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Getting started with Alfresco Content Services SDK 3

Use these instructions to get started with using Alfresco SDK 3.

Prerequisites

There are a number of software requirements for using Alfresco Content Services SDK 3.
  • Java Development Kit (JDK) - Version 8
  • Maven - Version 3.3
  • JRebel (optional) for hot reloading of web resources, configuration, and classes
  • HotSwap Agent (optional) for hot reloading of web resources, configuration, and classes

You'll find more details about JRebel and HotSwap Agent in Hot reloading.

Java

  1. Download JDK 8 and install by running the installer.
  2. Verify the installation for both JDK and JRE.
    $ javac -version
javac 1.8.0_112
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_112"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_112-b16)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.112-b16, mixed mode)
  3. Make sure JAVA_HOME is setup correctly, so other tools like Maven will use the correct version.
    $ env|grep JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_112.jdk/Contents/Home/jre

Maven

Alfresco recommends that you keep up-to-date with all the Maven releases. Linux distributions and package managers tend to bundle older releases and this is the most common pitfall.

Alfresco SDK 3 requires Maven 3.3.0+, but you are recommended to download the latest version.

  1. Download and install Apache Maven and make sure it is configured correctly on your path.
  2. Verify the installation.
    $ mvn -v
Apache Maven 3.3.3 (7994120775791599e205a5524ec3e0dfe41d4a06; 2015-04-22T12:57:37+
01:00)
Maven home: /Users/Alfresco/apache-maven-3.3.3
Java version: 1.8.0_112, vendor: Oracle Corporation
Java home: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_112.jdk/Contents/Home/jre
Default locale: en_GB, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.12.3", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"

Generate your project from the archetypes

  1. After you've successfully configured Java and Maven, it's time to generate your project.
     mvn archetype:generate -Dfilter=org.alfresco:
    Note: You'll be prompted to select the archetype you want. The previously available archetypes, alfresco-amp-archetype and share-amp-archetype will still show up as an option, however these archetypes are not part of Alfresco SDK 3.
    Attention: You'll need double quotes around the filter part if you are using Windows Powershell: mvn archetype:generate "-Dfilter=org.alfresco:" and
    The output looks something like this: 
    [INFO] Generating project in Interactive mode
[INFO] No archetype defined. Using maven-archetype-quickstart (org.apache.maven.ar
chetypes:maven-archetype-quickstart:1.0)
Choose archetype:
1: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-allinone-archetype (Sample mult
i-module project for All-in-One development on the Alfresco plaftorm. Includes mod
ules for: Repository WAR overlay, Repository AMP, Share WAR overlay, Solr configur
ation, and embedded Tomcat runner)
2: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-amp-archetype (Sample project w
ith full support for lifecycle and rapid development of Repository AMPs (Alfresco
Module Packages))
3: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:share-amp-archetype (Share project with
full support for lifecycle and rapid development of AMPs (Alfresco Module Packages
))
4: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-platform-jar-archetype (Sample
project with full support for lifecycle and rapid development of Platform/Reposito
ry JARs and AMPs (Alfresco Module Packages))
5: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-share-jar-archetype (Share proj
ect with full support for lifecycle and rapid development of JARs and AMPs (Alfres
co Module Packages))
6: remote -> org.alfresco.maven.archetype:activiti-jar-archetype (Sample project w
ith full support for lifecycle and rapid development of Activiti JARs)
Choose a number or apply filter (format: [groupId:]artifactId, case sensitive cont
ains): :
  2. Select one of the following archetype:
    • org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-allinone-archetype
    • org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-platform-jar-archetype
    • org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-share-jar-archetype
    Note: The numbers may vary from the output shown above due to the way Maven reads and filters the archetypes.
  3. Choose the latest version.
    Choose org.alfresco.maven.archetype:alfresco-allinone-archetype version:
1: 2.0.0-beta-1
2: 2.0.0-beta-2
3: 2.0.0-beta-3
4: 2.0.0-beta-4
5: 2.0.0
6: 2.1.0
7: 2.1.1
8: 2.2.0
9: 3.0.0
10: 3.0.1
    Note: Always use the latest version for the SDK, as it includes the most recently applied fixes.
  4. Next you will be prompted for additional values, like groupId, artifactId, and package, as shown below:
    Define value for property 'groupId':
Define value for property 'artifactId':
[INFO] Using property: version = 1.0-SNAPSHOT
Define value for property 'package':
  5. After you have specified the information according to your project, a final confirmation will appear.
    Confirm properties configuration:
groupId: com.acme
artifactId: my-all-in-one
version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
package: com.acme
Y: :
  6. Press Y and then press Enter.

    If everything has been configured correctly, you should see something similar to this:

    [INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
[INFO] Using following parameters for creating project from Archetype: alfresco-al
linone-archetype:3.0.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
[INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.acme
[INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: my-all-in-one
[INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.acme
[INFO] Parameter: packageInPathFormat, Value: com/acme
[INFO] Parameter: package, Value: com.acme
[INFO] Parameter: version, Value: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
[INFO] Parameter: groupId, Value: com.acme
[INFO] Parameter: artifactId, Value: my-all-in-one
[INFO] Parent element not overwritten in /Users/Alfresco/my-all-in-one/my-all-in-o
ne-platform-jar/pom.xml
[INFO] Parent element not overwritten in /Users/Alfresco/my-all-in-one/my-all-in-o
ne-share-jar/pom.xml
[INFO] Parent element not overwritten in /Users/Alfresco/my-all-in-one/integration
-tests/pom.xml
[INFO] project created from Archetype in dir: /Users/Alfresco/my-all-in-one
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time: 02:29 min
[INFO] Finished at: 2017-03-28T15:44:17+01:00
[INFO] Final Memory: 19M/316M
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  7. You have successfully generated your first SDK 3 project.

    Inside the project, you will find the run.bat and run.sh scripts. These are convenience scripts for you to quickly run your project.

    In the terminal window, use:
    • sh run.sh for Mac OS X or Linux
    • run.bat for Windows
    Note: If this is the first time you are doing this, it will take a while for Maven to download all the required dependencies.
Parent topic: Alfresco Content Services SDK 3

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