Chapter 9. Enable MicroProfile application development for JBoss EAP using VSCode

Procedure

1. Download and install VSCode. For instructions, see the Download Visual Studio Code on the VSCode website.

2. Set up the VSCode environment and install extensions.

   1. Consider installing the Extension Pack for Java. The minimal set of recommended extensions is:

      • Language Support for Java™ by Red Hat
      • Maven for Java

3. Set up the JBoss EAP server in VSCode. For more information, see Working with Application Servers in VSCode.

   1. Download and install the JBoss Toolkit extension for VSCode. For instructions, see JBoss Toolkit on the VSCode marketplace.

4. Set up a new server pointing to your JBoss EAP JBoss EAP XP 6.0 installation. For more information, see JBoss Toolkit on theVSCode marketplace.

   1. From the Server tab, right-click JBoss Toolkit. Then select Create server.
   2. In the new Download Server? dialog box, select No, use server on disk.
   3. Navigate to your JBoss EAP JBoss EAP XP 6.0 installation directory and click Select desired server location.
   4. For the Server Name field, set an appropriate name for your server.
   5. For the wildfly.server.config.file field, set standalone-microprofile.xml.
   6. Check the vm.install.path attribute and ensure that JDK 17 or JDK 21 is used.
   7. Click Finish.

Procedure

1. Start VSCode.
2. From the File menu, select Open Folder.
3. Browse to the desired quickstart directory, and click Select.
4. Import the pom.xml file from the Quickstart Parent Artifact.
5. If you are using a quickstart that requires environment variables, set the environment variables at the operating system level. For example, if you are using RHEL, you can use the {user.home}/.bashrc file. You can also set the relevant system property for your server. See System Parameters.