Migrate SmartGWT 4.0 sample project (BuiltinDs) to Maven

[Isomorphic]

4.0 is over 9 years old and well past end-of-life - even later versions are already end-of-lifed (see https://blog.smartclient.com/support...11-0-and-11-1/). So, it looks like you are trying to use the latest Maven plugin with an end-of-lifed version - this would not be expected to work, and we're surprised it did at all.

We're also not sure why you're looking at Google App Engine (??) and there would be no reason to try to use Visual Builder to verify a DataSource.

If you are planning to upgrade but haven't purchased the new license yet, use the Evaluation Edition for now - sorry but, for obvious reasons, we won't look into problems reported with end-of-lifed products (that's what end-of-lifed means!).

[norida.olivera]

First I tried to do the creation of the sample environment (BuiltInDs) with the archetypes described here using archetype-smartgwt-example-builtinds in the mvn command, but it didn't work... those archetypes seem to be deprecated.

Then, I tried another approach by creating a maven project from Eclipse, looking for the SmartGWT archetypes and finally, I was able to create and run the SmartGWT sample project (which includes basic graphical elements like buttons, etc.) with the following characteristics:

• SmartGWTversion 6.1-p20200412
• GWT version 2.8.0
• JDK java 1.8.0_241
• Apache Maven 3.6.3
• Eclipse version 2021-03

This is how the project structure looks like.




In order to run the project I use these two configurations:





Also, I attached the files I used in my project:

pom.xml
web.xml
Application.gwt.xml
Application.gwt.xml
Application.java

With the environment already configured, I wanted to add the Datasources following these and these indications. The execution of both Run_basicenv and Debug_BasicEnv configurations was successful, but it didn't show the information of the datasource file (bufferTable.ds.xml).



After that, I tried to check the data source using the Visual Builder tool but I get this error message (see the detail in Error.txt file) :

Error.txt



Currently I can only access that version of SmartGWT, so it would be very helpful if you could help me figure out what settings or dependencies I might be missing.

Thank you very much in advance.

[norida.olivera]

Thanks for the suggestion. I was reviewing the documentation and this part that is shown in the image is not working for me.







When I try to access the URL: 127.0.0.1:60544/BuiltInDS.html I get the following message:





and in console I get the following:



I think it is an error in my BuiltInDS.html file, which I already attached in my first comment

Note: port 60544 is a random port that is not in use fr another application or service.

[Isomorphic]

Please see the Debugging and SuperDevMode overviews in reference. There is extensive information about troubleshooting.

[norida.olivera]

Thanks. I already changed the port. Now there seems to be a connection but the data is not displayed

[Isomorphic]

Your code server appears to be at port 9876, but you are accessing 8888.

[norida.olivera]

I am currently trying to migrate smartGWT 4.0 sample project callled BuiltinDS to Maven through Eclipse, with the following characteristics:

• Smartgwt version 4.0-pro
• GWT version 2.8.1
• JDK java 1.8
• Eclipse version 2021-03
• SmartGWT libraries are in NEXUS

Attachments:

Pom.xml
BuiltinDs.gwt.xml
BuiltinDS.html

The compilation is successful, but when I run a configuration of type GWT Development Mode (CodeServer) the console gives me the following and the application does not launch.