Building this Release from Source

All platforms require a Java installation, with JDK 1.8 or more recent version.

Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable. For example:

PlatformCommand
Unixexport JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_121
OSXexport JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8`
Windowsset JAVA_HOME="C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121"

Download the project source from the Releases page at Apache Geode, and unpack the source code.

Within the directory containing the unpacked source code, run the gradle build:

$ ./gradlew build

Once the build completes, the project files will be installed at geode-assembly/build/install/apache-geode. The distribution archives will be created in geode-assembly/build/distributions/.

Verify the installation by invoking the gfsh shell command to print version information:

$ ./geode-assembly/build/install/apache-geode/bin/gfsh version
v1.1.0

Note: on Windows invoke the gfsh.bat script to print the version string.

Setting up IntelliJ

The following steps have been tested with:

  • IntelliJ IDEA 2018.3.5
  1. Run ./gradlew --parallel generate from Geode repository root to create compiler generated source.

    1. Alternatively (and to ensure these sources stay up-to-date):

      • Perform step 2
      • In the Gradle dockable, expand the geode (the root project) -> Tasks -> build
      • Right-click generate task, select Execute Before Sync and Execute Before Build
      • Click Refresh All Gradle Projects at the top of the Gradle dockable

      After

  2. Import project into IntelliJ IDEA.

    From the Welcome to IntelliJ IDEA window:

    1. Import Project -> select build.gradle file from Geode repository root and press Open.
    2. Optionally, enable Use auto-import
    3. Enable Create separate module per source set
    4. Select Use Project JDK 1.8.0_nnn where nnn is latest build required for Geode
  3. Change Code Style Scheme to GeodeStyle.

    Navigate to IntelliJ IDEA -> Preferences... -> Editor -> Code Style. Select GeodeStyle in Scheme drop-down box if it already exists.

    To define the GeodeStyle in Scheme, select the gear icon next to the drop-down box, click Import Scheme -> and select IntelliJ IDEA code style XML. Select etc/intellij-java-modified-google-style.xml from Geode repository root, enter To: GeodeStyle, check Current scheme and press OK.

  4. Make Apache the default Copyright.

    Navigate to IntelliJ IDEA -> Preferences... -> Editor -> Copyright. Select Apache in drop-down box Default project copyright.

    To define Apache in Copyright, navigate to IntelliJ IDEA -> Preferences... -> Editor -> Copyright -> Copyright Profiles. Click + to add a new project. Enter Apache as the Name and enter the following block without asterisks or leading spaces:

    Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license
    agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information regarding
    copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
    "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a
    copy of the License at
    
    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
    
    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
    is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
    or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
    the License.
    

    ...then return to Copyright and select Apache in drop-down box Default project copyright.

    Navigate to IntelliJ IDEA -> Preferences... -> Editor -> Copyright -> Formatting. Uncheck Add blank line after and press OK.

  5. Rebuild the Project.

    Navigate to Build -> Rebuild Project and the full project should compile without errors.

    Some optional sanity tests to make sure things are working properly:

    • Try looking up classes using Navigate -> Class...
    • Open and run a distributed test such as BasicDistributedTest in geode-core.
    • Create a new java class and ensure the Apache license is automatically added to the top of the file with no blank line before the package line.