NetBeans7 integration with Datanucleus JDO

The most important step in developing application with DataNucleus is enhancement of compiled classes. NetBeans provides powerful features for integrating the build enviromnet for Datanucleus with out any need of plugin.

Maven :- NetBeans has a native integration with maven. Any datanucleus project based on maven will open and run as is with netbeans. No changes are needed in the project nor in netbeans.

ANT :- The default build system in netbeans is Ant. Follow through for steps involved. There are two types of enhancement. 1) When we need typesafe queries datanucleus provides annotation processor. 2)Byte Code enhancement by datanucleus enhancer.

Requirements
1. Datanucleus from http://sourceforge.net/projects/datanucleus/files/datanucleus-accessplatform/ choose datanucleus-accessplatform-full-deps-3.0.0-m6.zip it has most of it.
2. http://sourceforge.net/projects/datanucleus/files/datanucleus-jca/ needed if you are working with JavaEE

Setup Libraries for datanucleus

• Datanucleus - Containing all files from lib folder
• Datanucleusdeps - Containing all files from deps folder

TypeSafe Queries :- Datanucleus generates addtional code for supporting type safe queries. Ensure that "Enable Annotion processing" check box is selected, which is under Project Properties | build | compiling
Enhancer :- Datanucleus provides an ant task to enhancement. This task has to be executed just after compiling all the classes in the project. Open the files tab and localte the build.xml . Paste the below code before the end of  

<target name="-post-compile" depends="init">
<path id="module.enhancer.classpath">
<pathelement path="${javac.classpath}"/>
<pathelement location="${build.classes.dir}"/>
</path>
<taskdef name="datanucleusenhancer" classpathref="module.enhancer.classpath"
classname="org.datanucleus.enhancer.tools.EnhancerTask" />
<echo message="start datanucleusenhancer"/>
<datanucleusenhancer classpathref="module.enhancer.classpath" dir="${build.classes.dir}" verbose="true">
<fileset dir="${build.classes.dir}/com/blogspot/jkook/daytrader/jdo/">
<include name="**/*.class"/>
</fileset>
</datanucleusenhancer>
<echo message="end datanucleusenhancer"/>
</target>

You output screen will show a log smilar as below

Compiling 5 source files to /NetBeansProjects/JDOTutorial/build/web/WEB-INF/classes
DataNucleus : JDO Query - com.blogspot.jkook.daytrader.jdo.JDOOrderData -> com.blogspot.jkook.daytrader.jdo.QJDOOrderData
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
Copying 2 files to /NetBeansProjects/JDOTutorial/build/web/WEB-INF/classes
start datanucleusenhancer
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:36 PM org.datanucleus.enhancer.DataNucleusEnhancer
INFO: DataNucleus Enhancer : Using ClassEnhancer "ASM" for API "JDO"
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:37 PM org.datanucleus.enhancer.DataNucleusEnhancer main
INFO: DataNucleus Enhancer (version 3.0.0.m6) : Enhancement of classes
DataNucleus Enhancer (version 3.0.0.m6) : Enhancement of classes
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:38 PM org.datanucleus.api.jdo.metadata.JDOAnnotationReader processClassAnnotations
INFO: Class "com.blogspot.jkook.daytrader.jdo.JDOOrderData" has been specified with JDO annotations so using those.
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:38 PM org.datanucleus.metadata.MetaDataManager loadClasses
INFO: Class "com.blogspot.jkook.daytrader.jdo.QJDOOrderData" has no MetaData or annotations.
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:38 PM org.datanucleus.enhancer.AbstractClassEnhancer save
INFO: Writing class file "/NetBeansProjects/JDOTutorial/build/web/WEB-INF/classes/com/blogspot/jkook/daytrader/jdo/JDOOrderData.class" with enhanced definition
Jul 29, 2011 2:40:38 PM org.datanucleus.enhancer.DataNucleusEnhancer addMessage
INFO: DataNucleus Enhancer completed with success for 1 classes. Timings : input=514 ms, enhance=290 ms, total=804 ms. Consult the log for full details
DataNucleus Enhancer completed with success for 1 classes. Timings : input=514 ms, enhance=290 ms, total=804 ms. Consult the log for full details
end datanucleusenhancer
 
compile:
compile-jsps:
Created dir: /NetBeansProjects/JDOTutorial/dist
Building jar: /NetBeansProjects/JDOTutorial/dist/JDOTutorial.war
do-dist:
dist:
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 6 seconds)

The first red line is from the datanucleus annotation processor
Next two red lines are from the ant task we just added