Getting Started with CodeReady Studio Tools

Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12.19

Introduction to using Red Hat CodeReady Studio tools

Eva-Lotte Gebhardt

Levi Valeeva

Supriya Takkhi

Yana Hontyk

Red Hat Developer Group Documentation Team

Abstract

This compilation of topics contains information on how to start using Red Hat CodeReady Studio Tools for efficient development.

Making open source more inclusive

Red Hat is committed to replacing problematic language in our code, documentation, and web properties. We are beginning with these four terms: master, slave, blacklist, and whitelist. Because of the enormity of this endeavor, these changes will be implemented gradually over several upcoming releases. For more details, see our CTO Chris Wright’s message.

Chapter 1. Git basics in CodeReady Studio

CodeReady Studio includes Git Perspective, which allows developers to manage their Git repositories from a graphical interface. The following section outlines the basic workflow of a Git project in Git Perspective and describes how to accomplish the most common Git-related tasks.

1.1. Setting up Git Perspective

The following section describes how to open Git Perspective in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Perspective → Open Perspective → Other.

    crs perspectives

    The Open Perspective window appears.

    crs locating git perspective
  3. Select Git.

  4. Click Open.

    The Git Repositories view appears.

    crs git repo view

1.2. Managing repositories in Git Perspective

1.2.1. Creating a new Git repository

The following section describes how to use Git Perspective to create a new Git repository.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Click the Create a new Git Repository and add it to this view icon.

    crs git perspective create a new git repo

    The Create a Git Repository window appears.

    crs creat a new git repo

    The path to the default Repository directory is generated automatically. Choose the path where you want your repository to be stored at and continue with the repository creation.

    Optionally, you can select the Create as bare repository check box.

    Note

    Bare repositories are recommended for central repositories, not for development environments. They do not contain a working or checked out copy of any source file. This prevents editing files and committing changes. Additionally, they store the Git revision history for your repository in the root folder instead of a .git sub-folder.

  4. Click Create.

    A new Git repository is created on your local machine and is now listed in the Git Repositories view.

    crs new git repo

1.2.2. Adding an existing local Git repository

The following section describes how to use Git Perspective to add a local Git repository to CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Click the Add an existing local Git Repository to this view icon.

    crs git perspective add a local git repo

    The Add Git Repositories window appears.

  4. Click Browse to locate your local Git repository.

    crs adding a local git repo
  5. In the Search results field, select the checkbox displaying the path to the .git file.
  6. Click Add.

Your local repository is now listed in the Git Repositories view.

crs local git repo

1.2.3. Cloning an existing Git repository

The following section describes how to use Git Perspective to create a local clone of a repository that already exists online (GitHub, GitLab).

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Click the Clone a Git Repository and add the clone to this view icon.

    crs git perspective clone a git repo

    The Clone Git Repository window appears.

    crs cloning a git repo

  4. Add the address for the source repository to the URI field.

    The Host and Repository path fields are populated automatically.

  5. Click Next.
  6. Select the branches you want to clone.
  7. Click Next.

  8. Ensure that the Directory path and Initial branch are set correctly.

    crs verifying pah to repo
  9. Click Finish.

Your cloned repository is now listed in the Git Repositories view of CodeReady Studio.

crs cloned git repo

1.2.4. Adding a remote for the repository

After setting up your repository in Git Perspective for the first time, add a remote for the repository. This is a one-time set up step for newly created or added repositories.

The following section describes how to use Git Perspective to set up the remote for your repository.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Expand your repository.

    crs creating a remote

  4. Right-click Remotes → Create Remote.

    The New Remote window appears.

    crs naming the remote
  5. Name your remote.
  6. Ensure that Configure push is selected.

  7. Click Create.

    The Configure Push window appears.

    crs configure push window

  8. Click Change.

    The Select a URI window appears.

    crs select uri window

  9. Add the URI, username and password for the source repository.

    The Host and Repository path fields are populated automatically.

  10. Click Finish.
  11. Click Save.

Your newly added remote is now listed in the Git Repositories view in CodeReady Studio.

crs remote created

1.3. Managing branches in Git Perspective

1.3.1. Creating a new branch

The following section describes how to use Git Perspective to create a new branch.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.
  3. Expand your repository.

  4. Under branches → Remote Tracking, right-click master → Create Branch.

    crs create new branch

    The Create Branch window appears.

    crs create new branch window
  5. Click Select to pick the source of the new branch.
  6. Name your branch.
  7. Select the Configure upstream for push and pull and Checkout new branch check boxes.
  8. Select an option in the When pulling field.
  9. Click Finish.

Your newly added branch is now listed in the Git Repositories view under branches → Local in CodeReady Studio.

crs new branch

1.3.2. Working in the branch

The following section describes how to open a built-in terminal in Git Perspective so you can work on the created branch.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+T.

    The Launch Terminal window appears.

    crs launch terminal window
  4. Choose Local Terminal.
  5. Set Encoding to Default (ISO-8859-1).

  6. Click OK.

    The Terminal window now displays the command-line terminal.

    crs terminal

Note that by default the current working directory is the home directory of your current user.

1.3.3. Updating your local repository

To avoid merge conflicts, update your local repository before merging your changes, especially when working in a shared repository.
To update your local repository, pull changes from the remote repository and merge them into your local repository.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Right-click your repository → Pull.

    crs pull

    The Pull Results window appears.

    crs pull request
  4. Click Close.

Now the changes from the remote repository are merged into your local repository.

1.4. Committing and pushing changes

The following section describes how to commit and push changes in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Right-click your repository → Commit.

    crs commit

    The Git Staging view appears.

    crs git perspective stage files to commit
  4. Select the changes you want to stage.
  5. Click the Add selected files to the index icon to stage the changes.

  6. Add a commit message to the Commit Message field.

    Author and Committer fields are populated automatically.

  7. Click Commit to commit your changes, or Commit and Push to commit your changes and push them to the remote repository.

Note that when selecting the Commit and Push option you are prompted to enter the repository address, your access username, and password for the repository.

Chapter 2. Maven basics in CodeReady Studio

Maven provides a standardized build system for application development, and facilitates fetching dependencies from one or more repositories.

Root Maven projects can serve as aggregators for multiple Maven modules (sub-projects). For each module that is part of a maven project, a <module> entry is added to the project’s pom.xml file. A pom.xml contains <module> entries and is often referred to as an aggregator pom.

When modules are included into a project it is possible to execute Maven goals across all modules by a single command issued from the parent project directory.

2.1. Creating a new Maven project

The following section describes how to create a new Maven project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Show View → Other.

    The Show View window appears.

    crs pe explorer view
  3. Enter Project Explorer in the search field.
  4. Select Project Explorer.

  5. Click Open.

    The Project Explorer view appears.

    crs maven project in project explorer

  6. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs wizard maven project
  7. Enter Maven in the Wizards field.
  8. Select Maven Project.

  9. Click Next.

    The New Maven Project window appears.

    crs creation of maven project

  10. Select the Create a simple project check box.

    Note

    By selecting the Create a simple project check box you are skipping the archetype selection and the project type is automatically set to Project Object Model (POM), which is a requirement for multi-module Maven projects.

    To create a standalone Maven project instead, clear the Create a simple project check box and follow the onscreen instructions to set the packaging option to jar or war.

  11. Click Browse to select the workspace location.

  12. Click Next.

    crs maven project creation2

  13. Enter the group ID and the artifact ID.

    Note

    The values for the IDs cannot include spaces or special characters. The only special characters allowed are periods (.), underscores (_), and dashes (-). An example of a typical group ID or artifact ID is org.company-name_project-name.

    Optionally, you can name your project and add a description.

  14. Set Packaging to pom, jar or war.
  15. Click Finish.

Your newly created Maven project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

2.2. Importing existing Maven projects

The following section describes how to import existing Maven projects into CodeReady Studio.

2.2.1. Importing an existing locally stored Maven project

The following section describes how to import an existing locally stored Maven project into CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click File → Import.

    crs file import

    The Import window appears.

    crs importing maven project
  3. Enter Maven in the Select an import wizard field.
  4. Select Existing Maven Projects.

  5. Click Next.

    The Import Maven Project window appears.

    crs importing local maven project
  6. Click Browse to locate your Maven project.
  7. Select the Add project(s) to working set check box.
  8. Click Finish.

Your local Maven project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

2.2.2. Importing an existing remotely stored Maven project

The following section describes how to import an existing remotely stored Maven project into CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Git Perspective.

  3. Click the Clone a Git repository and import existing Maven projects icon.

    crs clone a git repository and import existing maven projects

    The Check out as Maven project from SCM window appears.

    crs importing remote maven project
  4. Add the address for the source repository to the SCM URL field.

  5. Click Next.

    The Select Project Location window appears.

    crs remote maven project location
  6. Click Browse to select the workspace location.
  7. Click Finish.

Your remote Maven project is now listed in the Git Repositories view.

2.3. Creating a new Maven module

The following section describes how to create a new Maven module.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs wizard maven module
  3. Enter Maven in the Wizards field.
  4. Select Maven Module.

  5. Click Next.

    The New Maven Module window appears.

    crs creating a new maven module

  6. Select the Create a simple project check box.

    Note

    By selecting the Create a simple project check box you are skipping the archetype selection and the project type is automatically set to Project Object Model (POM), which is a requirement for multi-module Maven projects.

    To create a standalone Maven project instead, clear the Create a simple project check box and follow the onscreen instructions to set the packaging option to jar or war.

  7. Name your module.
  8. Click Browse to select the parent project.

  9. Click Next.

    The Configure Project window appears.

    crs configure new maven module

  10. Set Packaging to pom, jar or war.

    Optionally, you can name your module and add a description.

  11. Click Finish.

Your newly created Maven module is now listed below your Maven project.

2.4. Adding a Maven dependency to a Maven project

The following section describes how to add a Maven dependency to a Maven project in CodeReady Studio.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Project Explorer.

  3. Right-click your Maven project → Maven → Add Dependency.

    crs maven add dependency

    The Add Dependency window appears.

    crs maven dependency enter groupid

  4. Enter the group ID or the artifact ID in the Enter groupId, artifactId or sha1 prefix or pattern field.

    The fields above are populated automatically.

  5. Click OK.

The dependency is now added to the pom.xml file of your project.

2.5. Adding Maven support to an existing non-Maven project

The following section describes how to add Maven support to an application created without Maven support.

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Project Explorer.

  3. Right-click your project → Configure → Convert to Maven Project.

    crs convert to maven project

    The Create a new POM window appears.

    crs java to maven conversion

    All fields are populated automatically. If you want to change the group ID or the artifact ID, note that the values cannot include spaces or special characters. The only special characters allowed are periods (.), underscores (_), and dashes (-). An example of a typical group ID or artifact ID is org.company-name_project-name.

  4. Click Finish.

    Your newly generated pom.xml file appears under your Java project.

2.6. Additional resources

  • For more information on how to use the Maven software project management and comprehension tool, see the JBoss Community Archive.

Chapter 3. Application deployment in CodeReady Studio

In order to deploy applications to a server from within CodeReady Studio you must configure the IDE with information about the server. For a local server this information includes the following:

  • A server runtime environment with details about the server location, runtime JRE, and configuration files
  • A server adapter with management settings for the server runtime environment, including access parameters, launch arguments, and publishing options

JBoss Server Tools enables you to efficiently configure a local server ready for use with CodeReady Studio using Runtime Detection. This feature is useful for quickly configuring a server for deploying and testing an application.

3.1. Configuring a local server

Runtime Detection searches a given local system path to locate certain types of runtime servers. For any servers found, Runtime Detection automatically generates both a default server runtime environment and a default server adapter. These items can be used for immediate application deployment as is or they can be customized to meet your requirements.

The following section describes how to configure a local server in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Preferences.

    crs preferences

    The Preferences window appears.

    crs jboss runtime detection
  3. Enter JBoss in the search field.
  4. Select JBoss Runtime Detection.
  5. Click Add.
  6. Locate the directory containing the runtime server.

  7. Click Open.

    The Searching for runtimes window appears.

    crs searching for runtimes
  8. Click OK.

  9. Select the path to the runtime server directory.

    crs select path to runtime server
  10. Click Apply and Close.

3.2. Configuring a remote server

The following section describes how to configure a remote server in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs select wizard server
  3. Enter Server in the search field.
  4. Select Server.

  5. Click Next.

    The Define a New Server window appears.

    crs select the server type
  6. Select a server type.

  7. Click Next.

    The Create a new Server Adapter window appears.

    crs create a new server adapter
  8. Select the Remote check box.
  9. Select a Controlled by option.
  10. Select the Server lifecycle externally managed check box.
  11. Select the Assign a runtime to the server check box.

  12. Click Next.

    The JBoss Runtime window appears.

    crs runtime server window
  13. Click Browse in the Home Directory field to locate the runtime server.

  14. Click Next.

    The Remote System Integration window appears.

    crs remote system integration window

  15. Click Browse in the Remote Server Home field.

    The Browse remote system window appears.

    crs browse remote server
  16. Specify the path to the directory that contains the remote server.
  17. Click Finish.

3.3. Deploying an application

After configuring the local server, you can deploy applications to the server from CodeReady Studio using the server adapter. The server adapter enables runtime communication between the server and CodeReady Studio for easy deployment of applications and server management.

The following section describes how to deploy an application to the server in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Right-click your project → Run as → Run on Server.

    crs run on server

    The Run on Server window appears.

    crs run on server window
  3. Select the Choose an existing server check box.
  4. Select the server you want to deploy.
  5. Click Finish.

Your application opens in the internal CodeReady Studio web browser.

Chapter 4. JBoss EAP and JBoss WFK basics in CodeReady Studio

The Eclipse IDE supports application development and deployment with Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (JBoss EAP) and Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit (JBoss WFK).

However, you need to configure Maven repositories first. This configuration is essential for using the enterprise versions of the example Maven projects provided in Red Hat Central. These projects are intended for deployment to JBoss EAP and require IDE access to JBoss EAP and JBoss WFK repositories.

4.1. Configuring Maven repositories

The following section describes how to configure Maven repositories.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Preferences.

    crs preferences

    The Preferences window appears.

    crs jboss maven integration
  3. Enter JBoss in the search field.
  4. Select JBoss Maven Integration.

  5. Click Configure Maven Repositories.

    The Configure Maven Repositories window appears.

    crs configure maven repos

  6. Click Add Repository.

    The Add Maven Repository window appears.

    crs add maven repo
  7. Click the down-arrow in the Profile ID field.

  8. Select the redhat-ga-repository.

    Other fields are populated automatically.

  9. Click OK.

  10. Click Finish.

    The Confirm File Update window appears.

  11. Click Yes.
  12. Click Apply and Close.

Additional resources

4.2. Setting up JBoss EAP

To set up JBoss EAP in Eclipse, you must direct the IDE to the local or remote runtime servers. This establishes a communication channel between the IDE and the JBoss EAP server for efficient deployment and server management workflows.

The following section describes how to install JBoss EAP in CodeReady Studio.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Preferences.

    crs preferences

    The Preferences window appears.

    crs jboss runtime detection
  3. Enter JBoss in the search field.
  4. Select JBoss Runtime Detection.

  5. Click Download.

    The Download Runtimes window appears.

    crs download runtimes

  6. Select the JBoss EAP version you need.

    Note

    If you select the JBoss EAP version 6.0.x or earlier, follow the on-screen instructions. If you select a later version, follow the instructions below.

  7. Click Next.

    The Credentials window appears.

    crs enter redhat credentials
  8. Click Add.
  9. Enter your access.redhat.com username and password.
  10. Click OK.

  11. Click Next.

    Review the license agreement, if satisfied, accept the license and click Next to continue with the installation.

    The Download Runtimes window appears.

    crs downloading runtimes
  12. Click Browse to select the Install folder.
  13. Click Browse to select the Download folder.

  14. Click Finish.

    Note that downloading and installing the Runtime might take a while.

    The JBoss Runtime Detection window appears.

    crs jbos runtimes detection last step
  15. Select the path to the JBoss EAP installation file check box.
  16. Click Apply and Close.

Verification steps

  1. Click Window → Show View → Other.

    crs window show view other

    The Show View window appears.

    crs show view servers
  2. Type Servers in the search field.
  3. Select Servers.

  4. Click Open.

    The Servers view appears.

Your newly added JBoss EAP is now listed in the Servers view.

crs servers view

Chapter 5. OpenShift basics in CodeReady Studio

CodeReady Studio includes the OpenShift Application Explorer view, which provides a simplified user experience allowing easy and rapid feedback through the inner loop as well as debugging.

The OpenShift Application Explorer is set in CodeReady Studio as the default view. In case you need to open it manually, follow the instructions in Setting Up Openshift App Explorer View.

5.1. Setting up the OpenShift Application Explorer view

The following section describes how to open OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Show View → Other.

    crs window show view other

    The Show View window appears.

    crs select openshift app explorer
  3. Enter OpenShift in the search field.
  4. Select OpenShift Application Explorer.

  5. Click Open.

    The OpenShift Application Explorer view appears.

crs openshift app explorer view

5.2. Connecting to the OpenShift cluster using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to login to the OpenShift cluster in CodeReady Studio using OpenShift Application Explorer.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Click Can’t connect to cluster. Click to login.

    login to openshift cluster

    The Login window appears.

    crs os browser sign in

  4. Paste your OpenShift API URL into the URL field.

    For more information on accessing your cluster through OpenShift API URL, visit Red Hat OpenShift - Accessing your Services.

  5. Enter your username and password or token.
  6. Click Finish.

5.2.1. Browser-based token retrieval

Alternatively to providing your username and password or token, you can use browser based token retrieval to log in to your OpenShift cluster. There are two login options, "Paste Login Command" and "Retrieve Token".

Use "Paste Login Command"

  1. Paste your OpenShift API URL into the URL field.

    For more information on accessing your cluster through OpenShift API URL, visit Red Hat OpenShift - Accessing your Services.

  2. Visit the OpenShift Container Platform web UI.

    os3 clicking copy login command
  3. Click the drop-down menu in the top right corner.
  4. Click Copy Login Command.
  5. Click Display Token.
  6. Copy the login command.

  7. In the Sign in to OpenShift window, click Paste login command.

    crs os browser sign in

  8. Click Finish.

    Note

    For OpenShift 3, the login command is copied into your clipboard automatically.

Use "Retrieve Token"

  1. Paste your OpenShift API URL into the URL field.

    For more information on accessing your cluster through OpenShift API URL, visit Red Hat OpenShift - Accessing your Services.

  2. Click Retrieve token.

    crs os browser sign in
  3. Enter your username and password.
  4. Click Log in.
  5. Click Display Token.
  6. Click Finish.

Your projects now appear in the OpenShift Application Explorer view.

5.3. Setting up a Developer Sandbox using OpenShift tools

The following section describes how to bootstrap and login to a Developer Sandbox in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Open OpenShift Application Explorer.

    crs os application explorer login2
  3. Right-click your OpenShift connection.

  4. Click Login.

    The Sign in to OpenShift window appears.

    crs bootstrap a developer sandbox cluster
  5. Click Red Hat Developer Sandbox.

  6. Provide the credentials of your Red Hat account and click Log in.

    Your Developer Sandbox has been bootstrapped.

    The Login to Red Hat Developer Sandbox window appears.

    crs developer sandbox is ready
  7. Click Next.
  8. Click DevSandbox.
  9. Provide the credentials of your Red Hat account again and click Log in.
  10. Click Display Token.

  11. Click Finish.

    Your Token is displayed in the Sign in to OpenShift window.

    crs developer sandbox token displayed

  12. Click Finish.

    You are now logged in to your Developer Sandbox.

Your Developer Sandbox shows in the OpenShift Application Explorer view.

5.4. Building an application based on devfiles

To deploy applications based on devfiles, you need an empty project in your local workspace as well as an empty project in OpenShift, for which you need to create a devfile component. After the component is established, your project will be updated and local and remote artifacts created in OpenShift.

5.4.1. Creating an empty project

The following section describes how to create an empty project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs create empty project in pe 1
  3. Select General → Project.

  4. Click Next.

    The New Project window appears.

    crs create empy project in pe
  5. Name your project.
  6. Select the location for your project.
  7. Click Finish.

Your newly created empty project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

5.4.2. Creating an empty OpenShift project using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to create an empty project using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Right-click any place in OpenShift Application Explorer → New → Project.

    crs os project

    The New project window appears.

    crs os new project window
  4. Name your project.
  5. Click OK.

Your newly created project is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view.

5.4.3. Creating a devfile component using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to create a devfile component using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Right-click the target Project → New → Component.

    crs os new component

    The Create component window appears.

    crs devfile component type

  4. Name your project.
  5. Click Browse to select your Eclipse Project.
  6. Set your Component type to java-vertx.
  7. Set the Project starter to java-vertx.
  8. Name your application.
  9. Clear the Push after create check box.
  10. Click Finish.

The Console view appears, displaying the validation process.

Your newly created component is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view under your project.

5.4.4. Devfile registry management using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to create, delete, and edit devfile registries using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Adding a devfile registry

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Devfile registries are displayed under the Devfile registries node.

    crs devfile registries node

  4. If you expand the devfile registry node, all devfiles of that registry are shown.

    crs devfile registries node expanded

    • To add a new devfile registry, right-click Devfile registries and click new.

      crs new devfile registry

      The Create devfile registry window appears.

      crs create devfile registry window
  5. Name your devfile registry.
  6. Paste your devfile URL.
  7. Click Finish.

Your newly created devfile registry is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view under Devfile registries.

Deleting a devfile registry

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Devfile registries are displayed under the Devfile registries node.

    crs devfile registries node

  4. An expanded devfile registry node shows all devfiles of that registry.

    crs devfile registries node expanded

  5. To delete a devfile registry, right click the node of a devfile registry and click delete.

    crs delete devfile registry

Your devfile registry is now deleted.

Editing a devfile registry

  • To edit a devfile registry, use the YAML editor. The YAML editor provides syntax validation and content assist.

Additional resources

For further information on devfiles, visit Introduction to Devfile.

5.5. Building an application based on S2I files

To deploy applications based on S2I files, you need a launcher project in your local workspace as well as an empty project in OpenShift, for which you need to create a component. After the component is established, your project will be updated and local and remote artifacts created in OpenShift.

5.5.1. Creating a launcher project

The following section describes how to create a launcher project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs launcher project wizard
  3. Enter Launcher in the search field.
  4. Select Launcher project.

  5. Click Next.

    The New Launcher project window appears.

    crs launcher project creation
  6. Set Mission to rest-http.
  7. Set Runtime to vert.x community.
  8. Name your project.
  9. Select the location for your project.

  10. Click Finish.

    Note that the process of resolving dependencies might take some time to complete.

Your newly created launcher project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

5.5.2. Creating an empty OpenShift project in OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to create an empty project using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Right-click any place in OpenShift Application Explorer → New → Project.

    crs os project

    The New project window appears.

    crs os new project window
  2. Name your project.
  3. Click OK.

Your newly created project is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view.

5.5.3. Creating an S2I component using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to create a component using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.

  3. Right-click the target Project → New → Component.

    crs os new component

    The Create component window appears.

    crs s2i component

  4. Name your project.
  5. Click Browse to select your Eclipse Project.
  6. Click on the arrow next to S2I and set your Component type to java.
  7. Set the Component version to latest.
  8. Name your application.
  9. Clear the Push after create check box.
  10. Click Finish.

The Console view appears, displaying the validation process.

Your newly created component is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view under your project.

5.6. Deploying a component on a cluster using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to deploy a component on a cluster using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.
  3. Expand your project.
  4. Expand your application.

  5. Right-click your component → Push.

    crs os push

    The Console view appears, displaying the process of file synchronization.

5.7. Defining an external access URL using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to define an external access URL using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start OpenShift Application Explorer.
  3. Expand your project.
  4. Expand your application.

  5. Right-click your component → New → URL.

    crs os new url

    The Create URL window appears.

    crs os create url window
  6. Name your URL.
  7. Set the Port value to 8080.

  8. Click Finish.

    The Console view appears, displaying the process of URL creation.

  9. In OpenShift Application Explorer, right-click your component → Push.

    crs os push

    The Console view appears, displaying the process of file synchronization.

Your newly created URL is now listed in the OpenShift Application Explorer view under your component.

5.8. Debugging an application on a cluster using OpenShift Application Explorer

The following section describes how to debug an application on a cluster using OpenShift Application Explorer in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. In the Project Explorer view, locate the MainVerticle.java(devfiles) or HttpApplication.java(S2I) file and double-click to open it.

  3. Double-click on the left ruler column to set a breakpoint.

    crs os debugging breakpoint
  4. Open OpenShift Application Explorer.
  5. Expand your project.
  6. Expand your application.

  7. Right-click your component → Debug.

    crs os debug

    The Console view appears.

  8. In OpenShift Application Explorer, expand your component.

  9. Right-click your url → Open in Browser.

    crc os open in browser

    The Confirm Perspective Switch window appears.

  10. Click Switch.

    The Debug Perspective window appears displaying the debugging process.

Chapter 6. Quarkus tools basics in CodeReady Studio

Quarkus is a Kubernetes-Native full-stack Java framework aimed to optimize work with Java virtual machines. Quarkus provides tools for Quarkus application developers, helping to reduce the size of Java applications and container image footprints, as well as the amount of memory required.

Prerequisites

6.1. Creating a new Quarkus project

The following section describes how to create a new Quarkus project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs quarkus project wizard
  3. Enter Quarkus in the search field.
  4. Select Quarkus Project.

  5. Click Next.

    The New Quarkus project window appears.

    crs quarkus project creation
  6. Select the needed project type.
  7. Name your project.
  8. Select the location for your project.

  9. Click Next.

    The Project type window appears.

    crs quarkus default values
  10. Ensure that the default values are correct.

  11. Click Next.

    The Quarkus extensions window appears.

    crs quarkus extensions selection

  12. Select the needed Categories for your projects.

    The available extensions of the selected category are displayed in the Extensions column.

  13. Select the needed Extensions for your projects.

    Double-click on the extension to select or deselect it. The selected extensions appear in the Selected column.

  14. Click Finish.

Your newly created Quarkus project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

6.2. Running a Quarkus application

The following section describes how to run a Quarkus application in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Run → Run Configurations.

    crs run configurations

    The Run Configurations window appears.

  3. Scroll down to Quarkus Application.

    crs quarkus new config

  4. Right-click Quarkus Application → New Configuration.

    crs new quarkus configuration
  5. Name your configuration.

  6. Click Browse to locate your project.

    Note

    It is possible to add environment variables to your Quarkus project. To add a new environment variable, click Environment → add and select a name and value.

    crs quarkus configuration environment variables
  7. Click Apply.

  8. Click Run.

    The Console view appears.

Your application will start after the built process.

6.3. Debugging a Quarkus application

The following section describes how to debug a Quarkus application in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Run → Debug Configurations.

    crs run debug config

    The Debug Configurations window appears.

    crs debug conf window
  3. Expand Quarkus Application.
  4. Select your configuration.

  5. Click Debug.

    The Console view appears.

Your Quarkus application starts and connects to a remote JVM debug configuration. If you set breakpoints in your application source files, the execution automatically stops after reaching the breakpoint.

6.4. Using language support in CodeReady Studio

Every Quarkus application is configured through an application.properties configuration file. The content of this configuration file is dependent on the set of Quarkus extensions that your application is using.

Quarkus Tools includes content assist, which provides code completion, validation, and documentation. Code completion allows you to quickly complete statements in your code. Multiple choices are available to you via popups. This language support is now available for Kubernetes, OpenShift, S2i, Docker properties, MicroProfile REST Client properties, and MicroProfile Health artifacts.
Note that language support for MicroProfile REST Client properties needs to be enabled separately. For more information, see Section 6.4.2, “Enabling language support for MicroProfile REST Client properties”.

6.4.1. Using Quarkus content assist

The following section describes how to use Quarkus application.properties content assist in CodeReady Studio.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start Project Explorer.
  3. Expand your Quarkus project → src/main/resources.

  4. Right-click application.properties → Open With → Generic Text Editor.

    crs open quarkus project in gen text editor

    The Generic Text Editor window appears.

  5. Navigate to an empty line.

  6. Press Ctrl+Space to invoke code completion.

    The code completion suggestions appear. Hover the mouse over the suggestions to display documentation.

    devstudio quarkus code completion1

    If you enter a wrong value, the editor underlines the error with a red wavy line.

    devstudio quarkus code completion error

Additional resources

6.4.2. Enabling language support for MicroProfile REST Client properties

The following section describes how to enable language support for MicroProfile REST Client properties.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Start Project Explorer.
  3. Expand your Quarkus project → src/main/java.

  4. Right-click org.acme → New → Other.

    The Select wizard window appears.

    crs new file creation
  5. Enter file in the search field.
  6. Select File.

  7. Click Next.

    The Create a new file resource window appears.

    crs new dotjava file
  8. Name your new file.
  9. Click Finish.

  10. Paste the following content into your newly created file: 

    package org.acme;

import javax.ws.rs.GET;
import javax.ws.rs.Path;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;

import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RegisterRestClient;

@RegisterRestClient
public interface MyServiceClient {
	@GET
    ("/greet")
    Response greet();
}
  11. Press Ctrl+S to save the changes.

Additional resources

Chapter 7. Hibernate Tools basics in CodeReady Studio

Hibernate Tools is a collection of tools for projects related to Hibernate version 5 and earlier. The tools provide Eclipse plugins for reverse engineering, code generation, visualization, and interaction with Hibernate.

7.1. Creating a new JPA project

The following section describes how to create a new JPA project in CodeReady Studio.

Prerequisites

You need to start the Sakila database server before you can create a new JPA project in CodeReady Studio.

  1. Download the h2 version of the Sakila database.
  2. Navigate to the directory that contains the runh2.sh file.

  3. Execute the runh2.sh file: 

    $ ./runh2.sh

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a Wizard window appears.

    crs creating a jpa project
  3. Enter JPA in the search field.
  4. Select JPA Project.

  5. Click Next.

    The New JPA Project window appears.

    crs jpa project creation
  6. Name your project.
  7. Select the location for your project.
  8. Click the down-arrow in the Target runtime field to select the runtime server.
  9. Set the JPA version to 2.1.

  10. Click Next.

    The Java window appears.

    crs creating jpa project
  11. Select the source folder.

  12. Click Next.

    The JPA Facet window appears.

    crs jpa facet
  13. Click the down-arrow in the Platform field and select Hibernate (JPA 2.1).

  14. Add user libraries or set the JPA Implementation Type to Disable Library Configuration.

    For more information on how to set up user libraries, see Section 7.2, “Adding libraries”.

  15. Click Add connection.

    The Connection Profile window appears.

    crs creating generic jdbc connection
  16. Enter Generic in the search field.
  17. Select Generic JDBC.
  18. Enter Sakila in the Name field.

  19. Click Next.

    The Specify a Driver and Connection Details window appears.

  20. Click the New Driver Definition icon.

    new driver definition crs

    The New Driver Definition window appears.

    crs specifying new driver definition
  21. Select the Generic JDBC Driver.

  22. Click the JAR List tab.

    crs selecting sakila database
  23. Click the Add JAR/Zip button.
  24. Select the .jar file for the Sakila database.

  25. Click the Properties tab.

    crs properties window
  26. Add jdbc:h2:tcp://localhost/./sakila to the Connection URL field.
  27. Click the Driver Class field.

  28. Click the three dots icon at the end of the Driver Class field.

    The Available Classes from Jar List window appears.

    crs class from jar list
  29. Select the Browse for Class option.
  30. Select org.h2.Driver.
  31. Click OK.

  32. Enter sa in the User ID field.

    crs propertie window filled
  33. Click OK → Finish → Finish.

Your newly created JPA project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

7.2. Adding libraries

The following section describes how to add libraries to your Hibernate project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Download Hibernate ORM.
  2. Extract the files.
  3. Start CodeReady Studio.

  4. Click Window → Preferences.

    crs preferences

    The Preferences window appears.

    crs preferences user libraries
  5. Enter Libraries in the search field.
  6. Select User Libraries under Java.

  7. Click the New button.

    The New User Library window appears.

  8. Name your user library.
  9. Click OK.

  10. Select your new user library.

    crs select user libraries
  11. Click the Add External JARs button.
  12. Select the directory you extracted the Hibernate ORM files into.
  13. Navigate to the /lib/required/ directory.
  14. Select a .jar file.

  15. Click Open.

    Your selected .jar file appears under your user library.

    crs user libraries added
  16. Click Apply and Close.

7.3. Generating tables from entities

The following section describes how to generate tables from entities for your Hibernate project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.
  2. Open Project Explorer.

  3. Right-click your JPA project → JPA Tools → Generate Tables from Entities.

    crs generate tables from entities

    The Generate Tables from Entities window appears.

    crs generating tables from entities
  4. Select the Use Console Configuration check box.
  5. Click Finish.

7.4. Creating a Hibernate mapping file

Hibernate mapping files specify how your objects relate to the database tables.

The following section describes how to create a Hibernate mapping file in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs creating hibernate xml mapping file
  3. Enter Hibernate in the search field.
  4. Select Hibernate XML Mapping file (hbm.xml).

  5. Click Next.

    The Create Hibernate XML Mapping file window appears.

    crs hibernate xml mapping table creation
  6. Click the Add Class button to add classes.

  7. Click the Add Package button to add packages.

    Alternatively, you can create an empty .hbm.xml file by not selecting any packages or classes.

  8. Select the depth control check box to define the dependency depth used when choosing classes.

  9. Click Next.

    The New Hibernate XML Mapping files window appears.

    crs selecting parent directory for hibernate mapping file
  10. Select the parent directory.
  11. Name your .hbm.xml file .
  12. Click Finish.

7.5. Creating a Hibernate configuration file

For reverse engineering, prototype queries, or Hibernate Core usage, a hibernate.properties or a hibernate.cfg.xml file is required. CodeReady Studio provides a wizard to generate the configuration file hibernate.cfg.xml.

The following section describes how to create a Hibernate configuration file in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs creating hibernate config file
  3. Enter Hibernate in the search field.
  4. Select Hibernate Configuration file (cfg.xml).

  5. Click Next.

    The Create Hibernate Configuration file (cfg.xml) window appears.

    crs selecting parent dir for hibernate config file
  6. Select the parent directory.

  7. Click Next.

    The Hibernate Configuration File (cfg.xml) window appears.

    crs hibenate config file creation
  8. Click the down-arrow in the Database dialect field to select the database.
  9. Click the down-arrow in the Driver class field to select the driver.
  10. Click the down-arrow in the Connection URL field to select the URL.
  11. Click Finish.

7.6. Creating a Hibernate console configuration file

A console configuration file describes how the Hibernate plugin configures Hibernate. It also describes the configuration files and classpaths needed to load the POJOs, JDBC drivers, and so on. It is required to make use of query prototyping, reverse engineering and code generation. You can have multiple console configurations per project, however, one configuration is sufficient.

The following section describes how to create a Hibernate console configuration file in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs creating a hibernate console config
  3. Enter Hibernate in the search field.
  4. Select Hibernate Console Configuration.

  5. Click Next.

    The Create Hibernate Console Configuration window appears.

    crs create hibernate console config
  6. Name your configuration file .
  7. Ensure that the Type is set to Core.
  8. Select the correct Hibernate version.
  9. Click Browse to locate your project.

  10. Click New to configure a new Database connection.

    The New Connection Profile window appears.

  11. Select the Database Connection or create a new one.

  12. Click Setup to set up the Property file.

    The Setup property file window appears.

  13. Click Create new.

    The Create Hibernate Properties file (.properties) window appears.

    crs create hibernate properties file
  14. Select the parent directory.
  15. Name your .properties file.
  16. Click Finish.
  17. Click Setup to set up the Configuration file.

  18. Select the path to the target .cfg.xml file.

    The Setup configuration file window appears.

  19. Click Create new.

    The Create Hibernate Configuration file (cfg.xml) window appears.

    crs selecting parent dir for hibernate config file
  20. Select the parent directory.

  21. Click Next.

    The Hibernate Configuration File (cfg.xml) window appears.

    crs hibenate config file creation
  22. Click the down-arrow in the Database dialect field to select the database.
  23. Click the down-arrow in the Driver class field to select the driver.
  24. Click the down-arrow in the Connection URL field to select the URL.

  25. Click Finish.

    The Create Hibernate Console Configuration window appears.

    crs creation of console config
  26. Set the database connection to sakila.
  27. Click Finish.

7.7. Editing Hibernate project configurations

The following section describes how to edit configurations for your Hibernate project in CodeReady Studio.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Show View → Other.

    crs window show view other

    The Show View window appears.

    crs opening hibernate view
  3. Enter Hibernate in the search field.
  4. Select Hibernate Configurations.

  5. Click Open.

    The Hibernate Configurations view appears.

    crs editing hibernate config

  6. Right-click your project → Edit Configuration.

    The Edit Configuration window appears.

    crs edit config view
  7. Edit your configurations.
  8. Click Apply.
  9. Click OK.

Chapter 8. Mobile Web Tools basics in CodeReady Studio

Mobile Web Tools provide an HTML5 Project wizard that enables you to create web applications optimized for mobile devices. The HTML5 Project wizard is a useful starting point for creating all new HTML5 web applications in CodeReady Studio. The wizard generates a sample ready-to-deploy HTML5 mobile application with REST resources from a Maven archetype.

You can customize the application using the built-in editor, and deploy and view the application with the built-in browser.

CodeReady Studio provides the Mobile Web palette that allows the user to make interactive web applications. This palette offers a wide range of features including drag-and-drop widgets for adding common web interface framework features such as HTML5, jQuery Mobile, and Ionic tags to html files. It also contains widgets like Panels, Pages, Lists, and Buttons to make your applications more user friendly and efficient.

8.1. Creating an HTML5 Project

The HTML5 Project wizard generates a sample project based on a Maven archetype and the project and application identifiers provided by you. The Maven archetype version is indicated in the Description field on the first page of the wizard. You can change the version, and therefore the project look and dependencies, by selecting either an enterprise or non-enterprise target runtime within the wizard.

The following section describes how to create an HTML5 project in CodeReady Studio.

Prerequisites

CodeReady Studio must be configured for any servers to which you want to deploy your application, including the location and type of the application server and any custom configuration or management settings.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs html5 wizard
  3. Enter HTML5 in the search field.
  4. Select HTML5 Project.

  5. Click Next.

    The New Project Example window appears.

    crs creating an html5 project
  6. Click the down-arrow in the Target Runtime field.
  7. Select your server.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Name your project and your package.
  10. Select the location for your project.

  11. Click Finish.

    Note that it might take some time for the project to generate.

    The New Project Example window appears.

  12. Click Finish.

Your newly created project is now listed in the Project Explorer view.

8.2. Adding a new HTML5 jQuery mobile file

The HTML5 jQuery Mobile file template consists of JavaScript and CSS library references that are inserted in the file’s HTML header. The template also inserts a skeleton of the jQuery Mobile page and listview widgets in the file’s HTML body.

The following section describes how to add a new HTML5 jQuery Mobile file to an existing project.

Prerequisites

CodeReady Studio must be configured for any servers to which you want to deploy your application, including the location and type of the application server and any custom configuration or management settings.

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Press Ctrl+N.

    The Select a wizard window appears.

    crs html file wizard
  3. Enter HTML in the search field.
  4. Select HTML File.

  5. Click Next.

    The New HTML File window appears.

    crs naming html file
  6. Select the location for your file.
  7. Name your file.

  8. Click Next.

    The Select HTML Template window appears.

    crs selecting html template
  9. Select a template.
  10. Click Finish.

The newly created HTML file is now displayed in the CodeReady Studio editor.

8.3. Adding a new mobile page

The following section describes how to add a new jQuery Mobile Page to an existing web application.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Start CodeReady Studio.

  2. Click Window → Show view → Other.

    crs window show view other

    The Show View window appears.

    crs selecting palette view
  3. Enter Palette in the search field.
  4. Select Palette.

  5. Click Open.

    The Palette view appears.

    crs palette view

  6. Click the Page icon.

    The Insert Tag window appears.

    crs creating a page with palette
  7. Name the Header.
  8. Name the Footer.
  9. Click Finish.

Your newly added page is now displayed in the CodeReady Studio editor.

Note

You can use the same workflow to customize the pages of your web application by selecting widgets from the Palette view.

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