Setup and build

Requirements

• Eclipse SDK 4.4 or above (prefer the latest Eclipse 4.5)
• Java SE Development Kit 7
• Apache Maven 3
• Git

Clone the project

Using a git client clone the project by the following command: $ git clone git@github.com:xored/yang-ide.git

Import the projects into Eclipse

• Open Eclipse IDE
• Select File->Import... main menu
• Select Existing Project into Workspace
• Select root directory to yang-ide
• Check all eclipse projects from the following locations:
  • yang-ide/plugins
  • yang-ide/features
  • yang-ide/product/target-platform

Configure Eclipse

Set Target Platform

Navigate to the project target-platform, open com.cisco.yangide.target-platform.target, after Eclipse will resolve all dependencies click on "Set as Target Platform"

Set Code Style

• Select Windows->Preferences in the main menu
• Navigate to Java->Code Style->Formatter section
• Click Import... and select yang-ide\product\codeformatter.xml file
• Navigate Java->Code Style->Code Templates section
• Click Import... and select yang-ide\product\codetemplates.xml file
• Close the preferences

Build the Project by Maven

• Open command line
• Navigate to root directory of the project (eg yang-ide)
• Execute mvn package console command
• The result of the build will be placed in yang-ide/product/update-site/target/repository

Run YANG IDE from Eclipse Development Environment

• Select Run->Run Configuration... in the main menu
• Create a new eclipse application under the category Eclipse Application
• Set MaxPermSize оf the launched JVM to 512m; you can do it in an either way:
  • Go to Arguments page and add -XX:MaxPermSize=512m to VM arguments edit box; you will need to do it each time you create a new launching configuration.
  • Exit Eclipse, open eclipse.ini and set value of --launcher.XXMaxPermSize to 512m. Restart Eclipse. From that moment every crated launcher will have its maximal PermGen of 512m by default.
• Click Run button