PlayFramework Get started
Contents
- Install typesafe activator
- Create new application with the activator command
- Activator Console
- Work with Eclipse
- Debug with Eclipse
Install typesafe activator
Download from website Typesafe Activator
Download (2015/08/02 1.3.5)
I tried to use in Mac OS X.
Decompress zip file.
Create new application with the activator command
./activator new my-first-app play-java
Run application
cd my-first-app ./activator
If you are first time, activator resolves dependencies.
Activator Console
Activator console is console to operate play application.
This is Documentation
Run activator console
Start Activator Console
./activator
Run application
run
Test
test
Debug
./activator -jvm-debug 9999
port is 9999
Compile sources
compile
Work with Eclipse
Before starting, we need sbt.
You can install sbt using brew
brew install sbt
Change your project plugin(yourproject/project/plugins.sbt)
Add following
addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbteclipse" % "sbteclipse-plugin" % "4.0.0")
Run activator console and use following command
eclipse
You can create eclipse project. It’s ready to import.
Import -> General -> Existing project
Debug with Eclipse
Use remote debug on Eclipse
Start debug from activator command
./activator -jvm-debug 9999
Port is 9999
From Eclipse,
Debug -> Debug Configuration -> Remote Java -> port 9999