1. IzPack: because you and your end users
have installation issues
Julien Ponge

2. Dr Jekyll
Computer Scientist
Mr Hyde
OpenSource Craftsman
+

4. Unique installer Multiple systems

5. Download for your operating system
1: java -Xmx256m -jar filename.jar
2: chmod -R +x lib/ant/bin
3: lib/ant/bin/ant -f setup.xml
4: bin/asadmin start-domain domain
v2

6. Demo

7. Quick tour

8. 25.000 downloads per month?

9. (...)

14. XML descriptor
Files to package Installer resources
Installer Jar
Compiler, Ant or Maven

15. Custom actions Installer Jar
Custom panels
3rd-party libs

16. variables
Content-aware
replacement
Config files,
scripts, ...

17. <conditions>
<condition
type="variable"
id="start.glassfish">
<name>gf_start_domain</name>
<value>true</value>
</condition>
</conditions>

20. Utility scripts

21. Demo

22. How about packaging
systems?

23. (...)
Packages vs Installers

25. Initial installation
Bootstrap IPS + updates
Updates + Add-ons
Uninstallation

26. The next IzPack

27. The hype effect
Patterns TDD,
BDD
Best
practices
IoC & DI
JSR xyz
Scripting
...your application code will eventually look bad!

28. 5.0-beta
Kudos to:
Anthonin Bonnefoy
David Duponchel
Rene Krell
PicoContainer
JUnit
+ hamcrest
+ fest-swing

29. SCM
Developers
CVS then Subversion

30. SCM
Developers

31. Shameless plug: INRIA Amazones
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Dynamic service-based
operating system and
middleware stack
Verification
Security
Observation
Deployment
Constrained device: gateways, sensors, ...

32. Julien Ponge
@jponge
julien.ponge@gmail.com
http://julien.ponge.info/
Q&A
@izpack
http://izpack.org/