Tag Archives: configuration

Sawing through the Java Loggers

Posted on 27-March-2013 by Gordon

Sawing through the Java Loggers I know what your thinking, “It’s just logging!”. This small, yet common part of our applications, provides developers, QA and troubleshooters with information to help in determining code execution sequences, inspecting data values and trouble … Continue reading →

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Gemini Blueprint – Converting from Spring OSGi

Posted on 13-June-2012 by Gordon

Eclipse Virgo OSGi Enthusiasts, like myself, can now switch from the Spring OSGi namespace to the Eclipse Gemini Blueprint namespaces for bundles. Maven Dependencies <!– Gemini Blueprint OSGi –> <properties> <gemini.blueprint.version>1.0.0.RELEASE</gemini.blueprint.version> </properties> … <dependency> <groupId>org.eclipse.gemini</groupId> <artifactId>org.eclipse.gemini.blueprint.extender</artifactId> <version>${gemini.blueprint.version}</version> <exclusions> <exclusion> <groupId>org.springframework</groupId> … Continue reading →

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tcServer Logging with Logback & SLF4J

Posted on 16-August-2011 by Gordon

Logback and SLF4J provide better logging for java applications. To configure VMware vFabric tcServer to take advantage of the speed and flexibility of Logback use the following steps as a starting point. Download the tcServer Developer Edition free: http://www.springsource.com/developer/tcserver This … Continue reading →

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Quick Install for tcServer 2.5 with Spring Insight in STS

Posted on 27-July-2011 by Gordon

Installation & Config Download tcServer Developer’s Edition – current version is 2.5.1 (free registration required) Make a directory for tcServer (such as /opt/tcserver or c:\tcserver) Unzip the downloaded file into that directory Type at command line in your tcServer directory … Continue reading →

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Spring Expression Language (SpEL) Predefined Variables

Posted on 12-May-2011 by Gordon

Spring 3.0 introduced Spring Expression Language (SpEL). There are two variables that you have available “systemProperties” and “systemEnvironment“. SpEL allows us to access information from our beans and system beans information at runtime (late binding). These can be applied to … Continue reading →

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Spring 3.1 – What’s Up and Coming

Posted on 11-February-2011 by Gordon

Spring 3.1.0 M1 is expected to be released on Feb 11, 2011. There are many exciting new features expected for the final release which is scheduled for June 2011. Environment Profiles Many times we want separate configuration for different environments … Continue reading →

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