Rich Ajax Platform (RAP)      

Getting Started

Getting started screencasts

Check out those execellent screencasts (external) to get started with RAP - both for installation and creating your first project: Eclipse RAP getting started screencasts

Getting started instructions

The easiest was to get involved with RAP is to install it from the update-site using the Eclipse Update Manager. This requires the following steps:

For Eclipse 3.3 or earlier...

  • With Eclipse up and running, select the Help > Software Updates > Find and Install menu option.
  • Click on the Search for new features to install radio button and then click Next.
  • Click on the New Remote Site button, the New Update Site dialog will appear.
  • Enter a name for the udpate site, such as "RAP Update Site" and then enter the URL http://download.eclipse.org/technology/rap/update-site, click OK to create the new update site entry.
  • The entry you just created now appears in the update site list and is selected. Ensure it is the only site selected and click Finish.
  • The update manager will now connect to the site and display the feature available on the site. Check the update site and click Next to continue the selection process.
  • Accept the terms in the license agreement and click the Next button.
  • A list with the feature to install will be displayed. Click Finish to start the installation process.
  • The feature and plug-ins will now be downloaded from the site and installed locally. Note that you may be prompted to confirm if it is ok to install unsigned jar files.
  • Confirm the following prompt to restart Eclipse.

For Eclipse 3.4 or later...

  • With Eclipse up and running, select the Help > Software Updates... menu entry.
  • Select the Available Software tab and click the Add Site... button.
  • In the upcoming Add Site dialog, enter enter the RAP Update Site URL http://download.eclipse.org/technology/rap/update-site. Click OK to create the new update site entry.
  • The entry you just created now appears in the update site list. Select its check box and click Install....
  • The Install wizard will let you review the selected items to install, confirm with Next to continue the installation.
  • Accept the terms in the license agreement and click the Finish button.
  • The feature and plug-ins will now be downloaded from the site and installed locally. Note that you may be prompted to confirm if it is ok to install unsigned jar files.
  • Confirm the following prompt to restart Eclipse.

After Eclipse restarts, a welcome page is displayed. Select the Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) section and choose Install Target Platform on the following page. In the upcoming dialog confirm the default values, which starts the target installation process.

After the installation finished you are prepared to work with RAP. For your first steps you may read the RAP Examples topic and/or the other chapters of the getting started section.