z2-Environment » org.z2env

h1. Intro

This project is for the development of [[z2-environment:wiki|z2-environment]] version 3.0.

Version 3.0 is a major refactoring release of z2 with new repository code lines and complete package renaming.

h1. Essential Differences between v2.3 and v3.

* All the typical declarations and package names are no longer *com.zfabrik.<something>* but rather *org.z2env.<something>*

* The <z2 home> layout is completely new

* While Jetty is still contained to support Eclipsoid and z2Unit, we support a pre-installed Tomcat as application container.

* The core is lighter and more dedicated. 

* There will be substantially less application support like a built-in JTA implementation but we will rather demonstrate how to use third-party tools.

h1. Draft Documentation

h2. Getting Started

To understand how z2 works, you need to understand at most what are z2 modules and components and what are component repositories and how these concepts interplay. 

Check out [[wiki#understanding-z2|understanding-z2]] for that.

It is simplest to start by running a simple Java main program in z2 or a simple Web App. 

Follow this trail:

To do so, first install a [z2env core] and secondly [write a hello world program].