Can I execute JBPM 5.4 as a standalone java application?

[ayusman_dikshit]

I have asked this question on stackoverflow as well

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18718093/is-it-possible-to-run-jbpm5-in-standalone-mode

I was able to run the JBPM4 in a standalone mode in the past (No application server or external dependencies).

However JBPM 5.4 seems difficult to do so. It has Drools, Human Task service dependencies and some other dependencies that will require a separate setup.

Has any one EVER run jbpm 5.4 in a standalone mode?

Which means having a database setup with the required tables and JBPM will run as a plain old java program.

JBPM5 claims it's embeddable, but there are no clear guidelines on how to create jbpm embeddable; say in a Websphere application server, with an oracle database.

in jbpm4.4, I was able to put the required library jars, and jbpm jars and set up a database that confirms to jbpm DB requirements (I had to dissect the jbpm4.4 build xml file though) and I was able to run jbpm completely standalone.

Why is JBPM 5 is so very difficult to run like this?

Running a tool like JBPM 5 increases the conceptual understanding of the BPM tool. Is it so hard for the JBPM5 dev community to understand?

[swiderski.maciej]

not sure what this complaint is all about??

jBPM5 has exactly same way of being integrated as jbpm4. You need to include it's libraries and dependencies into an application, then confiugure data source and persistence if you need it. All jbpm code bases tests run in standalone mode so you can take a look there as well.

If you could share what in particular is so difficult to setup to run jBPM 5 I more than sure many community members will help you out.

Cheers

[ayusman_dikshit]

Thanks Maciej Swiderski 

The JUNIT path is something I could explore.

For jbpm 4.4 I learnt the standalone setup by looking at the buid file and what it does.

I believe jbpm 5 documentation could have a section that deals with just a JBPM database set up and jbpm core libraries being used as a standalone java program.

It really helps a lot to a  new beginner such as myself and allows more adaptability. Just my 2 cents.