Those who want to peek into running example without installing the
application, here is the link:
http://www.viithiisys.com:9999/demo?startup=example
Thanks,
Raj
On 16/04/10 01:51, Raj Saini wrote:
Hi,
I have been working on OSGi and OFBiz integration for a while. I could
successfully, run the OFBiz framework (entity engine and service
engine) as OSGi services. With this integration it is possible to run
Framework only OFBiz and use the OFBiz service engine for non form
widget applications (e.g. GWT, JSF etc). This should be interesting
for people wanting to use the service engine and entity engine.
For my experiment I have Eclipse RAP (http://www.eclipse.org/rap) for
presentation layer and ported the part of Example application. My RAP
example application is using OFBiz entity engine to fetch some of the
data and service engine to create and update the examples.
I have uploaded the installable bundle at SF and it is available at
https://sourceforge.net/projects/ofbiz-osgi/files/osgi-ofbiz.tar.bz2/download
Requirements:
Platform - Current distribution works only on Linux (x86_64) systems.
This restriction is due to the executable including in the
distribution. It should be possible to run it using java -jar command
but it will need some configuration which is not ready yet.
Database - PostgreSQL DB server with database named 'ofbiz' and owned
by user 'ofbiz' and password 'ofbiz'. It is possible to use other
databases but there are not JDBC driver bundles yet. Database server
must be running on localhost. It is possible to use the server running
on other hosts but it will need the change in entityengine.xml.
Demo data - OFBiz demo data loaded in the database as I am using
example and other related entities in the demo application.
Install & Run:
1. Extract the tar achieve on your hard disk.
2. Change to osgi-ofbiz folder.
3. Execute ./ofbiz -console.
4. point your browser to http://localhost:8080/demo?startup=example
Example application is written using Eclipse RAP. On application
startup, you should see a table with existing examples in the left
pane. Try changing the length of the columns.
Double clicking on a example should open it in the right pane editor.
Changing a field value in the editor should show instantly in the
right left panel (table view). Try emptying the name field in the
editor and it should show you a validation decorator. Hovering mouse
on decorator should show you the validation message. As soon as you
change any field, an asterisk (*) should appear next to the title on
editor pane. Trying closing the editor and you should see a dialog box
prompting to save before closing. Save the example by clicking on save
button on toolbar.
3. Try creating an new example. Save the example and you should see
the newly added example in the left pane without browser refresh.
Should you need any further help, feel free to ask me. Look forward to
your feedback.
Regards,
Raj