Configuration & First Darwino App

Eclipse

• Darwino Studio update site• Third-party tools:

– Android Development Toolkit• Or, better, its replacement: Andmore• Prepare for a huge download to get the SDKs needed

– MOE• Current URL (subject to change): https://dl.bintray.com/multi-os-engine/eclipse/

– M2e Connectors (should be automatic)• The Android connector will prompt for ADT if Andmore is present, but this can be

skipped• If not automatic, use “Discover m2e Connectors” as a problem solution in a pom.xml

Maven

• Maven is the project configuration tool of choice for Darwino• More on the layout of the internal projects in the next session• Maven manages dependencies on the base platform as well as to third-party

dependencies and internal parts of the project• Dealing with Maven can get… complicated, but a normal Darwino project

avoids the worst of it• Phased building: generate sources, compile, test, etc.• Build plugins: expand the capabilities of Maven, hook into build phases, add

pre/post-build tasks

Maven

• In ~/.m2/settings.xml:• Darwino Maven site

– Username and encrypted password• Android SDK path

<properties><android.sdk.path>/path/to/android-sdks</android.sdk.path>

</properties>

<repository><id>maven.darwino.com</id><name>maven.darwino.com-releases</name><url>https://maven.darwino.com/darwino-enterprise-edition</

url></repository>

Tomcat

• Useful for J2EE projects (WebSphere Liberty and Bluemix can also work)• http://tomcat.apache.org (we’ve been using Tomcat 8.0.x)• Add as a Server in Eclipse to publish J2EE projects to it inline• Modify darwino-beans.xml and darwino.properties in its install directory

– See example beans and properties files in the Darwino distribution

PostgreSQL

• Many SQL servers work, but Postgres is open-source and very capable• https://www.postgresql.org (we’ve been using 9.5.x)• Can install locally or remotely

– A local install is very low-overhead, and works great on a dev machine• Use pgAdmin III (packaged) to administer

Application Wizard

Domino and Connections Configuration

• Darwino Studio has a couple features that help integrate with Domino and Connections– Connections Cloud app management and widget deployment– Domino UI analysis for generation

• Configure in Eclipse preferences, in the Darwino category

Application Wizard

Application Wizard

• Creates a two-level tree of Maven projects

• One project per platform+type pair

• One common “mobile” project• One common “webui” project• One common “shared” project

Project Organization

• The “shared” project is the go-to location for most code:– Custom REST services– Task definitions– Model objects– Even potential abstract UI logic

• The “webui” project is primarily for static files, such as an Angular app• The individual platform projects should ideally contain just “shims” to get the

app running (for a hybrid) or only platform-specific UI code

2.0 Beta Feature: Darwino UI

• Darwino UI is an abstract expression of common UI elements:– Forms– Views– Navigators (think Notes Outlines)

• Starting point for developing a UI: the elements describe the basics, and then the Studio generates code in a target UI toolkit, which can then be customized

Darwino UI: Import From Server

• Mechanism for importing app design from a supported server– Currently, Domino is the supported server, but the protocol is designed to be

platform-neutral• Import basic information about forms, views, and outlines from an NSF• Intended to be a starting point: does not (currently) include form layout,

complicated view designs, or so forth

Thank you for your attention!