar file in Glassfish and other Java EE servers, and the version numbers of these JAR files can vary between versions of Geronimo):
  • jstl-1.2.jar
  • geronimo-activation_1.1_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-annotation_1.0_spec-1.1.jar
  • geronimo-ejb_3.0_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-el_1.0_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-javaee-deployment_1.1MR3_spec-1.0.jar
  • myfaces-api-1.2.0.jar
  • geronimo-interceptor_3.0_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-jms_1.1_spec-1.1.jar
  • geronimo-ws-metadata_2.0_spec-1.1.1.jar
  • geronimo-javamail_1.4_mail-1.2.jar
  • geronimo-j2ee-management_1.1_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-jpa_3.0_spec-1.1.jar
  • geronimo-j2ee-connector_1.5_spec-1.1.1.jar
  • geronimo-jacc_1.1_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-servlet_2.5_spec-1.1.jar
  • geronimo-jsp_2.1_spec-1.0.jar
  • geronimo-jta_1.1_spec-1.1.jar
  • jaxb-api-2.0.jar
  • geronimo-jaxr_1.0_spec-1.1.jar
  • geronimo-jaxrpc_1.1_spec-1.1.jar
  • axis2-saaj-api-1.3.jar
  • geronimo-stax-api_1.0_spec-1.0.jar
  • axis2-jaxws-api-1.3.jar
• The ability to configure Geronimo-specific deployment descriptors within NetBeans Java EE projects
• The ability to deploy NetBeans Java EE projects to Geronimo from the NetBeans IDE
• The ability to access the Geronimo Administration Console from the NetBeans IDE
• The ability to manage the Geronimo server from the Services window of the NetBeans IDE, similar to the capabilities provided in the Glassfish and Tomcat plugins
• Support for Apache Geronimo 2.1 (under development)

Resources

• NetBeans Home Page - home page of the NetBeans IDE project
• NetBeans 6.0 Source Code Download (285 MB) - The NetBeans 6.0 source code contains code for the NetBeans 6.0 IDE, including Java EE server plugins for WebSphere, Glassfish, Tomcat, JBoss, and OC4J. The NetBeans 6.0 source code contains skeleton code for a Java EE server plugin in the j2ee/genericserver directory. The NetBeans source code (especially the Java EE server plugins source code) can help you understand how NetBeans Java EE server plugins are implemented.
• Geronimo Home Page - home page of the Geronimo project
• Geronimo Development Tools - information about the Geronimo Eclipse plugin can be found at this web page
• JSR 88 - Information about the JSR 88 specification

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