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Running Broadleaf commerce off from GitHub

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:48 am
by sibdell
Hi,

I'm trying to learn more about broadleaf commerce. In order for me to do so, I downloaded from https://github.com/BroadleafCommerce/BroadleafCommerce

However, when I import the maven project, I realized it has many sub-modules and it seems many of the module have been removed from DemoSite.

What should I do to make it run like the DemoSite in Eclipse (Without using the DemoSite) ?

Re: Running Broadleaf commerce off from GitHub

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:00 am
by phillipuniverse
That project is the Broadleaf framework. It does not build into a war, but rather a set of jars. The DemoSite utilizes the framework jars and builds a war out of it.

What should I do to make it run like the DemoSite in Eclipse (Without using the DemoSite) ?


This is the same as asking "what should I do to make the Spring Framework run like the Pet Clinic in Eclipse, without using the Pet Clinic?" The answer is the same, it's not possible. Broadleaf is a framework, just like Spring. The DemoSite is an example site that shows off the features of Broadleaf, but uses the Broadleaf Framework as a dependency, just like if you were to build a site on top of Spring.

Re: Running Broadleaf commerce off from GitHub

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:42 am
by sibdell
Thanks a lot for the explanation ;)