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Facade

This tutorial will guide you through the creation of Java facade and JavaScript API for the Eclipse Dirigible Custom Stack.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is assuming, that you've successfully completed the following tutorials:

Steps

  1. Create Facade Module:

    • Navigate to the root folder of the custom stack (e.g. <my-custom-stack-path>/custom-stack).
    • Navigate to the modules folder.
    • Creatae facade folder and navigate to it.
    • Create pom.xml, GreetingsFacade.java and greetings.js files.
    1. Create new modules/facade/pom.xml file.
    2. Paste the following content:
    <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <parent>
        <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
        <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

    <name>Custom Stack - Modules - Facade</name>
    <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-facade</artifactId>
    <packaging>jar</packaging>

</project>
    1. Create src/main/java/io/dirigible/custom/platform/facade/ folder stucture and navigate to it.
    2. Create new modules/facade/src/main/java/io/dirigible/custom/platform/facade/GreetingsFacade.java file.
    3. Paste the following content:
    package io.dirigible.custom.platform.facade;

public class GreetingsFacade {

    public static String getGreeting() {
        return "Welcome to Eclipse Dirigible!";
    }

}
    1. Create src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/custom-stack/ folder stucture and navigate to it.
    2. Create new modules/facade/src/main/resources/META-INF/dirigible/custom-stack/greetings.js file.
    3. Paste the following content:
    exports.getMessage = function() {
    let username = org.eclipse.dirigible.api.v3.security.UserFacade.getName();
    let greeting = Packages.io.dirigible.custom.platform.facade.GreetingsFacade.getGreeting();
    return `Hello '${username}'! ${greeting}`;
};

    Access to Packages

    Java classes are accessed by Fully Qualified Name (FQN). For classes that are not packaged in java, com or org packages, the Packages object should be used.

  2. Add Modules Dependency:

    • Navigate to the modules folder.
    • Open the pom.xml file.
    • Make the following changes:
    1. Navigate to the <modules> section.

    2. Add the following module:

      <modules>
    <module>all</module>
    <module>branding</module>
    <module>facade</module>
</modules>

    <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <parent>
        <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
        <artifactId>custom-stack-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

    <name>Custom Stack - Modules - Parent</name>
    <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-parent</artifactId>
    <packaging>pom</packaging>

    <modules>
        <module>all</module>
        <module>branding</module>
        <module>facade</module>
    </modules>

</project>
    • Navigate to the all folder.
    • Open the pom.xml file.
    • Make the following changes:
    1. Navigate to the <dependencies> section.

    2. Add the following dependency:

      <dependency>
    <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
    <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-facade</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

    <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <parent>
        <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
        <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
    </parent>

    <name>Custom Stack - Modules - All</name>
    <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-all</artifactId>
    <packaging>jar</packaging>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
            <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-branding</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>io.dirigible.custom.stack</groupId>
            <artifactId>custom-stack-modules-facade</artifactId>
            <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

</project>

  3. Build the Custom Platform.

    • Navigate to the root folder of the project (e.g. <my-custom-stack-path>/custom-stack).

    • Open the Terminal and execute the following command to build the Custom Platform:

      mvn clean install

  4. Run the Custom Platform.

    • Navigate to the releng/target folder.

    • Open the Terminal and execute the following command to run the Custom Platform:

      java -jar custom-stack-spring-boot-*.jar

      Debugging

      To run in debug mode, execute the following command:

      java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=8000 -jar custom-stack-spring-boot-*.jar

    • Go to http://localhost:8080 to access the Custom Stack.

  5. Test the changes.

    1. Create a project named sample-custom-stack.
    2. Right click on the sample-custom-stack project and select New → JavaScript CJS Service.
    3. Enter greeting.js for the name of the JavaScript Service.

    4. Replace the content with the following code:

      var response = require("http/v4/response");
let greetings = require("custom-stack/greetings");

let message = greetings.getMessage();

response.println(message);
response.flush();
response.close();

    5. Save the changes.

    6. Open the Preview view to see the result.