Use SMOOL to create KPs and SIBs

In this page, we will show how to create SMOOL clients by using Eclipse and JAVA.

Nomenclature

Configure environment (install updatesite)

Note: If you plan to contribute to SMOOL source code, you may follow instead the Installation steps and then launch a new instance of Eclipse. Otherwise you just need to install the SMOOL updatesite and few dependencies in a fresh Eclipse:

Download latest Eclipse IDE (JAVA, RCP, Modelling, etc...) from Eclipse downloads.

Note 2: If you install eclipse with the Eclipse Installer, make sure you do not have any previous smool installation in your user folder, in the .p2 subfolder.

Tip: To install updatesites from .zip files, go to eclipsemenu/help/install new software/button 'add'/button 'archive'.
Download latest GEMDE update-site from downloads. Install gemde core and mofscript engine for gemde and restart. (GEMDE is required by SMOOL,for generating the JAVA classes from the ontology).
Download latest SMOOL update-site from downloads. Install the feature and restart. If zip is not recognized, unzip the file and use the folder as updatesite. Note: if SMOOL category is not shown, uncheck 'group items by category'.
Video of installing the updatesite can be found at the SMOOL youtube playlist

Install sample Projects

Change Perspective in Window / Perspective / Open Perspective / Other and select Smool and Open.
Download examples from https://bitbucket.org/jasonjxm/smool/downloads/prod_cons_examples.zip
Import these examples using Import / General / Projects from Folder or Archive select the file and import

If everything has gone fine you should have the next layout:

Use SMOOL to create KPs

The following videos provide some details on how to create and launch KPs:

Steps:

[NEW] first, make sure you have the latest smool-core.owl in your workspace (the ontology). Otherwise, go to the downloads section for the file.
then go to new/other/Smool client and customize it with the required sensors/actuators.
finally, go to src/.../ProducerMain.java (or ConsumerMain.java) and uncomment the template part depending on producer or consumer.

Troubleshooting:

if creating a KP from wizard fails, probably there is an obsolete xtext version installed. Go to Help/About Eclipse IDE/Installation details/configuration tab/View error log button or start eclipse from command line with eclipse.exe -consoleLog -debug `

Start a server (SIB) to test KPs

option 1 (for a first approach): use the public demo server at IP 15.236.132.74 and PORT 23000
option 2 (when working, testing autonomously) : when using the SMOOL perspective, on the bottom left there is a tab to create a server and a TCP gateway. Then press start.
option 3 (shared server for several developers creating KPs): use a standalone server out of Eclipse, to download and use it follow the steps at Production

Wiki

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