Eclipse RCP outside of Eclipse IDE - Gradle to the rescue
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Wuff is a Gradle plugin that allows building Eclipse RCP applications outside of the Eclipse IDE using Gradle. It addresses issues with the standard Eclipse build system like unstable builds, difficulty sharing code between client and server modules, and tight coupling with the IDE. Wuff treats Eclipse plugins as normal Gradle dependencies, generates manifests, and bundles non-OSGi dependencies to create executable Eclipse applications with a Maven-like structure and dependency management. This provides a more stable, IDE-independent build system for Eclipse RCP projects.
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- 1. Eclipse RCP outside ofEclipse RCP outside of Eclipse IDE - Gradle to theEclipse IDE - Gradle to the rescue!rescue! Eclipse DemoCamp Poznań 2015 Michał Ćmil @michalcmil
- 2. AgendaAgenda Eclipse RCP build system Our project Issues Gradle Introduction Sample applications Eclipse RCP Project experiences
- 3. Our projectOur project e(fx)clipse + Java 8 based Heavy usage of Eclipse technologies: EMF, ECP, Teneo, Birt Java EE 7 backend (WildFly) Around 50 modules Some code is in JavaScript (via Nashorn)
- 4. Eclipse RCP Build SystemEclipse RCP Build System Eclipse RCP application are made of plugins/bundles Plugins come from update sites defined via Target Platform Eclipse Plug-in Development Environment (IDE) Maven Tycho (headless)
- 6. Issues with the standardIssues with the standard aproachaproach Unstable builds Sharing modules between client and server Tightly coupled with IDE Very hard to add external dependencies
- 8. Sharing code betweenSharing code between client and serverclient and server Maven for server side Eclipse Tycho + PDE for client side Some modules were used by both... We had to maintain 3 build system and needed two runs of Maven on the same code to build the app
- 9. Tightly coupled with IDETightly coupled with IDE Configuring the development environment is a pain...
- 10. Hard to add externalHard to add external dependenciesdependencies
- 11. Could be done better...Could be done better... Project structure known from Maven Tests in src/test/ Continuous integration and releasing /src/main/java, /src/main/resources?
- 12. So... Is there any hope?So... Is there any hope?
- 13. Groovy based build tool Maven's Conventions and Dependency Management Tons of defaults and plugins Supports Nexus, Artifactory etc. Ant's Flexibility Imperative language available in the DSL
- 14. Minimal Java BuildMinimal Java Build apply plugin: 'java' $gradle build
- 15. Minimal Java Build withMinimal Java Build with Guava and JUnitGuava and JUnit apply plugin: 'java' repositories { mavenCentral() } dependencies { compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0' testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12' } $gradle build
- 16. The Bridge between GradleThe Bridge between Gradle and Eclipse RCPand Eclipse RCP https://github.com/akhikhl/wuff Andrey Hihlovskiy will present Wuff at Gradle Summit 12.06.2015
- 17. WuffWuff Eclipse plugins are normal Gradle dependencies Update Site is downloaded into a local Maven repository Automatically bundles non-OSGi dependencies Manifest Generation Runs and creates executable Eclipse applications compile 'efxclipse-1_2:org.eclipse.e4.ui.di:+' compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0' testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
- 18. Minimal e(fx)clipse sampleMinimal e(fx)clipse sample buildscript { repositories { jcenter() } dependencies { classpath 'org.akhikhl.wuff:wuff-plugin:0.0.14' } } apply plugin: 'org.akhikhl.wuff.efxclipse-app' wuff { selectedEclipseVersion = 'efxclipse-1.2' } products { nativeLauncher = false } https://github.com/mcmil/wuff-skeleton $gradle scaffold $gradle build $gradle run
- 19. ScaffoldingScaffolding src !"" main #"" java $ !"" pl $ !"" cmil $ !"" wuff $ !"" skeleton $ !"" SamplePart.ja va !"" resources #"" Application.e4xmi #"" css $ !"" default.css !"" plugin.xml
- 20. EffectEffect
- 21. Multi module sampleMulti module sample apply plugin: 'org.akhikhl.wuff.eclipse-config' wuff { selectedEclipseVersion = 'efxclipse-1.2' } products { nativeLauncher = false } project(':pl.cmil.wuff.sample.main') { apply plugin: 'org.akhikhl.wuff.efxclipse-app' dependencies { compile project(':pl.cmil.wuff.sample.services') } } project(':pl.cmil.wuff.sample.services') { apply plugin: 'org.akhikhl.wuff.osgi-bundle' dependencies { compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0' } } https://github.com/mcmil/wuff-efxclipse-samples
- 22. Additional featuresAdditional features Supports Equinox, EclipseRCP, e(fx)clipse, IDE apps, SWT Apps Easy switching between Eclipse versions Generating features and repositories Automatic conversion of existing applications Platform-specific products https://github.com/akhikhl/wuff-sandbox
- 24. Did it help?Did it help? Stable builds Easier for developers Maven-like dependencies (also external - like Guava, Jersey) Maven-like structure and tests Maven repositories (Maven Central, jCenter, local Nexus)
- 25. Did it help?Did it help? IDE independent No tooling needed - Gradle Wrapper automatically downloads itself on Windows/Linux One command build for the whole application Works great on Jenkins gradlew build & gradlew run
- 26. It's not perfectIt's not perfect A lot of automatics that can fail Manifests generation and merging Relatively long builds client minimally 30-40s server minimally 90s with deployment CPU intensive (can work on multiple cores)
- 27. Speeding up the buildSpeeding up the build Daemon Gradle is always running Parallel builds (module level) New Gradle releases Performance is a priority - biggest builds around 4000 modules Gradle Profiler https://discuss.gradle.org/t/the-gradle- roadmap/105
- 28. Speeding up the buildSpeeding up the build IntelliJ Plugin Starting the application straighlty from the IDE (without using gradle) Incremental builds for classes and resources (gradle build not required) https://github.com/mcmil/wuff-intellij-plugin
- 29. Buildship - AnotherBuildship - Another approachapproach Deep Gradle-Eclipse integration plugin Gradle guys are building an eclipse plugin for gradle- based projects in the Eclipse IDE... ...and they use Gradle to build it Started 24.03.2015 - currently only snapshots available http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/EclipseGradle/article.html https://github.com/eclipse/buildship
- 30. SourcesSources Wuff: e(fx)clipse Wuff samples: , Gradle: Gradle Free E-Books: Eclipse architecture: Buildship: Eclipse and Gradle Tutorial: Why Gradle: https://github.com/akhikhl/wuff https://github.com/mcmil/wuff- efxclipse-samples https://github.com/mcmil/wuff-skeleton http://gradle.org/ http://gradle.org/books/ http://www.aosabook.org/en/eclipse.html https://github.com/eclipse/buildship http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/ EclipseGradle/article.html http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/why-build-your-java- projects-with-gradle/240168608