How to create a new gradle project

1. First we create a gradle project: $ gradle init --type java-library

2. Then we format it to a Liberty server:

   • Create a web.xml: touch src/webap/WEB-INF/web.xml
   • Create a server.xml: touch src/main/liberty/config.server.xml

3. Fill the build.gradle, this cis comprised of the following sections:

   • apply the plugins required
   • version details, e.g. version: '1.0-SNAPSHOT'
   • buildscript to state the plugins required
   • repositories - where to find the dependencies
   • dependencies - the java code required for compilation
   • ext - variables
   • war
   • test

1. Connect to IBM Cloud

   • Create a manifest.yml file in the project's root directory. A basic example is as follows:

   applications:
   3  - name: GetStartedJava
   4    random-route: true
   5    path: target/GetStartedJava.war
   6    memory: 256M
   7    instances: 1
   

   • log in
   • bx target --cf
   • bx cf push from within the root directory

TODO:

• Set up pipeline of testing

• Set up local minikube

• Set up IBM cloud so online

• Add redis to cache db stuff

• Docker images

• kubernetes

• helm

• refactor out front end into microservice