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Re: Convert WebObjects app to pure java

  • Subject: Re: Convert WebObjects app to pure java
  • From: Lon Varscsak <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:10:28 -0700
Because WebObjects is written in Java, it can pretty much run anywhere you need it to.  We almost exclusively deploy our applications on Linux, but there are others who deploy on Windows (we call them crazy though :D).

There was a restriction in the license (I don't remember if this ever changed) that required you to do development on a Mac OS X box, but I know there are devs that do development on other platforms.

-Lon


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Ada <email@hidden> wrote:
Thanks all for the responses!

Some answers to your questions:

"I think what you are saying is that you were using Apple Development tools including Xcode and WOBuilder to design your apps but now… now you’ve upgraded your Mac and you can’t run them anymore…. You sorta know that your only choice is to go Eclipse… does this sound like your situation? I’m guessing too :-) ""   -- Yes, can no longer run WO on my current machine. It is dying, and cannot patch it with anymore old parts.

Plain JSP is what I am thinking of switching to.

The reason we're stripping out the webobjects from the code is due to the server it lies on. It is running on a decade old mac, version 10.5.8.
My understanding is that i cannot run a webobjects app on a windows box (or maybe Red Hat)? Am I correct with my thoughts on that....?
I need a simple Java framework to convert all the code in, JSP is what I first thought of, but I'm open to suggestions.
The application listserv type app, where users are creating, adding, removing people form listservs.
As, one of you mentioned it does use the EOF, so I would need to rewrite that, and I don't know much as to what it is involved in there eitehr either.
Any guidance as to what to expect would be greatly appreciated.
Apologies for the confusing questions.

Thank you all!


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 4:44 PM, Timothy Worman <email@hidden> wrote:
Golipse should install Eclipse 3.8.2, WOLips, and some other tools, etc.

Tim

On Apr 15, 2014, at 1:24 PM, Aaron Rosenzweig <email@hidden> wrote:

Hi Ada,

Hey sorry… so many responses and we’re all confused.

I think what you are saying is that you were using Apple Development tools including Xcode and WOBuilder to design your apps but now… now you’ve upgraded your Mac and you can’t run them anymore…. You sorta know that your only choice is to go Eclipse… does this sound like your situation? I’m guessing too :-)

WO 5.4 is pure java. There is nothing to convert.

When you switch to Eclipse and install the WOLips plugin it will work. You don’t need to convert anything.

Get Eclipse version 3.7.x and WOLips.

Cheers,
AARON ROSENZWEIG / Chat 'n Bike

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On Apr 15, 2014, at 4:16 PM, David LeBer <email@hidden> wrote:

WebObjects *is* pure java (there is no magic ‘other’ language or anything). It is a full web publishing stack.

If you have a WebObjects application, you are probably talking to a database, if so that uses the entity relational mapping layer of WebObjects called EOF.

The display layer of the stack builds UI elements using WOComponents (each comprised of a chunk of HTML, it’s associated Java and a bindings file (.wod) to tie them together), and has classes to handle session management etc.

If by “pure java” you mean “unencumbered by Apple’s frameworks” then you are faced with rewriting your application to use a different ERM layer and display layer. Perhaps Tapestry/Cayenne. Regardless, this is not a simple undertaking.

D

On Apr 15, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Ada <email@hidden> wrote:

The GUI of the app is in webobjects; there's components which utilize WO. 
I am not sure what to expect if I were to take the code and run it on Eclipse without WOLips, I am going to try that soon, but was looking some guidance on how to rewrite the GUI (it is rather simple) into Java.


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Chuck Hill <email@hidden> wrote:
How is it not pure Java now?

Chuck


On 2014-04-15, 12:25 PM, "Ada" wrote:


Hello all,

We're looking to convert one of our WebObjects Apps to pure java. Wondering if there's a tool which could help with this process. The application is running WO 5.4 on Java 5.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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