A Primer on the 52°North WPS in Eclipse Java EE Indigo


By Matthias Müller, 2009-03-19

1. Prerequisites

If one of the prerequisites is missing, the necessary steps are described below. You need:
  • Maven2 installed
  • Apache Tomcat installed
  • Eclipse IDE Indigo for Java Developers. Please note: This tutorial is explicitly for this Eclipse version and won't work with other versions the same way (including the JEE version of Indigo).
  • Eclipse.ini with jdk (e.g. -vm /opt/sun-jdk-1.6.0.02/bin/java) configured
If you haven't done this yet please follow the next two steps, otherwise you can proceed to step 4.

Steps 4 to 8 are also covered by this video.

2. Download Eclipse Java Indigo

Go to http://www.eclipse.org and download Eclipse IDE Indigo for Java Developers.

Note: It is highly recommended to edit the eclipse.ini file located in your eclipse folder. Please add * -vm \\bin\javaw.exe such as * -vm C:\Programs\Java\jdk1.6.0_16\bin\javaw.exe for Windows or the following for Linux:
* -showsplash
org.eclipse.platform
--launcher.XXMaxPermSize
256m
-vm
/opt/sun-jdk-1.6.0.02/bin/java
-vmargs
-Xms40m
-Xmx512m

Note: Make sure you add the parameter -vm before the -vmargs parameter as in the example above. The -vm option and its value (the path) must be on separate lines. For more information check out the Eclipsepedia.

Also note that there is no javaw.exe in Linux; just use java instead.

This allows eclipse to use a JDK, since there are some know issues for eclipse in not recognizing correctly a set JDK, which is required for this tutorial.

3. Install Maven2

Download a maven version >=2.2.1 from http://maven.apache.org/download.html.

Note: Maven 2.2.1 was used for this tutorial.

Unzip maven-2.X.X-bin.zip to the directory you wish to install Maven 2.X.X. These instructions assume you chose C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\maven-2.2.1

Add the bin directory to your path, by opening up the system properties (WinKey + Pause), selecting the "Advanced" tab, and the "Environment Variables" button, then editing the PATH variable in the user variables. eg. "C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\maven-2.2.1\bin";%PATH%

In the same dialog, check if the JAVA_HOME environment variable does not exist, if not, create it.

Make sure that JAVA_HOME is set to the location of your JDK, e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.5.0_02.

Open the command line and:
  • Run mvn --version to verify that it is correctly installed.
  • Run mvn to generate the local repository. (You will see some errors, but don`t mind.)
Create a new folder repository located under the .m2 folder. The default path is: C:\Documents and Settings\\.m2

Install Subclipse

Eclipse -> Help -> Eclipse Marketplace -> Search for "subclipse"

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Hit "Install"

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Hit "Next", accept the terms and conditions of the license agreement, hit "Finish".

5. Install m2e-subclipse

Eclipse -> Window -> Preferences -> Maven -> Discovery

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Click "Open Catalog" and search for "m2e-subclipse"

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Select the checkbox and hit "Finish". Accept the terms and conditions of the license agreement, hit "Finish". You also can install the m2e-subclipse plugin later, see section 7.

6. Install Mongrel

For direct Apache tomcat support, you need the extension Mongrel:

Eclipse -> Help -> Eclipse Marketplace -> Search for "mongrel"

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Hit "Install", accept the terms and conditions of the license agreement, and hit "Finish".

7. Checkout the WPS source code

Eclipse -> File -> Import -> Maven -> Check out Maven Projects from SCM

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The required SCM URL is two parts: SVN | https://svn.52north.org/svn/geoprocessing/main/WPS/trunk/WPS/

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Then hit "Next".

Note: If the SCM type dropbox is empty click on "m2e Marketplace" and follow the steps of section 5.

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And "Finish".

Your project should now look like this:

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8. Compilation

In order to compile the downloaded code, right click on the module 52n-wps-webapp --> Run As --> Maven install

OR

Open the command line, navigate to the directory where the 52n-wps-parent directory is located and type mvn install

You should see a BUILD SUCCESS message afterwards.

9. Deploy your WPS as Web Application

Eclipse -> Window -> Preferences --> Mongrel

Select your Apache Tomcat version and provide the path to your Apache Tomcat installation

screenshot_mongrel.png

Hit "OK" to finish the dialog.

In order register the WPS in Apache Tomcat, you need to:
  • In your file system, go to your Apache Tomcat folder /conf/catalina/localhost
  • Add an XML file named wps.xml with the following content:
WPS>\52n-wps-webapp\target\52n-wps-webapp-X.X-SNAPSHOT" debug="1"/>

where WPS> points to the folder where your wps project resides. Make sure that 52n-wps-webapp-X.X-SNAPSHOT exists.

10. Starting/Debugging the WPS webapp

In Eclipse: Hit the yellow Tomcat Icon to start/debug your service.

Capabilities can be retrieved by this request: http://localhost:8080/wps/WebProcessingService?Request=GetCapabilities&Service=WPS&Version=1.0.0

debug_server4.png

Enjoy debugging :-)

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