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--- java:infocenter [2014/04/15 18:27] – [Fourth step: clean unnecesary content] rlunaro
+++ java:infocenter [2022/12/02 21:02] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-====== InfoCenter -- Let's go for the third attempt ======
+====== InfoCenter -- Four and final attempt ======
-I always found interesting the [[http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Fguide%2Fua_help_setup_preferences.htm|eclipse infocenter]]: it's the help system of eclipse, and can be shipped independently of eclipse, as an standalone web application.
+Eventually I've found the steps for getting the [[http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Fguide%2Fua_help_setup_preferences.htm|eclipse infocenter]] as an standalone application.
-I find this very useful in order to get some documentation available and with a search engine, for a documentation of a corporate website or for instance for documenting the help of an application.
+===== Step 1: download the file of this guy =====
+This guy:
-===== First step: install eclipse =====
+http://www.ipov.net/apps/blog/2011/01/eclipse-infocenter-help-as-web-app/
-[[http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Fguide%2Fua_help_setup_preferences.htm|Here]] are the installation instructions. In a nutshell:
+have done all the staff of isolating the infocenter as an standalone application for us. So the only thing we have to do is download the jar file who has provided and install it in a tomcat directory.
-  * Go to [[http://www.eclipse.org/downloads]] and locate the eclipse platform runtime library
+Then we have to start tomcat and point our browser to http://localhost:8080/infocenter/index.jsp: in my case I've installed the contents of the war file in the directory ''infocenter''.
-  * To create an infocenter you will need the complete eclipse installation, because the eclipse documentation doesn't specify how to separate the help system from eclipse itself
-To start the infocenter you must run an specific program that is documented [[http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Fguide%2Fua_help_setup_preferences.htm|here]], but I think that it is somewhat cumbersome, so I decided to wrap in my own command, that I've called launcher.sh:
-<code bash>
+===== Step 2: Adding your onw data to the existing data =====
-#
-# launcher.sh
-#
-#!/bin/sh
-if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
-  command=start
-else
-  command=$1
-fi
-eclipsehome=/home/rluna/tmp/eclipse-juno
-pluginshome=$eclipsehome/plugins
-classpath=$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.base_3.6.100.v201206081400.jar
-classpath=$classpath:$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.ui_3.5.200.v20120521-2344.jar
-classpath=$classpath:$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.webapp_3.6.100.v20120521-2344.jar
-port=8081
-java -classpath $classpath org.eclipse.help.standalone.Infocenter \
-  -eclipsehome $eclipsehome \
-  -command $command -eclipsehome $eclipsehome -port $port \
-  -Dorg.eclipse.help.HELP_DATA=$eclipsehome/myHelp/helpData.xml
-</code>
-As you might see, you have to provide this line:
-<code bash>
-eclipsehome=/home/rluna/tmp/eclipse-juno
-</code>
-With the correct one of your configuration and these lines:
-<code bash>
-classpath=$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.base_3.6.100.v201206081400.jar
-classpath=$classpath:$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.ui_3.5.200.v20120521-2344.jar
-classpath=$classpath:$pluginshome/org.eclipse.help.webapp_3.6.100.v20120521-2344.jar
-</code>
-With the correct versions of your eclipse version.
-===== Second step: run your own infocenter with the help documents of eclipse =====
-Let's run our own command and see if the infocenter starts, but now with the default contents.
-<code bash>
-$ launcher.sh
-</code>
-As it is said [[http://help.eclipse.org/indigo/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Fguide%2Fua_help_setup_preferences.htm|here]], you have to point your browser to [[http://localhost:8081/help/index.jsp]]. You should see something like this:
-{{ :java:20140415_infocenter.png?direct&300 |}}
-===== Third step: Adding your onw data to the existing data =====
-The help documentation is stored in the plugin information of the eclipse. The infocenter software scans all the plugins for a file called ''plugin.xml'' and use the information stored in it to display one of the contents.
+The help documentation is stored with the plugin information, under ''WEB-INF/plugins''. The infocenter software scans all the plugins for a file called ''plugin.xml'' and use the information stored in it to display one of the contents.
 **Adding our own content is easy:**
-**3.1** Move to the plugins directory (in my case ''/home/rluna/tmp/eclipse-juno/plugins'') and create a directory for your contents:
+**3.1** Move to the plugins directory (in my case ''TOMCAT_HOME/webapps/infocenter/WEB-INF/plugins'') and create a directory for your contents:
 <code bash>
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 </toc>
 </code>
+Obviously, it can be more complex: http://www.gulfsoft.com/blog_new/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=429
 **3.4** And finally provide this ''toplevel.html'' and ''section1.html'' elements. They are usual html pages.
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 </code>
-After this, stop the infocenter (''launcher.sh shutdown'' or simply Ctrl-C) and start it again (''launcher.sh start'' or simply ''launcher.sh'').
+After this, just wait until tomcat rescans the application or simply restart tomcat again: when it's done, the infocenter will index the new content and it will appear again.
-You should see your new content in the infocenter:
+You should see your new content by refreshing the browser:
 {{ :java:20140415_infocenter2.png?direct&300 |}}
-===== Fourth step: clean unnecesary content =====
-In the plugins directory I've deleted the following things:
-<code bash>
-rm org.eclipse.datatools.*
-rm org.eclipse.mylyn.*
-rm -r org.junit*
-rm -r org.eclipse.ui.*
-rm -r org.eclipse.rse*
-rm -r *xpath*
-</code>
-====== InfoCenter -- Second Try and Failed ======
-===== Resume of achievements =====
-Doesn't work. I've tried to deploy in a Jboss and it fails: probably it lacks content, but something should appear on screen instead of an error, isn't??? I am starting to think that this is due to an error: possible I am missing something in the deployment or the instructions aren't so complete as they seem. Anyway, I will focus on these readings I've found in internet and if they doesn't work, I will declare this project as ended and failed.
-  * http://www.eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t99336.html
-  * http://blog.maxant.co.uk/pebble/2008/06/09/1213043100000.html
-===== Introduction =====
-I run into several problems in the first attempt to create an infocenter for myself. As you may know, the "infocenter" is the eclipse help system, and I want to run my own infocenter, in other words, with my own content.
-The problem in the first approximation (to empty the eclipse and installing a plugin with my help contents) is that it is not easy to delete the contents of eclipse. [[InfocenterFirstTry|You can learn here from my own errors]].
-But alas! There is a posibility to run the infocenter as a web application. At the end, the infocenter is a web application... it would be fantastic to extract that application from eclipse and run it as an standalone application in a webserver isn't?? At the end, the security guys will be pleased for not deploy an entire eclipse into production --even if is the internal server--.
-**Such solution exists**, and better than that, is backed up by eclipse. See this:
-[[http://help.eclipse.org/helios/index.jsp?topic=/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/ua_help_war.htm]]
-I will detail here the steps I've done to achieve such a high end:
-I've used the eclipse helios version in a Windows XP platform. I don't if the platform affect to the result, but just to be sure....
-===== To the point =====
-I've assumed that eclipse is installed in the directory ECLIPSE_HOME.
-You have to identify the version of eclipse you are running. To do so, the usual eclipse -> about eclipse. Take those "Build id:" numbers that appear. In may case are of the form "20100917-0705".
-==== Locate the resources needed ====
-You will need to point your browser to the equinox download site: [[http://download.eclipse.org/equinox/]]. Therefore, you will have to download two files: ''org.eclipse.equinox.http.servletbridge_VERSION.jar'' and ''org.eclipse.equinox.servletbridge_VERSION.jar''. To locate those files you will have to do the following:
-  - Locate the version of equinox sdk that more closely matches with your version of eclipse. In my case, 3.5.2, because is the only one of 2010.
-  - Download all the package "equinox-sdk-VERSION.zip"
-  - Unzip the contents and locate the jar files you need
-  - Reserve them for later use
-As the document says, locate the jar file "org.eclipse.help.webapp_NUMBER_VERSION.jar" in the plugins directory ECLIPSE_HOME/plugins.
-Copy it to another directory and uncompress it((To uncompress, just rename it from .jar -> .jar.zip) and extract all the files)).
-You will find a directory web-archive. Under web-archive, a directory ''org.eclipse.help.infocenter-feature''.
-Import it as a project in eclipse. Here are the steps, no so well commented in the eclipse documentation:
-  * File -> Import
-  * Select "import existing project into workspace"
-  * In the window that appears, select "Select root directory"
-A new project will appear in you eclipse, clled org.eclipse.help.infocenter-feature.
-Following the instructions, I've right-clicked on the created project and check export -> select "plug-in develpment -> deployable features". When it request a directory, select YOUR_DECOMPRESSED_JAR/web-archive/help/WEB-INF. Click on finish.
-Now, you have to move the file ''org.eclipse.equinox.servletbridge_VERSION.jar'' to the directory ''web-archive\help\WEB-INF\lib''. If the directory "lib" doesn't exist, you have to create.
-And then, you have to move the file ''org.eclipse.equinox.http.servletbridge_1.0.100.v20090520-1800.jar'' to the ''web-archive\help\WEB-INF\plugins'' directory.
-==== Creating a WAR file ====
-All the contents under ''help'' constitute a WAR file. You can use it to deploy to whatever appserver you want. I've used jboss, and just did the following:
-  * Copy the ''help'' file under JBOSS_HOME/server/xxx/deploy and rename the directory to ''help.war''
-  * Point my browser to http://localhost:8080/help
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-~~DISCUSSION~~
+~~DISQUS~~