XGAP Customization

Programmers can download and customize the XGAP using the Eclipse workspace as follows:

1. We assume you already installed and configured the software described in XgapInstall, step 1-7. Only difference is that you should not automatically run tomcat.
2. Download and unzip XGAP developer workspace ​(xgap_workspace.zip)
3. Install ​Eclipse Integrated Development Environment
   You need to install the J2EE version (which allows you to (re)start/stop tomcat)
4. (Optional) MOLGENIS autogenerates documentation for the XGAP application. This includes a graphical representation of the XGAP model in UML format. This requires GraphViz to work: Download and install graphviz from ​http://www.graphviz.org/Download.php Make sure your PATH is set to run 'dot.exe' from the commandline.
5. Start Eclipse and open the xgap_workspace as your workspace.
   Now you are ready to start extending your XGAP system:
   • Edit the xgap_db.xml model file to change the object model
   • Edit the xgap_ui.xml model file to change the user interface
   • Run the generator by right-clicking the file 'handwritten/java/default/MolgenisGenerate' and choosing 'run' (next time you can use the green 'play' button).
   • Right-click on your xgap project and 'refresh' to make Eclipse compile the generated code.
   • Load your newly generated datastructure into MySQL by choosing 'handwritten/java/default/MolgenisUpdateDatabase' and choosing 'run'
     !Warning!: any existing data in XGAP will be overwritten.
   • Run your new XGAP extension by right-click on your 'xgap' project and choose 'run on server'. That is all there is to it ;-)

Check the full ​http://www.molgenis.org/wiki/MolgenisGuide for much more details on MOLGENIS data modeling and plug-in development. Check the full ​http://www.molgenis.org/wiki/MolgenisGuide for much more details on MOLGENIS data modeling and plug-in development.