Ok - but do I use the "geode-core" maven coordinate? Its not clear from http://geode.incubator.apache.org/releases/ that this is the client lib.
On 2016-10-24 20:15 (-0400), Mark Secrist <msecr...@pivotal.io> wrote: > There's here: > http://geode.incubator.apache.org/docs/guide/basic_config/the_cache/managing_a_client_cache.html > > And, the section in GitHub you reference shows a HelloWorld client. The > "Geode in 5 minutes" shows starting a locator and a server to represent the > cluster and how to create a client to put data into the region. There are > of course a lot of basic concepts left out, like how you configure a client > cache and the region that acts as a proxy to the server. However, the > basics are there. > > To be more clear, the connection as a client requires a ClientCache object > configured, typically using a clientCache.xml file as shown in the Geode > documentation. This configures the client to point to the locator. This > allows servers to come and go without affecting the client. The Geode > documentation shows configuring a ClientCache with an xml file that defines > the regions (proxy regions) to configure where the name of the region on > the client (proxy) side matches the name of the server side region where > the data will actually reside. The GitHub example shows the same > configuration done 100% using Java API calls. > > So, the steps on the client: > > 1. Create a ClientCache object > 2. Configure ClientCache with regerence to locator (via pool > configuration) and proxy regions. This can either be done by explicit API > calls using the ClientRegionFactory or by reading in a cache.xml file > 3. Get the region desired from the client cache > 4. Invoke gets & puts as needed > > > > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 5:59 PM, John D. Ament <johndam...@apache.org> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Reading through the geode docs, it seems like there's a key piece missing > > - how do I actually connect as a client? > > > > If I look here http://geode.incubator.apache.org/docs/guide/developing/ > > book_intro.html, I don't see anything obvious - e.g. what maven > > coordinates to use to get a reference, or what to download. Seems like I > > need to build from source. > > > > If I look at https://github.com/apache/incubator-geode/blob/develop/ > > README.md , I get a bit more worrisome (especially as an IPMC member). > > The client section links me to 3 pivotal websites and one cwiki entry. If > > I want just a plain java client, no real information available (in fact, > > the Java client line isn't a link). > > > > So, how do I begin as a java client? And at what point does geode update > > their links for internal docs? For the record, the pivotal docs up first > > in searches > > > > John > > > > > > -- > > *Mark Secrist | Sr Manager, **Global Education Delivery* > > msecr...@pivotal.io > > 970.214.4567 Mobile > > *pivotal.io <http://www.pivotal.io/>* > > Follow Us: Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/pivotal> | LinkedIn > <http://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotalsoftware> | Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/pivotalsoftware> | YouTube > <http://www.youtube.com/gopivotal> | Google+ > <https://plus.google.com/105320112436428794490> >
