AW: [opencms-dev] Module development - Best practices

[Hanjo Riege]

Hi Philippe,

you can compile your classes to the occlasses directory for testing. 
OpenCms looks there for the classes first. Just for exporting your module
you have to upload them in OpenCms.

Greetings,

Hanjo

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Von: philippe.belanger at ifrance.com
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Gesendet: Donnerstag, 6. Dezember 2001 11:16
An: opencms-dev at opencms.com
Betreff: [opencms-dev] Module development - Best practices


Hi everyone,

I would like to know what are the best practices to
use when developing a module.

I have downloaded and installed the news module and
started to make some changes to it for learning
purposes.

I ended up spending much time uploading my newly
compiled classes to opencms.  My guess is that I did
not get something right.

Here are the steps I am performing:
1- Change and compile my Java code using my prefered
IDE
2- use the opencms explorer, select my project and
get to the news directory (under system/classes)

for each java class:
3- lock the existing class file
4- delete this class file
5- create a new file ("upload a new file" type)
6- select the newly compiled .class file on my disk
7- publish directly the class file
8- stop Tomcat
9- start Tomcat
10- *finally* I can test if my changes work

I am sure there is a better way to do this.

Should I temporarly compile the news module to the
occlasses directory and avoid the upload/publish
steps?

Hints and recommendations would be most welcomed.

Cheers,

Philippe

 
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