Setting up a portlet development environment

RE: Setting up a portlet development environment

2008-04-24T06:09:44Z

Haha User:

Is is true that I need to install a Liferay development environment with the Liferay source code in order to add portlets to Liferay? I am really starting to get confused.

dog bert:

No. You don't have to. You can develop JSR-168 standard portlets to deploy in Liferay. You would just have to add a few liferay specific XML files to identify them. Here's a resource that may help you.

We also found that using extended environment is asking too much; using JSR-168 is too restrictive (can not use core Liferay functions).
So for a couple of years we successfully use a mixed approach - liferay-specific hot-deployed portlets. This environment has not suffered at all during liferay upgrades.
WAR files are very light, as they do not carry liferay jars, only project-specifc config files, jsps and action classes.

RE: Setting up a portlet development environment

2008-04-22T18:54:10Z

Haha User:

I have been searching the internet trying to find information on developing portlets to 'install' into LifeRay. Everything that I find points me back to the "Liferay Portal 4 - Development in the Extension Environment guide".

Is is true that I need to install a Liferay development environment with the Liferay source code in order to add portlets to Liferay? I am really starting to get confused.

Thanks...

No. You don't have to. You can develop JSR-168 standard portlets to deploy in Liferay. You would just have to add a few liferay specific XML files to identify them. Here's a resource that may help you.

http://spaquet.blogspot.com/2008/02/building-portlets-for-liferay-44-with.html

Setting up a portlet development environment

2008-04-16T03:10:47Z

I have been searching the internet trying to find information on developing portlets to 'install' into LifeRay. Everything that I find points me back to the "Liferay Portal 4 - Development in the Extension Environment guide".

Is is true that I need to install a Liferay development environment with the Liferay source code in order to add portlets to Liferay? I am really starting to get confused.

Thanks...