I am using AppFuse 2.0.2, spring + struts2 + hibernate, and have no problem in debugging my webapp running on jetty or tomcat, or in debugging unit tests, all within eclipse. I have imported my multi-module maven project into eclipse with no major problems.
Josep 2010/12/15 Robert Hume <rhum...@gmail.com> > Hi, > > I'm evaluating AppFuse as a platform for a new application I'm building. > I'm concerned it might not be right for my needs, mainly because I'm having > trouble integrating the sample project with Eclipse. Here's my details and > then a couple questions: > > DETAILS: > > I'm building a new web application with Java. The intention is it use > Eclipse 3.7 (Helios), JSF 2.0 and/or jQuery UI for the front end, > GlassFish3, Spring, Hibernate, and Oracle for the back end. > > I'm evaluating AppFuse and an application platform and I have some > questions -- I hope you can help! > > I did the Quickstart here: > http://appfuse.org/display/APF/AppFuse+QuickStart > > ... and everything went fine. I was pleasantly surprised when the demo web > app appeared with it's user crud functionality. > > Then I tried the steps to integrate with Eclipse and everything got a > little crazier: > > http://appfuse.org/display/APF/Eclipse > > These instructions appear to be for Eclipse 3.2 (Callisto) and I'm using > Eclipse 3.7 (Helios) -- I'm hoping that's not a problem. > > I'm at the point where I can see my project in Eclipse but there are many > "red Xs" that I can't seem to get rid of. Also, I can't seem to easily > launch the web app in my own web server (GlassFish) with Eclipse's WTP > tools. > > I notice there are instructions "Integration with Eclipse Web Tools Project > (WTP)", here: > http://appfuse.org/display/APF/Eclipse > > ... stupid question, and I really required to edit those files manually to > get things to work? > > QUESTIONS: > > It seems AppFuse is tightly integrated with Maven and that I won't be able > to use a regular Eclipse project to debug and run the application. Is this > the case? If I proceed with AppFuse + Eclipse + GlassFish, am I in for a > world of hurt? > > Alternately, is there an alternate way to download and use AppFuse without > Maven? That is, create a Dynamic Web Project in Eclipse, add the AppFuse > jars, and proceed that way? > > In the end, I need to know if AppFuse is the right framework for me to > build my application on -- any help is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks for reading, > > rh >
