Creating Iris Plugins: The Iris Software Development Kit

Iris Threads

Overview

Synopsis:

Iris plugins are external components that can add functionality to Iris. For example, the ASDC Data Center, one of the data retrieval engines in Iris, was a third-party plugin before Iris 2.0. Users may create their own plugins in Java using the Iris Software Development Kit and Maven, a tool for building and managing Java projects. This thread explains how to generate, develop and install Iris plugins. It assumes that the reader is proficient in Java. Directions for using Maven are provided.

Last Update: 24 Mar 2015 - Updated for Iris 2.1 beta. Artifactory is no longer public, so developers are asked to contact us directly first before creating a plugin.

Contact Us for Help

The Iris artifactory from which developers get the Iris Plugin Maven archetype is not up at the moment. We encourage developers to contact us at the CXC HelpDesk with the tag "Iris" if they wish to create a plugin.

History

10 Oct 2013	Created. Moved from "How to Create and Install Iris Plugins" to here.
02 Dec 2013	Updated for Iris 2.0.1
14 Apr 2014	Added the Quick Start section.
24 Mar 2015	Updated for Iris 2.1 beta. Artifactory is no longer public, so developers are asked to contact us directly first before creating a plugin.