Information for Developers

Source Code Repository

• Subversion: ​http://dev.utgenome.org/svn/utgb

Genome Browser

• SVN: ​http://dev.utgenome.org/svn/utgb/trunk/browser

UTGB Common

• SVN: ​http://dev.utgenome.org/svn/utgb/trunk/common

Development with Eclipse

• Download ​Eclipse
• Install ​Subclipse (or ​Subversive) plug-in.
  • Eclipse -> Help -> Software Updates -> Find/Install? -> (Select "Search new features to install") -> (Push "New Remote Site")
    • add ​http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.0.x
• Open the SVN Repository Explorer perspective, then add new remote site, ​http://dev.utgenome.org/svn/utgb.
• Checkout browser folder as an Eclipse project.

Installing GWT

• Download the latest version of ​Google Web Toolkit, matching your OS environment.
  • ​http://dev.utgenome.org/svn/archive/gwt
• Expand the archive, for example, c:\home\leo\local\gwt-win-1.4.10
• Set the class path variable in your Eclipse (Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> Classpath) as follows:

  GWT_HOME=(your GWT installation folder, say c:\home\leo\local\gwt-win-1.4.10)
  

Launch GWT Develpment Shell

1. Click the side-cursor on the Debug botton, then select "GenomeBrowser_gwt_shell"
2. GWT Shell Window and Hosted-mode browser, which is exactly IE plug-in (in Windows), will open after 10~30 seconds.

Other Useful Plug-ins for Eclipse

• ​Mylyne
  • Update site: (for Eclipse 3.2) ​http://download.eclipse.org/tools/mylyn/update/e3.2
  • Task-oriented development support utilities with Trac Ticket/Wiki? view, modify, query facilities.

• ​FatJar
  • Packs all required Jar files into a single Jar file.