Java Simple QuickStart

This quickstarts run in a Java standalone container using the jar style.

This example is implemented using very simple Java code. The source code is provided in the following java file src/main/java/io/fabric8/quickstarts/java/simple/Main.java, which can be viewed from github.

This example is printing Hello Fabric8! Here's your random string: lRaNR to the standard output in the infinite loop.

Building

Navigate to the $IPAAS_QUICKSTART/quickstart/java/simple-mainclass/ folder and the example can be built with

mvn clean install

Running the example locally

The example can be run locally using the following Maven goal:

mvn exec:java

Running the example in fabric8

It is assumed a running Kubernetes platform is already running. If not you can find details how to get started.

The example can be built and deployed using a single goal:

mvn -Pf8-local-deploy

When the example runs in fabric8, you can use the OpenShift client tool to inspect the status

To list all the running pods:

oc get pods

Then find the name of the pod that runs this quickstart, and output the logs from the running pods with:

oc logs <name of pod>

You can also use the fabric8 web console to manage the running pods, and view logs and much more.

More details

You can find more details about running this quickstart on the website. This also includes instructions how to change the Docker image user and registry.