May be we can add instruction related to that on wiki.... VELO
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:09 AM, neil thorne <[email protected]>wrote: > > Just to let you know, > > I'm working on a simple HelloWorld example project which will have the > following structure > > helloworld-webtier-parent > +helloworld-application > +helloworld-library > +helloworld-webtier > > This should show external pure as3 library usage, an mxml component > application and the webtier project in action. > > I realised today the emphasis here is more on front end mxml component > development and styling - I don't currently use this for as3 coding. > That said I have been known to make the odd untested change in the as3 > library when prototyping and follow the test/coverage flex-mojos maven > cycle for firming up the codebase. > > On Feb 4, 11:50 am, Marvin Froeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, > > > > Now we have a war mojo, to copy SWF and required RSLs to WAR project. > May > > be that can be included there. > > > > VELO > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:42 AM, neil thorne > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Logan, Velo, > > > > > I can help you perhaps with a sample project? I could take one of your > > > existing test harnesses and create a flex webtier project for it. > > > > > I can document the manual steps required and then you can see if > > > automation is a possibility? > > > > > I think once you see the fast turnaround you'll like it a lot :) > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > cheers, > > > > > Neil > > > > > On Feb 4, 11:32 am, François Le Droff <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > OK I got it now ! > > > > indeed I'm not targeting that (yet !) > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:07 PM, neil thorne > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I'm not sure if this is really the same thing Francois. > > > > > > > I just ran the blazeds archetype and I couldn't see any use of the > > > > > adobe webtier compiler anywhere in the generated projects. > > > > > > > This feature is all about using the adobe flex webtier compiler to > > > > > incrementally build your flex app. This is the key to the fast > > > > > turnaround. > > > > > > > This feature would allow you to run your flex source files through > the > > > > > webtier compiler which is run as a j2ee web app. > > > > > > > On Feb 4, 10:48 am, François Le Droff <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > You may try those out by using mvn command lines such as this one > : > > > > > > > > mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeVersion=<version> > > > > > > -DarchetypeGroupId=com.adobe.ac > > > > > > -DarchetypeArtifactId=<artifactId> > > > > > > -DarchetypeRepository= > > > > >http://fna.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fna/fna_m2_repository > > > > > > / > > > > > > > > I've been working on the 1.3-SNAPSHOT versions lately > > > > > > > > Let me know if you are having issues, I also set up a mailing > list > > > for > > > > > > the fna project, feel free to use it for support ! > > > > > > > > Cheers ! > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:29 AM, neil thorne > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Francois, > > > > > > > > > does this let you make a change to some source mxml, as, or css > and > > > > > > > then hit reload in your browser to see changes immediately? > > > > > > > > > If so - great! I did see this archetypes project before but I > > > couldn't > > > > > > > get them to run (just my lack of understanding of using remote > > > > > > > archetypes :) > > > > > > > > > Maybe I'll take another look. > > > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > On Feb 4, 10:21 am, François Le Droff < > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I am not sure I understood your email right. > > > > > > > > but I think I achieved that kind of stuff with on the fna > > > > > > > archetypehttp:// > > > > > > > > fna.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/fna/site/mvn_archetypes/blazeds-a... > > > > > > > > > > In generated web project I don't have any hard coded path > > > > > > > > and I manage to run and test the web app by running mvn > > > > > > > jetty:run-exploded > > > > > > > > > > Cheers ! > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:44 AM, neil thorne > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > A while back I read that Marcel Overdijk over at the Grail > > > > > Community > > > > > > > > > had built a flex plugin. > > > > > > > > http://marceloverdijk.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-sexy-flex-grails-e. > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > This lead me to wanting to find out more about the flex > webtier > > > > > > > > > compiler. I now use this routinely when developing flex > front > > > ends > > > > > as > > > > > > > > > I can just hit F5 and see my code changes take effect. > > > > > > > > > > > I find this is much faster than using a swf based build > cycle > > > (flex > > > > > > > > > mojos based, or using FlexBuilder - change, build, stop, > > > start.) > > > > > > > > > > > It's especially great when making styling changes (css or > > > layouts) > > > > > as > > > > > > > > > you feel like you're just coding html. > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, my current working practice is fairly lame - I take > a > > > given > > > > > > > > > project that I'm working on - say > > > > > > > > > > > foo > > > > > > > > > +pom.xml > > > > > > > > > > > and I create a webtier project next to it - foo-webtier > > > > > > > > > > > parent > > > > > > > > > +foo > > > > > > > > > ++pom.xml > > > > > > > > > +foo-webtier > > > > > > > > > ++pom.xml > > > > > > > > > > > The webtier project is a really simple war project which > just > > > > > contains > > > > > > > > > the j2ee webtier compiler artifacts with a modified jetty > > > plugin > > > > > > > > > configuration to allow me to get jetty to see changes to my > foo > > > > > > > > > project. > > > > > > > > > > > The challenges I currently have are that I have to create a > > > custom > > > > > > > > > webtier project each time, and that the webtier project is > not > > > > > generic > > > > > > > > > - I have hardcoded paths etc. in my flex-config.xml file > and my > > > > > > > > > pom.xml, but I'm sure it would be easy to use something > like > > > maven > > > > > > > > > filters to generate these files. > > > > > > > > > > > I can then run mvn jetty:run in the webtier project and I > now > > > have > > > > > > > > > "F5" development lifecycle. > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone else on this list do anything similar? > > > > > > > > > > > I'm happy to give you guys full details on what I currently > do > > > to > > > > > turn > > > > > > > > > this hopefully into an official plugin. > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know your thoughts... > > > > > > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > Neil > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > François Le Droffhttp://www.droff.com > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > François Le Droffhttp://www.droff.com > > > > > > -- > > > > > > François Le Droffhttp://www.droff.com > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Flex Mojos" group. 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