Custom XPath Function with Maven

Custom XPath Function with Maven

Please follow below steps to use Custom XPath Function(CXF) with BW -

Step 1 : Create Custom XPath Function Project and BW Application

• Follow the steps at TIBCO BW6 Documentation to create Custom XPath Project - (Creating Custom XPath Functions)[https://docs.tibco.com/pub/activematrix_businessworks/6.5.0/doc/html/GUID-33FE3341-BB9B-44DD-A831-FC9ED96E99C1.html]

• (Using Custom XPath Functions at Design time and Runtime)[https://docs.tibco.com/pub/activematrix_businessworks/6.5.0/doc/html/GUID-13795D07-F63C-4B27-8A6B-9E620A74BB16.html]

• Create Sample BW Application which is using the Custom XPath Function created above.

Step 2 : Mavenize the project and Generate POM files.

• Ensure that the Custom XPath function(CXF) Project is added in Application Includes as below

• Launch Generate POM file wizard. You should see XPath function Project in the list

The parent project pom.xml should list down all the modules as below -

 <modules>
    <module>../CXFDemo</module>
    <module>../CXFTest.module</module>
    <module>../CXFTest</module>
  </modules>

• Add cxf common extension dependency in Custom XPath Function project pom.xml

Note - The dependency artifact version is depend on BW version you are using.

To install execute command - mvn install:install-file -Dfile=<path-to-cxf-common-jar> -DgroupId=com.tibco.plugins -DartifactId=com.tibco.xml.cxf.common -Dversion=<version> -Dpackaging=jar

Example - mvn install:install-file -Dfile=C:\tibco\bw\6.6\system\shared\com.tibco.xml.cxf.common_1.3.600.001.jar -DgroupId=com.tibco.plugins -DartifactId=com.tibco.xml.cxf.common -Dversion=1.3.600 -Dpackaging=jar

<dependencies>
  	<dependency>
  		<groupId>com.tibco.plugins</groupId>
  		<artifactId>com.tibco.xml.cxf.common</artifactId>
  		<version>1.3.600</version>
  		<scope>provided</scope>
  	</dependency>
</dependencies>

• Create bwutdev.properties file.

In your user home directory, create bwutdev.properties file (example - on windows, C:\Users<user>\bwutdev.properties.

Add your XPath function project entry in the file.

CXFDemo=bin,target/classes

Step 3 : Running Unit Tests & Package

Note - Your BW application should have unit tests defined. Please refer (unit testing)[https://github.com/TIBCOSoftware/bw6-plugin-maven/wiki#unit-testing] section on the Wiki.

Note - TIBCO_HOME and BW_HOME properties should be provided in pom.xml.

• Create new Maven Run configuration. Select BW application parent project as base directory.

• Provide maven goal clean test.

• To generate an EAR, Provide maven goal clean package.

Source code for Above example (CXFTest.zip)