*************************************************************************************** ***********************CAYENNE MODELER ECLIPSE INTEGRATION***************************** *************************************************************************************** This is project is for Cayenne modeler Eclipse integration. ============= Environment -- ============= * JDK 1.6 * Apache Maven 2 or later ============= Installation -- ============= 1). Run mvn clean install 2). Copy the cayenne-modeler-eclipse-plugin-3.1-SNAPSHOT.jar file from the target folder and paste it to your Eclipse-Installation-Directory/Plugins folder. Now the Plugin has been successfully installed. Note : To generate java docs run : mvn javadoc:javadoc Before running mvn clean install, make sure, that META-INF/MANIFEST.MF is empty as it is supposed to be regenerated ========================== The usage of the Plugin -- ========================== 1). Import or create the java project which has the cayenne configuration xml files. 2). You can see the cayenne configuration xml files with the cayenne icon. 3). To launch the Cayenne modeler double click on such a file or open it with "cayenne modeler eclipse plugin" editor. 4). Then you can perform any modifications in opened Modeler and once you have done with the modifications, click on save button and it will update the java classes and in the Eclipse workspace.