Part 3: Plugin SDK Development

This week we continue with our look at using the Liferay Plugin SDK to develop portlets. Now, I’ll take a look at how to integrate what the Plugin SDK offers with Eclipse, perhaps the most popular development environment for Java. Instead of using callouts, this time I decided to use audio (gasp!) and gave my best effort for a clear, discernible audio presentation. Apologies if in some places it comes across a little rough.

Part 3: Plugin SDK Development

The video for this tutorial can be found here or by clicking the image above . As usual, the video will start automatically — but click on the arrow at the bottom of the video to play/pause it.

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Hello Struts2 Portlet

I’ve just completed a sample portlet using the new Struts 2 framework. Struts 2 is a really elegant, comprehensive framework that is much easier to use than Struts 1.x. What’s more is that Struts 2 works hand-in-hand with Spring so there’s a lot support built-in for it.

This sample portlet demonstrates using the new Struts form mechanism and shows how dependency injection comes naturally for Struts 2 actions. Take a look at the screencast to see what this new portlet does.

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Part 2: Plugin SDK Development

Last week, I posted the first video tutorial on getting started using Liferay’s Plugin SDK environment. Today I’m posting Part 2 of the series which continues where Part 1 left off. Specifically, I show how to install and customize the SDK environment for your own use.

Part 2: Plugin SDK Development

The video for this tutorial can be found here or by clicking the image above . The video should start automatically — but click on the ‘play’ arrow at the bottom of the video to start the tutorial if it doesn’t.

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