Maven Archetype for eXist Apps

This repository contains the code for a Maven Archetype for eXist Apps.

This archetype can be used to generate a skeleton project for building an eXist-db App (EXPath Package) using Maven.

Usage

• Requirements: Java 8, Apache Maven 3.3+, Git.

Switch to a directory on your computer where you keep the projects, and then run Maven for this archetype to create a new project directory. e.g.:

$ cd my-projects
$ mvn archetype:generate \
    -DarchetypeGroupId=org.exist-db \
    -DarchetypeArtifactId=exist-apps-archetype \
    -DarchetypeVersion=3.0.1

NOTE: the above will generate a project for eXist-db 6.x.x, if you want a project for eXist-db 5.x.x, then use archetypeVersion=2.1.0, or if you want a project for eXist-db 4.7.1, then use archetypeVersion=1.10.1 instead.

Maven will then prompt you for a groupId, artifactId, version, and package for your project. You need only specify the groupId and artifactId, for the others you may accept the defaults.

• groupId is similar to a Java package name. If you are going to publish your XAR publicly it should be some sub-coordinate of a domain name that you have responsibility for supplied in reverse order notation. For example, if your company is "My Organisation Ltd" you might own the domain name myorganisation.com, you might decide that a suitable sub-domain for your eXist-db Apps might be app.existdb.myorganisation.com. Note: this sub-domain does not have to be able to be de-referenced.

• artifactId is just a simple name without spaces for the App itself. Together the groupId:appId must be unique.

• version almost speaks for itself. In Maven -SNAPSHOT are development versions. Your first version should always be 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, with the first release subsequently being 1.0.0.

e.g.:

Define value for property 'groupId': : com.myorganisation.existdb.app
Define value for property 'artifactId': : my-app1
Define value for property 'version':  1.0.0-SNAPSHOT: : 
Define value for property 'package':  com.myorganisation.existdb.app: : 
Confirm properties configuration:
groupId: com.myorganisation.existdb.app
artifactId: my-app1
version: 1.0-SNAPSHOT
package: com.myorganisation.existdb.app
 Y: : y

You will then have a new directory named after the artifactId of your project, e.g.: my-app1.

NOTE: The project is setup to expect to be under Git version control. If you are not already in a Git repository, you should create one:

$ cd my-app1
$ git init
$ git add pom.xml src/ xar-assembly.xml xquery-license-style.xml LICENSE README.md
$ git commit -m "Start of my eXist-db App"

You should now consult the README.md of your my-app1 for further instructions and documentation.