What is it:

Those are sources for a Maven archetype to get started with a GateIn/EPP extension quickly

How to use this archetype:

Note that this archetype hasn't been published to any repository at this stage, so you will need to:

1. Download the sources

2. Build the archetype project

3. Create a project from this archetype

4. Build the project

5. Deploy

6. Download the sources:

Option a: If you have GIT installed: Type: git clone git://github.com/theute/GateIn-Portal-Extension-Maven-Archetype.git Option b: If you don't have GIT installed: Download and unzip: https://github.com/theute/GateIn-Portal-Extension-Maven-Archetype/zipball/master

2. Build the project:

   Do: "mvn install" at the root of the project

3. Create your project:

groupId: is the groupId that you want for your project, choose the one you want. artifactId: is the artifactId that you want for your project, choose the one you want. version: is the version for your project, choose the one you want. extensionName: is your portal extension name, pick a single word (no special character)

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=org.gatein.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=portal-container-extension -DgroupId=org.test -DartifactId=foo -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DextensionName=myExtension

4. Build the project:

   Go to the newly created folder and execute: mvn clean install

5. Deploy the project:

   Get the ear file and copy it over to the deploy directory of GateIn or EPP. Now if you start the portal and go to http://localhost:8080/portal you should see the front page changed.