Category Archives: Roo

SpringSource Tool Suite FAQ

Eclipse is one of the most popular IDEs for Java & Spring application development. Spring has developed the Spring IDE plugin providing developers with Spring aware tooling for our projects. SpringSource Tool Suite = {    Eclipse + SpringIDE + M2Eclipse … Continue reading

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Configuring Spring Roo for Java 7

When creating a Roo project with the “project” command, we have the option to specify the Java Version $ roo roo> project –topLevelPackage com.gordondickens.myproj –java 6 –projectName testapp If we choose Java 7 with Roo 1.2.1, the code will not … Continue reading

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Buzzing the Cloud with CloudBees and Roo

Looking to try out CloudBees for your Spring application? Here is how you can get started quickly with CloudBees Run@Cloud platform. 05-Mar-12 – Updated for Spring Roo 1.2.1 Get a CloudBees Account Configure a MySql instance on CloudBees Build a … Continue reading

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Rocket to the Cloud Fast with Roo

Want to build a Spring 3 application FAST and run it on the Cloud? It is incredibly easy to do with Spring Roo and CloudFoundry! This post on using Postgres on CloudFoundry helped me get started, however I tried using … Continue reading

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SpringSource Tool Suite – Eclipse for Spring Developers

Spring developers using Eclipse should take a close look at SpringSource Tool Suite (STS). STS is a FREE IDE, based on Eclipse with many of the essential tool to assist Spring developers. http://www.springsource.com/developer/sts. The major plugin to Eclipse is Spring … Continue reading

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Cleaning up Roo OSGi Bundle Repository

Having trouble with Roo bundles (or commands) not working correctly? Delete the myroodir/cache and myroodir/sts-cache directories and Roo will recreate the bundles on next Roo start. On Windows rumor has it that you can delete the AppData/Local/Temp directory. I have … Continue reading

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Updated Docs for Spring Roo

Want updated Roo Documentation? Want information on creating and publishing Roo Add-Ons? 1. Get the dev build of Spring Roo from: http://git.springsource.org/roo I am assuming here that you have created a /roo-dev directory. To build Roo, you should read the … Continue reading

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Using Default Values for Properties in Spring

Defaults for Property Values? I didn’t know that? I was looking through the Spring Greenhouse application and discovered an existing feature that I was unaware of. We can set a default value when configuring PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer. 1. Set the default value … Continue reading

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LogBack Logger Addon for Roo

Want faster, flexible & more robust logging? Have you looked at LogBack by the creator of Log4J yet??? Introducing the LogBack Addon for Roo Features Adds the command to the Roo shell – logback setup Creates a New File: src/main/resources/logback.xml … Continue reading

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Configuring LogBack Logging in Spring & Spring Roo

LogBack is the more versatile logging strategy created by the same person that created log4j. Use the following steps to configure your Roo 1.1 project to use LogBack. See Also: Reasons to Switch to LogBack 1. Create a logback.xml file … Continue reading

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