Requirements

Eclipse requires a Java JDK to work. See Java JDK setup

Installation

Download eclipse from the official website: http://eclipse.org/downloads/

Take the Eclipse IDE for Java EE developers version.

Windows

Just extract the archive and run ./eclipse/eclipse.exe

Linux

Basic installation

Download the eclipse.deb package
Install the package using:

tar -xzvf eclipse.tar.gz

Launch application by running ./eclipse/eclipse

Create a desktop launcher

sudo vim /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

Put the following content where /home/guillaume/DEV/eclipse is the path to Eclipse.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=4.3.0
Name=Eclipse
Comment=Eclipse IDE
Exec=/home/guillaume/DEV/eclipse/eclipse -clean
Icon=/home/guillaume/DEV/eclipse/icon.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;Application

Ubuntu 13.10 - launcher Fix

If the menu doesn't appear correctly you must create the following launcher:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=4.3.0
Name=Eclipse
Comment=IDE for all seasons
Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 /home/guillaume/DEV/eclipse/eclipse -clean
Icon=/home/guillaume/DEV/eclipse/icon.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;Application

Don't forget the Exec=... line! The key is "env UBUNTU MENUPROXY=0"

SWT libraries fixes

On the latest distribution Eclipse sometimes crashed due to libswt-*.so

To resolve that, install the development libraries:

apt-get install libx11-dev libxtst-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libgtk-3-dev

Eclipse configuration

JDK

Window menu -> Preferences -> Java -> Installed JRE

    > Add the JDK as a standard VM
    > JRE home = JDK root
    > Click "Finish"

Select the new JDK as the default one

Preferences -> Java -> Installed JRE -> Execution Environment

    > For each java version adjust the JVM to use

Display line numbers

Window menu -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> Text Editors

    > Enable show line numbers 
    > show print margin (you can adjust the size. I'm using "160")

Increase console size

Window menu -> Preferences -> Run / debug -> Console

If you limit the console output put a hudge value (>= 100 000)

Adjust encoding to UTF-8

By default Eclipse use the same encoding as your O.S, which is probably ISO-8859-1 .You should instead use UTF-8.

Window menu -> Preferences -> General -> Workspace

At the bottom of the script, choose "UTF-8"

Window menu -> Preferences -> General -> Editors -> Text Editors -> Spelling

Choose UTF-8 to encode javadoc

Window menu -> Preferences -> General -> filter "encoding"

Encode CSS + HTML + JSP + XML in UTF-8

On the General -> Content Types, check that everything has default encoding: UTF-8. If the default encoding is blank, then add "UTF-8"

Check:

Android Binary XML (if available)
Diagram (if available)
JAR Content
Java class File
Text
- HTML
- Java properties file
- JSP
  - CSS JSP
  - JSP fragment
  - JSP Tag definition
- XML

Code formatting

Import formatter

Window menu -> Preferences -> Java -> Code style -> Formatter

    > Import formatter

Save actions

Before saving a java file, you can perform some "save actions", that will result in automatic formatting.

Window menu -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Save Actions Enable Perform the selected actions on save:

Check:

Perform save actions
- Format source code
  - format ALL lines
- Organize imports
- Additional actions

... Configure additional actions:

Code organizing
Remove trailing whitespace (all lines)
Correct indentation
Sort members
Code style
- Use block in if/while/for/do statements (always)
- Use modifer "final" where possible (parameter)
Missing code
- Select all
Unnecessary code
- Remove unused imports
- Remove unnecessary casts + '$NON-NLS' tags

Eclipse plug-ins

Eclipse marketplace: http://marketplace.eclipse.org/

Maven

Plugins installation and configuration

Maven plugin settings

Window menu -> Preferences -> Maven

Enable:

download artifact sources
download artifact javadoc

Window menu -> Preferences -> Maven -> Installation

    > Add the path to your own MAVEN 3 installation

Window menu -> Preferences -> Maven -> User Interface

    >Open XML page in the POM editor by default [VERY important for performances]

Window menu -> Preferences -> Maven -> User Settings

Choose the correct settings.xml (the one from your Maven installation instead of ~/.m2/)
Set the repository path

Run configurations

You can run MAVEN from Eclipse thanks to the run configurations.

Run menu -> Run Configurations -> Maven Build -> [Double click on it]

Create a new run configuration for each maven sequence.

Configuration (1)
- Name: Maven clean install
- Base directory: ${project_loc}
- Goals: clean install

Configuration (2) #
- Name: Maven clean install -DskipTests
- Base directory: ${project_loc}
- Goals: clean install
- Options: select "Skip Tests"

Add run configurations to favorite

Click on the arrow of the RUN button (left side) -> Organize favorites

Click "ADD" > Select your configurations Now, you can run your configurations by using the same button.

Gradle

Install the "Gradle IDE pack" plug-in.

See http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/gradle-ide-pack

Configuration

Gradle > Set Gradle distribution folder + enable Remaps and Use custom Tooling Model

Maven plugin settings

Checkstyle

Installation

Checkstyle Plug-in

    > Update site:     http://eclipse-cs.sourceforge.net/update/

Install:

Eclipse checkstyle plug-in
All additional checks

Configuration

Window menu -> Preferences -> Checkstyle

You can either:

Import your own checkstyle set of rule (new -> external configuration file -> browse to your own checkstyle -> set it as default)
Set the "Sun Check (Eclipse)" as default.
Duplicate the "Sun Check (Eclipse)" + make your own arrangements and use it as default

-- hint: -- I strongly advised you to commit your formatter.xml; checkstyle.xml; code_templates.xml; cleanup.xml into your SVN project.

Usage

You have to enable / disable checkstyle for each one of your projects.

    > Right click on a project -> Properties -> Checkstyle -> Enable checkstyle for this project

You have to open the "Window menu -> Show view -> Others... -> Checkstyle -> Checkstyle violations" to get the analyze results

Eclipse Emma Code Coverage

!! This is a very useful tool that compute the code coverage for jUnit tests (unit & integrations tests) !! :-)

Installation

    > Update site : http://update.eclemma.org/

Configuration

1. Just Right click on your test folder / test class -> Coverage as... -> jUnit test

2. You have to open the "Window menu -> Show view -> Java -> "Coverage" to get the analyze results

Java Decompiler

The most famous java decompiler: JADclipse.

    > Update site: http://jadclipse.sf.net/update

SVN Subclipse

The SVN subclipse exists in many version. You have to select your version accordingly to your SVN server (v1.6, v1.7, v1.8 ...)

Installation

Update site:

SVN 1.7 = http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.8.x
SVN 1.8 = http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.10.x

Install:

Subclipse
- Subclipse (required)
- Subclipse integration for Mylyn 3.x
- Subversion client adapter
- Subversion JavaHL Native Library adapter
- Subversion revision graph

The CollabNet is also very useful to branch and merges branch > trunk ! :)

- CollabNet - collaboration Merge client

Linux # JavaHL for Subclipse

Source: http://subclipse.tigris.org/wiki/JavaHL Subclipse JavaHL wiki

Linux requires the JavaHL client for Subclipse:

sudo apt-get install libsvn-java

Find the library file:

sudo find / -name libsvnjavahl-1.so

You should have something like:

guillaume@VC076:~/DEV/eclipse$ sudo find / -name libsvnjavahl-1.so
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/jni/libsvnjavahl-1.so

Now, update your eclipse.ini configuration

vim eclipse.ini

Add the path without '/' at the end.

-vmargs
-Djava.library.path=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/jni

→ Note: Ubuntu 13.10 as only the JavaHL 1.7 library. So you should not install SVN client 1.8.x but SVN client 1.7.x !!

Infinite test (infinitest)

Source: http://infinitest.github.io/

Installation

Update site: http://infinitest.github.io

Just install the plugin and restart.

Then you have to enable the plugin in Window -> Preferences -> infinitest

Then it should run all your tests. :)

Test filter

You can add some filters by adding the following "infinitest.filters" at the root. Example:

File name:

infinitest.filters

File content:

.*IT

JBoss tools (Wildfly, etc.)

Download and install a local server. see Wildfly

Installation

Go to the official website to get the latest plugin for your Eclipse version: http://tools.jboss.org/downloads/jbosstools/

Just drag and drop the "Eclipse installation" icon.
Install all the proposed elements. See http://planet.jboss.org/post/getting_started_with_jboss_tools_and_wildfly_tech_tip_5

Global configuration

Window menu -> Preferences -> Server -> Runtime environments

Screen 1

Add > JBoss community > Wildfly 8.x Runtime
Click next

Screen 2

Choose the server folder

Screen 3

Admin name: admin
Admin pwd: admin
As this is a dev environment do not preserve sessions accross redeployment

Ports:

8080 for applications
9990 for management

Oracle tools (Glassfish, etc.)

Download and install a local server, see Glassfish

Installation

Update site: http://download.oracle.com/otn_software/oepe/luna

!!! Don't forget to adjust the URL for your specific Eclipse version !!!

kepler = Eclipse 4.3
luna = Eclipse 4.4

Install:

Glassfish tools
Java EE 7 documentation
Oracle Java EE tools

Global configuration

Window menu -> Preferences -> Server -> Runtime environments

Screen 1

Add > Glassfish > server version (4.0)
Check the "create a new local server" option
Click next

Screen 2

Choose the server folder > Glassfish4/glassfish

Screen 3

Admin name: admin
Admin pwd: admin
As this is a dev environment do not preserve sessions accross redeployment

Server configuration

Open the view Server -> Double click on your Glassfish server

Under Publishing, select "never publish automatically"

Improvements

Eclipse Color themes

    > Update site: http://eclipse-color-theme.github.com/update

Configuration Window menu -> Preferences -> General -> Appareance -> Color Theme

You can choose a theme and / or import a new one.

To intelliJ users: the dracula theme is available on Eclipse.

Get more themes

You can download Eclipse theme from the official website: http://eclipsecolorthemes.org/

Copy workspace settings

To copy Eclipse settings into a new workspace:

Copy the .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings directory into your new workspace directory.

Avoid commit Eclipse files

You can avoid commit of non-useful files, just update the global SVN ignore.

Window menu -> Preferences -> Team -> Ignored Resources

Add patterns:

"target"
".settings"
".project"
".classpath"
".checkstyle"

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Installation

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Linux

Basic installation

Create a desktop launcher

Ubuntu 13.10 - launcher Fix

SWT libraries fixes

Eclipse configuration

JDK

Display line numbers

Increase console size

Adjust encoding to UTF-8

Code formatting

Import formatter

Save actions

Eclipse plug-ins

Maven

Maven plugin settings

Run configurations

Gradle

Configuration

Maven plugin settings

Checkstyle

Installation

Configuration

Usage

Eclipse Emma Code Coverage

Java Decompiler

SVN Subclipse

Installation

Linux # JavaHL for Subclipse

Infinite test (infinitest)

Installation

Test filter

JBoss tools (Wildfly, etc.)

Installation

Global configuration

Oracle tools (Glassfish, etc.)

Installation

Global configuration

Server configuration

Improvements

Eclipse Color themes

Copy workspace settings

Avoid commit Eclipse files