IzPack at Devoxx 2010

IzPack: because you and your end users have installation issues

Julien Ponge

Dr Jekyll

Computer Scientist

Mr Hyde

OpenSource Craftsman

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Unique installer Multiple systems

Download for your operating system

1: java -Xmx256m -jar filename.jar2: chmod -R +x lib/ant/bin3: lib/ant/bin/ant -f setup.xml4: bin/asadmin start-domain domain

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Demo

Quick tour

25.000 downloads per month?

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XML descriptor

Files to package Installer resources

Installer Jar

Compiler, Ant or Maven

Custom actions Installer Jar

Custom panels

3rd-party libs

variables

Content-awarereplacement

Config files,scripts, ...

<conditions> <condition type="variable" id="start.glassfish"> <name>gf_start_domain</name> <value>true</value> </condition></conditions>

Utility scripts

Demo

How about packaging systems?

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Packages vs Installers

Initial installation

Bootstrap IPS + updates

Updates + Add-ons

Uninstallation

The next IzPack

The hype effect

Patterns TDD,BDD

Best practices

IoC & DI

JSR xyz

Scripting

...your application code will eventually look bad!

5.0-beta

Kudos to:Anthonin BonnefoyDavid DuponchelRene Krell

PicoContainer

JUnit+ hamcrest+ fest-swing

SCM

Developers

CVS then Subversion

SCM

Developers

Shameless plug: INRIA Amazones

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Dynamic service-based operating system and

middleware stack

VerificationSecurityObservationDeployment

Constrained device: gateways, sensors, ...

Julien Ponge@jponge

julien.ponge@gmail.comhttp://julien.ponge.info/

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