Saturday, June 18, 2011

Apache Tuscany : Part 1 - Installing Tuscany Plug in in eclipse

Apache Tuscany is an open source implementation of Service Component Architecture (SCA).This series of posts discuss how to use tuscany in your projects. This tutorial explains how to install and configure tuscany in eclipse(3.4 and above).

Step 1 : Launch Install New Software (3.5) or Find new software (3.4) from Help.
In Eclipse 3.5:Help-->Install New Software

In Eclipse 3.4:Help-->Software Updates -->Available Software

Step 2 : Add the following site http://www.apache.org/dist/tuscany/java/sca/1.5.1/tuscany-sca-1.5.1-updatesite/
Give some time  till eclipse will fetch necessary dependencies

Step 3 : Once fetching is complete , select Apache tuscany core feature

Step 4:   Eclipse requires old update manager to install the plug in





Allow eclipse to use old update manager . Click on launch

Step 5 : Now you got old update manager . Select “Search for new feature to install” and press next.

Step 6 :  Click on New Remote Site and enter the above url in the URL field and give name as tuscany




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Step 7 : Press OK
Step 8 : Update manager searches in the url and gives the below screen

Select tuscany and press Next . Accept the licence and hit Next and then finish. There will be a window showing some error . Don't bother about it.Just close that window. In progress view , you can see the progress of installation.In slow connection , eclipse shows some exception in getting jar and asks for retry. Just click yes , whenever exception arises.
Step 9 : Once download is complete , it will ask for installing the download . Just select “Install all”
Step 10: Once the installation is complete , just restart the eclipse . You are set to go with the Apache tuscany.