Step 3 - Building and Running the Application
Before You Begin
We recommend that you do the following before starting this step of the Tutorial:
Building the Example Application
The application sources and build scripts can be downloaded here. This application uses a Maven build script, so you need to make sure you’re connected to the internet when you first run it to allow Maven to download all the dependencies.
To build the example you should follow the following steps:
- Download and unzip the application sources
- Download and install GigaSpaces XAP Premium Edition.
- Install the Gigaspaces Maven Plugin as described here. Please take note of the GigaSpaces build number in the console output, e.g.:
gshome-directory
~/gs/xap/gigaspaces-xap-premium-10.0.1-ga/tools/maven>installmavenrep.sh
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"Installing XAP 10.0.0-RELEASE jars"
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- cd to the root directory of the application
- Edit the value of the
gsVersion
property in thepom.xml
file at the root directory to reflect the GigaSpaces build you’re using (this is the build number that the Maven plugin installation script outputs to the console when invoked). xap-version For example, if you are using GigaSpaces XAP 10.0 you should modify thepom.xml
to have:
maven-version
<gsVersion>10.0.1-11800-RELEASE</gsVersion>
- Run the following Maven command:
mvn package
This will download the application’s decencies, compile the sources and package the processor processing unit and the web application.
Deploying the Example Application
To deploy the application, you should do the following:
- Start a GigaSpaces Agent
- Run the following Maven command from the application’s root directory:
mvn os:deploy
Creating Sample Data
To have an initial sample data set to work with, simply click the “Create Dummy Data” link in the welcome page of the application. This will create a number of Owner
s, Pet
s and Vet
s that you can work with to experience the application’s functionality.
Monitoring the Deployed Application
To monitor the application, start the GigaSpaces UI using the <XAP root>/bin/gs-ui.sh(bat)
or the GigaSpaces Web UI.
Backing the HttpSession
with the Space for High Availability
Please refer to this page for directions on how to enable HttpSession
high availability for the web application.
Configuring Dynamic Load Balancing
Please refer to this page for directions on how to enable HttpSession
high availability for the web application.