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@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ +Vaadin +====== +*[Vaadin](https://vaadin.com) is a Java framework for building modern web applications that look great, perform well and make you and your users happy.* + +For instructions about _using_ Vaadin to develop applications, please refer to +https://vaadin.com/learn + +To contribute, first refer to https://vaadin.com/wiki/-/wiki/Main/Contributing+Code +for general instructions and requirements for contributing code to the Vaadin framework. + +Instructions on how to set up a working environment for developing the Vaadin +framework follow below. + Cloning the project repositories ====== @@ -6,7 +19,7 @@ Vaadin 7 consists of three separate repositories * https://github.com/vaadin/gwt.git * https://github.com/vaadin/gwt-tools.git -Start by cloning these repositories into the same folder: +Start by cloning these repositories **into the same folder**: <pre><code>git clone https://github.com/vaadin/vaadin.git git clone https://github.com/vaadin/gwt.git git clone https://github.com/vaadin/gwt-tools.git</code></pre> @@ -21,7 +34,7 @@ Assuming you have cloned the repositories as described in “Cloning the project Start Eclipse ------------- -Start Eclipse and use the root checkout folder (the one containing the *vaadin*, *gwt* and *gwt-tools* folders) as the workspace folder +Start Eclipse and **use the root checkout folder** (the one containing the *vaadin*, *gwt* and *gwt-tools* folders) **as the workspace folder** Install IvyDE --------- @@ -31,7 +44,7 @@ You'll need the Apache Ivy plug-in for Eclipse to build the project later on, in 1. Enter `http://www.apache.org/dist/ant/ivyde/updatesite` in the "Work with:" text field 1. Select and install all items -If you have installed IvyDE via the Eclipse Marketplace previously, make sure that you also have *Apache Ivy Ant Targets* installed, which is not included in that IvyDE installation: +If you have installed IvyDE via the Eclipse Marketplace previously, **make sure** that you also have *Apache Ivy Ant Tasks* installed, which is not included in that IvyDE installation: 1. Go to *Help* -> *Install New Software...* 1. Click the hyperlink in the "What is already installed?" sentence near the bottom right-hand corner @@ -51,7 +64,7 @@ Set up the Workspace and define required variables for projects 1. Go to *Java* -> *Build Path* -> *Classpath Variables* 1. Add two new variables 1. GWT_TOOLS referring to the gwt-tools folder containing the dependency jars - 1. JDK_HOME referring to your jdk installation directory + 1. JDK_HOME referring to your jdk installation directory  1. Go to Java -> Compiler 1. Check that the compliance level has been set to 1.6 @@ -88,14 +101,14 @@ Note that the first compilation takes a while to finish as Ivy downloads depende Compiling the Default Widget Set and Themes -------- -Compile the default widget set by executing the default target in build/ide.xml in the vaadin project. +Compile the default widget set by executing the default target in build/ide.xml in the vaadin project. In Eclipse this is done by opening build/ide.xml, right clicking on it and choosing *Run As* -> *Ant Build*.  Running a UI test ------ -The *vaadin* project includes an embedded Jetty which is used for running the UI tests. -It is a standard Java application: *com.vaadin.launcher.DevelopmentServerLauncher*. +The *vaadin* project includes an embedded Jetty which is used for running the UI tests. +It is a standard Java application: *com.vaadin.launcher.DevelopmentServerLauncher*. Launch it in debug mode in Eclipse by right clicking on it and selecting *Debug As* -> *Java Application*. This launches a Jetty on port 8888 which allows you to run any UI class in the project by opening http://localhost:8888/run/<UI class name>?restartApplication in your browser, e.g. [http://localhost:8888/run/com.vaadin.tests.components.label.LabelModes?restartApplication](http://localhost:8888/run/com.vaadin.tests.components.label.LabelModes?restartApplication) (Add ?restartApplication to ensure). @@ -108,11 +121,11 @@ The JUnit tests for the projects can be run using Running this in the *gwt* directory will run the GWT JUnit tests. Running it in the *vaadin* directory will run the Vaadin JUnit tests. -Running the Vaadin TestBench tests currently requires access to a correctly configured TestBench 2 cluster, only available inside Vaadin. +Note that the included Vaadin TestBench (browser) tests currently requires access to a TestBench cluster, which is currently only available internally at Vaadin Ltd. Building a package ===== -The distribution files can be built in a few steps. First build the *gwt* project by running +The distribution files can be built in a few steps. First build the *gwt* project by running <pre><code>ant</code></pre> in the *gwt* directory. The elemental package needs to be built separately: <pre><code>ant elemental</code></pre> @@ -123,4 +136,3 @@ Move to the *vaadin* project directory and unpack the previously built gwt jars Then build the *vaadin* project by running <pre><code>ant</code></pre> in the *vaadin* directory. - |