Author: nickboldt Date: 2011-12-03 17:28:49 -0500 (Sat, 03 Dec 2011) New Revision: 36921 Added: trunk/central/README.localhost.testing.txt Log: add README about localhost testing Added: trunk/central/README.localhost.testing.txt =================================================================== --- trunk/central/README.localhost.testing.txt (rev 0) +++ trunk/central/README.localhost.testing.txt 2011-12-03 22:28:49 UTC (rev 36921) @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +To build/test/iterate locally: + +1. Run a web server locally, so you can access central/site/target/site/jbosstools-directory.xml via an http:// URL + +To run a server locally, you have many options. Here's one: + + su + cd /tmp; wget -nc http://elonen.iki.fi/code/nanohttpd/NanoHTTPD.java + javac NanoHTTPD.java; java NanoHTTPD -d /path/to/central/site/ + +1. edit central/plugins/org.jboss.tools.central/src/org/jboss/tools/central/configurators/DefaultJBossCentralConfigurator.java + + set a new path for JBOSS_DISCOVERY_DIRECTORY_3_3_0_XML, pointing at http://localhost/target/site/jbosstools-directory.xml as per the example above + +2. build in central/ folder using `mvn clean install` + +4. verify the directory.xml file is generated, and http-accessible: + + firefox http://localhost/target/site/jbosstools-directory.xml + +5. verify central/site/target/site/jbosstools-directory.xml points at the updated version of the o.j.t.central plugin in /path/to/central/site/target/site/plugins/ + +6. install updated o.j.t.central plugin into new Eclipse instance from http://localhost/target/site/ + +