[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (TOOLSDOC-345) NeedInfo: Distinction between Eclipse and JBDS/JBT Server Tools

[Rob Stryker (JIRA)]

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Rob Stryker commented on TOOLSDOC-345:
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In general you're pretty close to the mark. The new -> Server action basically creates what I call a server adapter, while I call the actual thing in c:\apps\jboss\jboss-as-7.1.0  either the server or the runtime or the server's runtime.    There's always this underlying feeling that the server involves some type of running state, whereas a runtime is just the thing that is a bunch of jars and classes glued together.  The runtime can be used to compile projects, be on the classpath of a project, or, can be used by a server adapter to launch or start a server. 

In genereal though you're right. You're creating the configuration changes, command line args, and other customizations that will make it into the running server. 

But in my head I typically call the thing inside eclipse a server just to be short. It really is a server adapter, and I feel the server (or runtime) is what lives on your hard-drive. You're never *really* creating one, or deleting one.... except in rare situations (such as download-runtimes)
                
> NeedInfo: Distinction between Eclipse and JBDS/JBT Server Tools
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: TOOLSDOC-345
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/TOOLSDOC-345
>             Project: Documentation for JBoss Tools and Developer Studio
>          Issue Type: Task
>      Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) 
>          Components: User Guide - JBoss Server Tools
>    Affects Versions: 4.1.0
>            Reporter: Michelle Murray
>            Assignee: Rob Stryker
>             Fix For: 4.1.0
>
>
> I am trying to distinguish which features are provided by Eclipse and which are provided by JBoss Server Tools so that I can accurately document JBoss Server Tools.
> The unique JBoss Server Tools features I have are:
> * automatic runtime detection
> * ability to download and install a JBoss runtime
> * JBoss Server Editor - lots of the panes in the overview tab are unique and * the deployment tab is completely unique
> * set a default server icon
> * set default filesets
> * set default classpath entries
> * create new server wizard also seems different for JBoss enterprise and community servers than in the wizard in Eclipse alone
> What have I missed?

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