On 2009-10-28, at 7:42 PM, David Griffith wrote:
Hi all,
I am slowly getting to grips with Eclipse/WOLips but I am struggling
to import some existing apps that I have which were built in XCode.
My problem is this, and it's probably very simple, but I'd
appreciate any help:
I have 3 apps that all use the same EOModel and associated java
classes. Each app has it's own project and it's own folder which
contains all the relevant parts of the app with the exception of the
shared files (i.e. EOModel and associated java classes). These are
stored in a separate folder and were being referenced by each of the
app projects in XCode. Therefore I had one instance of those files
which was modified while working on any of the three apps, the
changes therefore applying to each app once it was rebuilt.
I realise that I should probably have made a framework for this
instead but at the time I was still learning and didn't go down that
route.
When I start a new project I create a business logic framework and an
application. The bl framework contains the model and the generated EO
classes and the app references it. I do this because every time I've
created a monolithic app, I've ended up needing to refactor the model
and business logic classes out into it's own framework at some point
and I've just come to realize it is easier to start that way.
I don't have an answer as to whether you can reference a separate
model in multiple apps, because I've never tried, and the thought
gives me the willies.
What I need to know is, using Eclipse and WOLips, I obviously want
to have the same solution. Do I have to create a framework to do
this or can I do something similar with WOLips? If I have to create
a framework, how should I go about it? Add the EOModel to the
resources folder of the framework, add all the classes to a custom-
named package within the framework and change the Class definitions
in the EOModel to contain the full package name instead of just the
class name?
Yes that is pretty much it. Since auto EO class generation is baked
into WOLips, I would recommend you investigate letting that happen and
just move the custom code that is different from the autogenerated
stuff into the user modifiable subclasses.
Also, I've been looking at some of the online tutorials etc. but
they seem to be based on older version of Eclipse and WOLips. To
add frameworks (like Wonder etc.) to my own WO App or Framework, do
I just drop them on Referenced Libraries?
No, use Project -> Properties -> Java Build Path ->Libraries -> Add
Library -> WebObjects Frameworks
Oh, I see that Chuck posted links, I should have thought of that :-)
;david
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