born2snipe / nbm-center

A local Netbeans update center

NBM Center

This is an application that will host NBMs for Netbeans it's self or for a Netbeans platform application.

Getting started

• Download the latest jar file

• From the command line type the following:

  java -jar nbm-center-<version>.jar

This will setup a H2 database and start the server and you are ready to start uploading your modules to the center.

Available Endpoints

• GET to /module/all - returns JSON of all the modules in the center
• POST to /module - uploads a NBM to be saved or updated in the center and returns JSON of that module
• GET from /module/{id}.nbm - streams the NBM file contents
• DELETE from /module/{id}.nbm - removes a NBM from the center
• GET from /catalog.xml - streams the catalog XML used by Netbeans or a platform application
• GET from /catalog.xml.gz - streams the catalog XML compressed using gzip this is also can be used by Netbeans or a platform application

Note: This application was built using DropWizard so you also have access to the default endpoints provided by the framework.

FAQ

• Can I change the type of database (MySQL, Oracle, etc)?

  • To do this all you need to do is put your JDBC driver in the classpath.
  • Create your own YAML configuration file. You can see the default YAML file here.
  • To run just type the following at the command line: java -jar nbm-center-<version>.jar migrateAndRun <yaml file path>

• How to upload a NBM to the center?

  • Using curl: curl -F "file=@my-fancy-plugin.nbm" http://localhost:8080/module