Yeoman Generator for Nuxeo Platform
The generator-nuxeo provides Nuxeo components scaffolding. It lets you easily scaffold common Nuxeo components like empty projects, Nuxeo Packages, Automation Operations, Nuxeo Services... This saves you time writing boilerplate code to focus on your code instead of the structure.
The generated components all come with unit tested sample code; for instance the Operation generator adds an Operation with some sample code that highlights how to inject context objects, how to specify a parameter and how to unit test that operation.
That tool is based on Yeoman (a scaffolding tool for the web).
- Trigger the Hot reload which allows you to update the deployed bundles without restarting the Nuxeo Server.
- Connect your project to a Studio's one
- Discover some sample Nuxeo Projects.
- Bootstrap an empty Nuxeo Project with multi modules support.
- Bootstrap a single empty Nuxeo Project.
- Initiate an empty component or an empty unit test
- Add a Nuxeo Package module to distribute your Project (Marketplace)
- Add a ready-to-use empty Polymer or Angular2 Application.
- Create your own business rules or logic as an Automation Operation.
- Enrich REST API responses using a content-enricher.
- Manipulate Business Object using a Document Adapter
- Declare your new Nuxeo Service
- Plug your logic to the event bus using an Event Listener
- Nuxeo Platform 7.10 and newer
- If you are using Nuxeo Platform 5.8 or 6.0, code templates are available in Nuxeo IDE using the Nuxeo wizard.
We strongly recommend you to use our new tool Nuxeo CLI instead of the generator. It embbed all generator's features in a more friendly command line interface.
First, install Yeoman and generator-nuxeo:
# Global NPM registry install
npm install -g yo generator-nuxeoOR
# Install from master
npm install -g yo nuxeo/generator-nuxeoUsing the generator let you have access to some ready to use Nuxeo Code Sample:
yo nuxeo:sampleUsing the generator let you trigger a Hot Reload on your Server which allows you to update the deployed bundles without restarting the Nuxeo Server. To be done, it requires to enable the sdk template in your nuxeo.conf file.
First step is to associate a Nuxeo Server with your project root. It will ask you the distribution path and if you want to let the generator-nuxeo configure the file for you. Reexecute it to change the distribution path.
yo nuxeo:hotreload configureThen, you will be able to trigger it using:
yo nuxeo:hotreloadUsing this generator lets you synchronize two folders, and automatically create folder/copy/delete files from a source folder to a destination folder. It helps you automatically copying web resources from your source code to the a running server for previewing your changes live.
First step is to configure the synchronize command for relying either on Docker implementation, or a Local one depending on how you deploy your Nuxeo Server. You'll be prompted to configure a pattern of file matching the synchronize in order to prevent you from copying files you don't need (temp file, zip, ...). The default value is: *.+(js|html|jpg|gif|svg|png|json|jsp).
yo nuxeo:synchronize configureFor starting files changes and synchronize two folders, execute:
yo nuxeo:synchronizeConnect your Java project let you have your Studio Project exposed as a dependency and be able to tests anything declared in it, like your Automation Scripting, listeners, Document Types, ...
Link your project to Studio:
yo nuxeo:studio [link]Unlink your project:
yo nuxeo:studio unlinkGenerate a Java Constant class with Studio's freatures
yo nuxeo:studio importRelease your studio project
yo nuxeo:studio releaseTo bootstrap an empty Nuxeo Project (based on a Maven multi-module project), execute the following lines:
mkdir my-project
cd my-project
yo nuxeoDefault values are fine for a quick start. You will have to specify at least your project group ID (for instance org.company.)
You can generate several features at once like:
yo nuxeo [options] [<generator>..] -h, --help # Print the generator's options and usage
--skip-cache # Do not remember prompt answers Default: false
--skip-install # Do not automatically install dependencies Default: false
-m, --meta # Branch of `nuxeo/generator-nuxeo-meta` Default: stable
-l, --localPath # Path to a local clone of `nuxeo/generator-nuxeo-meta`
-n, --nologo # Disable welcome logo Default: false
-t, --type # Set module target's type Default: core
-s, --skipInstall # Skip external commands installation Default: false
-f, --force # Force conflict when generate an existing file Default: false
-d, --dirname # Set parent folder prefix name Default: <PWD>
--skipPomUpdate # Skip the pom(s) updates when attaching Studio project Default: false
The main Generator can render templates defined in https://github.com/nuxeo/generator-nuxeo-meta/.
Terminology
- ADD: Add a dedicated module to your project. For instance, in a
myappproject, a Polymer Application will add amyapp-websubmodule.- CREATE: Create the files needed for the feature, without specifying a
--typeoption, the generation will occurs in themyapp-coresubmodule. When using the--typeoption, files will be generated to a (new) module namedmyapp-{type};
Set up an empty Nuxeo Bundle using Maven multi module support.
yo nuxeo multi-modulemulti-module is the default generator when none is given as a parameter to yo nuxeo
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Use a parent artifact: Parent artifact makes your project inherit dependencies, properties and other fields from another project. We recommend to keep the default value and use
org.nuxeo.ecm.distribution:nuxeo-distribution. - Nuxeo Version: Asked only if no parent specified, it specify which Nuxeo version of the dependency management will be imported.
Using a Maven multi module architecture is the recommended way to bootstrap a new project: it allows to generate a Nuxeo Package afterwards to easily deploy your code on a Nuxeo Platform instance. On the other hand, when a project has been generated using a single module architecture, the Nuxeo Package needs to be created manually.
Sets up an empty Nuxeo bundle.
yo nuxeo single-module-
Parent Group / Artifact: Like in
multi-module, having a parent artifact make project inheritance. If you are in amulti-module, you must set your parent module. If not, you can useorg.nuxeo.ecm.distribution:nuxeo-distributionororg.nuxeo:nuxeo-addons-parent - Nuxeo Version: Asked only if needed, it specify which Nuxeo version of the dependency management will be imported.
This option should not be called directly to bootstrap a new project; use the multi-module option instead so that you can generate a Nuxeo Package later on.
Add an empty Unit Test
yo nuxeo test-emptyAdd an empty Contribution
yo nuxeo contributionAdds an empty Automation Operation along with a corresponding unit test.
yo nuxeo operationAdds a listener with its test class, the events will be asked during the generation process. Both existing and custom events can be declared. You can create any listener type: pre-commit, post-commit, synchronous and asynchronous.
yo nuxeo listener- Trigger on events: List of some common events to bind to your listener.
- Custom Events: In case you select 'custom events' in the previous list; comma separate list of other events.
- Asynchronous Listener: if you need to run after the transaction has committed, in a new transaction and a separate thread. This is useful for any long-running operations whose result doesn't have to be seen immediately in the user interface.
- Post-commit Listener: if you need to run after the transaction has committed, in a new transaction but in the same thread, this is useful for logging.
Adds a Nuxeo component exposed as a Nuxeo service.
yo nuxeo serviceCreates a Content Enricher that enriches with more information a REST response.
yo nuxeo enricherCreates a Document Adapter that turn DocumentModel object into business objects.
yo nuxeo adapterAdd an application based on Polymer Starter Kit bundled as a Nuxeo Project.
yo nuxeo polymer
# npm and bower install must be executed automatically, otherwise:
# cd *-web && npm install && bower install
# To run the application in dev mode; with file changes watch:
cd *-web && npm run serveCommon bundle's files like MANIFEST.MF and OSGI-INF/* are stored inside a nuxeo folder.
Add an application using Angular2 bundled as a Nuxeo Project.
yo nuxeo angular2
# npm and bower install must be executed automatically, otherwise:
# cd *-web && npm install && bower install
# To run the application in dev mode; with file changes watch:
cd *-web && npm run devCreates a module to handle a Nuxeo Package generation of your project. Can only be called in a Maven multi-module architecture, hence make sure to bootstrap your project using yo nuxeo or yo nuxeo multi-module. If you used yo nuxeo single-module to bootstrap your project, you won't be able to call that option afterwards.
yo nuxeo packageTo test the generator; you should clone the repository and link it to your local NPM registry:
git clone https://github.com/nuxeo/generator-nuxeo
cd generator-nuxeo
npm linkIt will install dependencies and symlink the module to your local registry. After that, you can use the generator as described below.
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