Developer Resources

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The Basics

• [wiki:GettingStarted Getting Started] : Setting up the development environment and running the code
• [wiki:Debugging Debugging] : Setting up debugging
• [wiki:Troubleshooting Troubleshooting] : Common problems and their solutions
• [wiki:SourceManagement Source Management] : Source Code Policies: Branches, Check-ins, and Releases
• [wiki:Projects Project Index] : Guide to which source projects contain which functionality
• [http://docs.javarosa.org/javadoc/ Javadocs] : JavaRosa Javadoc documentation
• '''[http://code.dimagi.com/JavaRosa/timeline?milestone=on&ticket=on&changeset=on&wiki=on&max=50&daysback=90&format=rss Subscribe]''' to the RSS feed for wiki updates, new ticket alerts, and summaries of code check-ins

How to Start Contributing

• [wiki:ContribOverview Overview] : Overview of how to fit your new additions into the JavaRosa framework
• [wiki:NewModule New Module Tutorial] : How to create a new module (i.e., an Eclipse project)
• [wiki:NewActivity New Activity Tutorial] : How to create a new Activity
• [wiki:NewApplication New Application Tutorial] : How to create a new JavaRosa Powered Application
• [wiki:NewService New Service Tutorial] : How to create new services (i.e., supply data from external resources to JavaRosa)
• [wiki:UnitTesting Unit Testing Tutorial] : How to write unit tests

Helpful Articles

• [wiki:Glossary JavaRosa Glossary] : A Glossary of important terms and concepts in JavaRosa
• [wiki:Serialization Externalizable Framework] : Using the Externalizable framework for serializing and deserializing objects
• [wiki:Signing JAR Signing] : Instructions for signing a Jar with a certificate
• [wiki:SystemOut Wrapping System Out Calls ] : Instructions on making your console output well-behaved
• [wiki:ClearRMS Clearing out your RMS] : How to wipe out your RMS when it's causing problems
• [wiki:AudioCapture Recording Audio] : Capturing audio utilizing JavaRosa
• [wiki:ImageCapture Capturing Images] : Working with images in JavaRosa
• [wiki:WebDemos Web Demos] : How to turn J2ME Jar files into J2SE Jar files with the MicroEmulator package, and package them into web demos
• [wiki:IncidentLogging Incident Logging] : How to manage the JavaRosa Incident Log
• [wiki:Internationalization Internationalization] : How to manage Externalized Strings and Locales in JavaRosa

Random (& Design Proposals)

• [wiki:Netbeans Netbeans setup instructions] : running Java Rosa in Netbeans IDE
• [wiki:palmOSEmulator Palm OS Simulator] : Instructions for setting up the Palm OS simulator
• [wiki:deployPalm Deploying to a Palm Device] : Instructions for deploying the application to a Palm device
• [wiki:PropertyModel Property Model] : Ideas on developing a general-purpose property model
• [wiki:Refactoring Refactoring Design]
• [wiki:FixRefs Fixing SVN references]
• [wiki:WHOWidget WHO Weight Graph Specification]
• [wiki:DaemonProposal Daemon System Proposal]
• [wiki:TestPlan Testing Plan]
• [wiki:ReliableHttp]
• [wiki:PreloadHandlersRedux]
• [wiki:WorkingWithFiles Working with the file system]
• [wiki:IMCIPort E-IMCI port]

Ancillary Resources

• [wiki:J2ME Background] : Background and resources on J2ME development
• [wiki:introJ2ME Introduction to J2ME Development] : An introduction to developing applications for J2ME devices
• [wiki:J2MEDatabases J2ME Databases] : Notes on J2ME databases
• [wiki:OtherPlatforms Mobile Platforms] : Other Mobile Platforms besides J2ME/Polish