Pax Wicket

Running with Pax Runner

There is a project in OPS4J called Pax Runner, which makes it easy for users to test demonstrations of a Pax technology, and make it easy for developers to create them.

For more details look at Pax Runner wiki

Running on Apache Felix

Apache Felix is an incubating project (soon to graduate) which develops an OSGi framework. not completed

Running on Eclipse Equinox

not completed

Running on Eclipse Equinox with Eclipse

Checkout Pax Wicket source including Department Store sample

    svn co https://scm.ops4j.org/repos/ops4j/projects/pax/wicket

Build
```
    mvn install
```
Maven will create Eclipse .project and .classpath files and also META-INF directory for Eclipse PDE.
In Eclipse:

Import existing projects from your_path\wicket\samples\department-store: about, application, floor, franchisee, model
Set Target platform
Windows, Preferences, Plug-in Development, Target Platform, set Location to your_path\wicket\samples\department-store\equinox-target-platform\target\eclipse and press Reload and OK.
If necessary Project, Clean..., Clean all projects
Now, it should be no more errors.

Create new launch configuration

Run, Run..., Equinox OSGi Framework, New launch configuration

Under Workspace Plug-ins shall be visible:

    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.service-alternative
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.service-basic
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.model
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.about
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.application
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.floor
    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.franchisee

Mark all checkboxes at Workspace Plug-ins and Target Platform
Set Start to false at service-alternative (or unset checkbox at service-alternative)

and finally Run!

You will see many log messages in Console view.

Now you can check your bundles - in Console type ss [Enter] - you will see:

Framework is launched.

id      State       Bundle
0       ACTIVE      system.bundle_3.2.1.R32x_v20060717
1       ACTIVE      org.eclipse.equinox.servlet.api_1.0.0.v20060601
2       ACTIVE      org.eclipse.osgi.services_3.1.100.v20060601
3       ACTIVE      org.eclipse.osgi.util_3.1.100.v20060601
4       ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.logging.pax-logging-api_0.9.6
6       ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.logging.pax-logging-service_0.9.6
7       RESOLVED    org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.departmentstore.service-alternative_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
8       ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.departmentstore.service-basic_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
9       ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.model_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
10      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.about_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
11      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.application_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
12      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.floor_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
13      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.samples.departmentstore.view.franchisee_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
14      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.wicket.pax-wicket-service_0.5.2.SNAPSHOT
15      ACTIVE      org.ops4j.pax.web.pax-web-service_0.2.0

Open in your web browser http://localhost:8080/deptStore
You will see floors from C to RoofTop and can read full history of Sungei Wang Plaza.
Now you can switch to alternative DepartmentStore service implementation
1. Stop service-basice bundle - in Eclipse, Console view type:
```
stop 8 
```
You will see many log messages while services are unregistered.
2. Start service-alternative bundle:
```
start 7
```
You will see few log messages.
3. After refreshing in the web browser, you will see only one floor (Basement) and history text is "No history available".

Running on Knopflerfish