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- Re-open IGB project (double-click it in the Projects tab or use File > Open Project)
- Open the IGB "main" sub-project; select IGB Project > Modules > main
- Select Run to run IGB
- Within IGB, select the Plug-Ins Tab
- Select Launch App Manager to open the App Manager window
- Within the App manager, select Manage Repositories... (top right corner). This opens the App Repositories tab in the IGB Preferences window
- Within the App Repositories tab in the Preferences window, select Add
- Enter a name for your repository, and then select the Choose local folder button
- Select the target directory of your maven project and click submit. The target directory is the actual target directory created by maven when you built your App.
- Close the Preferences window and return to the IGB App Manager
- Note that your App should now appear in the left pane of the IGB App Manager. Select it and click the Install button. This will cause the OSGi run-time to instantiate your new menu item and add it to IGB.
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- Open the Tools menu in IGB. Observe your Hello World App menu item is an option.
- Select Tools > Hello World App to run your App; observe the message that appears:
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Next step: Modify your code (optional)
Re-open your IGB App project. Edit the message your IGB App prints and re-build your App. Then, return to the IGB App Manager, un-install and then re-install your App. When you select the the menu item again, the new message will print instead of the old one.
Note that you can rapidly repeat this edit-build-uninstall-install cycle. You don't have to re-build IGB or even restart it, which makes development much faster than if you had to modify the IGB code directly.
Next step: Make README.md for your App (optional)
It's not enough to create and deploy an App; you should also provide an easy-to-understand README.md file suitable for display in the IGB App Manager. See Create Markdown to display in IGB App Manager
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