How to run the activiti source code?

[balaji1]

Hi,

1. We have checked out the source code from SVN and installed in SVN.
Can you please tell us how to build this source code?

ALso what will be the outcome of this process?

2. We have proposed to use activiti plugin for our porject. We need to customise the palette shapes and XML tags. Can you please tell us the process to perform.


Please help us to resolve to above issues. We are badly stuck up here.

[balaji1]

Tiese,
DO you mean icons folder? Please clarify.

The icon foler already has cions.png.

And also one thing, TO visualize the output. We need to launcha  new eclipse application and view the output?

Thanks

[tiesebarrell]

I extracted your zip file. There is no icons folder in src/main/resources/ . There is also nothing in the icons folder at the root of the project. But that's not a Maven resource folder anyway, so so should throw that one away. You can also verify this yourself, since you included the target directory, which is Eclipse's output folder for Maven projects. There's no icons folder in there.

I just launch activiti designer from my Eclipse development installation and link to your jar to test it. You could also install a separate version of Eclipse, install Activiti Designer from the update site and then link it. Makes little difference, other than from the dev installation you can inspect errors and debug code more easily.

[balaji1]

HI,

I added icons folder in rsources folder.

From the  below point . Can y ou please tell the process. Am bit messed up.

I just launch activiti designer from my Eclipse development installation and link to your jar to test it. You could also install a separate version of Eclipse, install Activiti Designer from the update site and then link it. Makes little difference, other than from the dev installation you can inspect errors and debug code more easily.

[balaji1]

Tiese,

Please help me with the above step.

Thanks

[tiesebarrell]

Balaji, that IS the process. You have two options: running from eclipse or from an installed designer.

[balaji1]

Tiese,

Could you please tell the process through eclipse.

The usual process we follow is right click and launch eclipse appn.If I did in the same manner output is not visible.

Is there any other settings to be done to view the output.  I am desperate to watch it.

Actually, I have created a seperate Java project along with activiti project and made changes to the projects as mentioned in the user guide.

[balaji1]

Tiese,

Please tell.

[jbarrez]

@Balaji: Please have a bit of patience. There is only 30 minutes between your last two posts.

Tiese is doing this completely in his free time, besides his day job.
As with any open source framework, forum posts are on a best effort basis.
He has already helped you for the past 19 pages, which is awesome on itself.

[tiesebarrell]

BTW, I get emails when you post a new message, so you really don't need to post follow up.

There are two parts: developing the jar and testing it.
- When developing the jar and making changes, you have to install with maven to produce the jar file.
- Testing can be done by right click > Run as > Eclipse application. But then you STILL have to add the Jar to the user library in the preferences for it to take effect. If you've just updated the code and the jar is still on the classpath, you can also just refresh the project an Eclipse will notice that the jar changed and reload it.

[balaji1]

Tiese,
I hope jar should be added in windows->preferences in user libraries but  the jar got already added there.
Even I refereshed several times but still couldnt see the output.

THanks