Event Server Developer Tools 2.1
Chris Hogue's Blog |
April 16, 2008 9:59 AM
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As Robin
wrote yesterday we've released a new version of the Event
Server developer tools. This is an exciting release in that it brings the
tools up to the latest version of Eclipse and also introduces the first part of
the visual design tools planned for Event Server applications.
Being on the latest release of Eclipse has its obvious benefits. For more information
on the system requirements and installation instructions visit the update
site.
The main feature in this release is the EPN Viewer.
The EPN Viewer shows the overall flow of an Event Processing Network (EPN). Because
Event Server applications are so flow oriented it can sometimes be hard to discern
that flow just by looking at the EPN Assembly file. This view gives the natural
view the application deserves.
But more than just for orientation the viewer serves as a central jumping-off and
navigation point for the project. From the viewer you can jump to the source artifacts
that define the nodes in the network. To go to the EPL rules for a processor simply
select the Go to Configuration Source menu item. The config file containing
that processor and its rules will open right up.
To go to the Java source file defining a POJO simply select the Go to Java Source
menu item and that Java file will be opened.
You can see that all nodes also allow you to jump to their definition in the EPN
Assembly source file. Of course you have options to print the network or export
it to an image file for documentation purposes.
While the viewer is currently focused on visualization and navigation there's a
lot more to come. In the coming releases you'll be able to edit the network directly
on the viewer in a drag and drop style. And there are other features in the works
all designed to make building and testing event server applications easier than
ever.
For an overview of building Event Server application with these developers tools
take a look at the updated screencast.
And let us know what you think.
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it's cool!
Posted by: flyisland on April 16, 2008 at 7:32 PM
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