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Introduction
Unlike old-style Java applications, IGB runs within an OSGi framework, also called the OSGI "container" or "runtime." This means you can easily extend IGB without modifying the core IGB code base. By implementing a few well-described interfaces and using the Apache maven project management tool, you can add new menu items, create new kinds of tracks, or connect IGB to all-new data sources - all without re-installing or even re-starting IGB.
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See Setting up your Development Environment for recommendations on how to set up your machine to be more compatible with IGB Development practices. |
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Getting Started
Before reading through this tutorial, you may want to clone the completed IGB App project so that you can see a complete, working example of the Hello World IGB App.
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To see the directory structure for your project in NetBeans, select the Files tab (next to the Projects tab).
HelloWorld pom.xml
***Need explanation of what the app's pom.xml file is for***The pom.xml file is the fundamental unit of work in the Maven build tool. The pom.xml contains information about the project and configuration details used by Maven to build the project.
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<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>com.affymetrix</groupId>
<artifactId>igb-project</artifactId>
<version>9.0.0</version>
</parent>
<groupId>org.lorainelab.igb</groupId>
<artifactId>org.lorainelab.igb.menu.api.example</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<packaging>bundle</packaging>
<name>IGB Menubar Extension</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>biz.aQute.bnd</groupId>
<artifactId>bndlib</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.lorainelab.igb</groupId>
<artifactId>org.lorainelab.igb.menu.api</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>build plugin repository</id>
<goals>
<goal>
index
</goal>
</goals>
<phase>package</phase>
<configuration>
<obrRepository>${project.build.directory}</obrRepository>
<mavenRepository>${project.build.directory}</mavenRepository>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
<configuration>
<instructions>
<Bundle-SymbolicName>${project.artifactId}</Bundle-SymbolicName>
<Import-Package>*</Import-Package>
<Export-Package/>
<Service-Component>*</Service-Component>
</instructions>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
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<dependency> <groupId>biz.aQute.bnd</groupId> <artifactId>bndlib</artifactId> <scope>provided</scope> </dependency> |
org.lorainelab.igb
***Need description here***This dependency is the igb menu api module containing the MenuBarEntryProvider interface used in our code.
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<dependency>
<groupId>org.lorainelab.igb</groupId>
<artifactId>org.lorainelab.igb.menu.api</artifactId>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency> |
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