Using eclipse As A WAR Development Environment
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eclipse is one of the more popular J2EE IDEs. For those who like it, it can be used for WAR addon development, as it can do all the things we need:
- LUA syntax highlighting and checking: luaeclipse or lunareclipse
- SVN repository integration: subclipse or subversive
- Excellent file searching tools built in
These instructions will cover luaeclipse 1.3 and subclipse 1.4, as they're the tools that I use.
Installation
Download
There are many packages for eclipse, depending on the sort of development that you are doing.
The Java or JavaEE packages suit the needs of WAR development. Download one of those.
Unzip And Run
eclipse is multiplatform and doesn't have a fancy installer; simply unzip the file you downloaded and place it somewhere convenient, such as c:\program files\eclipse or /Applications/eclipse.
Run eclipse.exe (or create a shortcut to it) and pick a workspace at <warhammer directory>/interface
Close the welcome screen - it offers nothing for us.
Install Eclipse Plugins
Rather than downloading plugins and installing them, eclipse does this internally.
Select Help -> Software Updates, then select the Available Software tab.
subclipse
Select Add Site then paste http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.4.x
Expand the newly added site and select:
- JavaHL Adapter
- Revision Graph
- Subclipse
- SVNkit Adapter
Press Install... and let it do its thing. Restart when prompted.
luaeclipse
Select Add Site then paste http://luaeclipse.luaforge.net/preview/update-site
Expand the newly added site and select:
- LuaEclipse 1.3
Press Install... and let it do its thing. Restart when prompted.
Options
Open Window -> Preferences
General -> Startup and Shutdown -> Check Refresh workspace on startup
General -> Editors -> File Associations -> Add (top right)
Enter *.mod
Click Add (bottom right)
Select XML Editor
Click Default
General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Check Show Line Numbers
General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Spelling -> Uncheck Enable Spell Checking
Workspace Setup
Installed Addons
Right click on the Java EE perspective (top right) and click Close
Click Open Perspective and click Other...
Select Resource
Close Tasks, Outline and Task List tabs
Right click in Project Explorer -> New -> Other
Lua -> New Lua Project
Click Next
Enter addons in the project name
Click Finish
Default UI
Download EasyMYP and use it to extract from interface.myp into a temporary directory.
Move the following into <warhammer directory>/interface:
- default
- interfacecore
- internal
For each of the above, create an LUA project as you did for the installed addons above.
SVN Project Setup
Repository Connection
Click Open Perspective and click Other...
Select SVN Repository Exploring
Right click in SVN Repositories and select Repository Location
Enter the location of your repository without the trunk part, e.g. svn://nemes@svn.curseforge.net/war/nrarity/mainline
Select Finish
Getting The Project
Expand your project and right click on trunk -> checkout
Select Check out as a project configured using the New Project Wizard
Select Finish
Lua -> New Lua Project
Uncheck Use Default Location
Enter the Addon's name in Project Name e.g. NRarity
Enter the location of the project under addons e.g. <warhammer directory>/interface/addons/NRarity
Click Finish
Allow overwriting of anything that is already there.
Swap back to the Resource perspective and your project will appear there, with SVN decoration and actions enabled on the project.
Adding A New Project To SVN
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