5 Replies Latest reply on Dec 11, 2008 3:42 AM by mauromol

    How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Server

    mauromol
    mauromol Dec 10, 2008 6:30 AM

      Hello,
      I just tried to download jBPM 3.3.0GA but I was not able to decompress it...

      I just need jBPM stand-alone. I don't have JBoss Server and I don't need it. Actually, I don't need any deployment process and, if I will, I'd like to do it by myself!

      I just need jBPM JARs, because we're embedding jBPM in our own application.

      With 3.2.3 there was a nice ZIP archive available for downloads...

      Now there's just an installer that forces me to have a JBoss Server and a database... !?!?!?

      Thanks in advance for any help.
      Mauro.

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        • 1. Re: How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Se
          kukeltje
          kukeltje Dec 10, 2008 7:00 AM (in response to mauromol)

          The usecase for the installer is different than the one for the zip

          If you want the separate jars, use the maven repo.

          The .jar file is an installer that you can install with the command I mentioned in one (or two) posts below this one, the one about documentation and installing jBPM 3.3 (search functionality is great btw). After running the installer there is a lib directory with all separate jars. The installer is kind of unpacking things and does some other stuff that you can ignore the outcome of. You might indeed think that a JBoss AS server is needed, but it isn't realy. You can point the installer to a temp dir as a fake existing JBoss AS installation just make it continue. The same is true for the DB, just say hsqldb and ignore the fact that it creates some files in this temporary/fake JBoss AS dir. So no it does not force you to have it runtime but yes if you want to use the installer you have to point to something.

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          • 2. Re: How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Se
            mauromol
            mauromol Dec 10, 2008 11:26 AM (in response to mauromol)

            Ok, thank you Ronald for your kind reply.

            Anyway, I would suggest jBPM developers to release two packets (a plain ZIP and an installer) or to let the user uncheck the server/DB deployment phase of the installation process, because the current behaviour is misleading (by the way, I find it a bit "funny" that I can specify an empty folder as the JBoss server folder, just to let the installer go on...).

            Mauro.

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            • 3. Re: How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Se
              kukeltje
              kukeltje Dec 10, 2008 6:45 PM (in response to mauromol)

              The installer needs improving, that is known and that is why there was a release to get some feedback on the usage. A separate zip with just the jars will not be needed if the installer improves.

              Anyway, thanks for the feedback

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              • 4. Re: How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Se
                kukeltje
                kukeltje Dec 10, 2008 6:46 PM (in response to mauromol)

                You may file a jira issue for this usecase. I'd appreciate that.

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                • 5. Re: How to get jBPM 3.3.0 standalone without having jBoss Se
                  mauromol
                  mauromol Dec 11, 2008 3:42 AM (in response to mauromol)

                   

                  "kukeltje" wrote:
                  You may file a jira issue for this usecase. I'd appreciate that.


                  Thank you Ronald, here it is:
                  https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPM-1908

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