Create a new Rules SDK Plugin Project

How-to Guide

Author:

Lesley Dean

Changed on:

1 July 2024

Key Points

A step-by-step guide to creating Rule SDK Plugin Project.
The Rules SDK comes with a Maven Archetype for generating a new Rules Plugin Project, and a handy script file to run the project generation steps.
A fully setup and functioning Fluent Account is required as of this activity.

Prerequisites

Setup your Development Environment for Rules SDK

Steps

Download and Extract the Rules SDK

Click the link to download the Rules SDK.

Extract the zip file to a suitable location on your computer, for example:

`~/dev/fluent/`

`C:\dev\fluent\`

Run the Install Scripts

Open your system terminal or command prompt, and navigate to the extracted SDK folder.

Run the install script relevant to your environment:

For Mac / Linux:
```
`./install.sh`
```
For Windows:
```
`install.bat`
```

Populate each of the prompts:

Parameter Name

Description

Example Value

`groupId`

The Maven Project Group ID, typically your company domain name in reverse.

`com.acme`

`artifactId`

The Maven Project Artefact ID.

We recommend the following convention:

`rubix-plugin-<YOUR_COMPANY_NAME>-<YOUR_PLUGIN_NAME>`

`rubix-plugin-acme-base`

`fluentAccountId`

Your Fluent Account ID.

To allow this plugin to be deployed into any Account, use the recommended wildcard value:

`_`

Note: If you intend to use the Postman collection provided in the SDK postman folder, set this to your actual Account ID.

`_`

`ACME`

`fluentApiHost`

Your Fluent Account API Host.

Just press 'ENTER' to accept the default.

Note: This is not used inside the Maven Project, however if you intend to use the Postman collection provided in the SDK postman folder, this should be set correctly.

https://ACME.sandbox.api.fluentretail.com

`fluentApiPort`

The Fluent API port.

Just press 'ENTER' to accept the default.

`443`

`fluentApiClientSecret`

Your Fluent Account Client Secret Host.

Note: This is not used inside the Maven Project, however if you intend to use the Postman collection provided in the SDK postman folder, this should be set correctly.

`acmesecret`

`fluentApiPassword`

Your Fluent Account Password.

Note: This is not used inside the Maven Project, however if you intend to use the Postman collection provided in the SDK postman folder, this should be set correctly.

`acmepassword`

`fluentApiUserName`

Your Fluent Account Username.

Note: This is not used inside the Maven Project, however if you intend to use the Postman collection provided in the SDK postman folder, this should be set correctly.

`acmeusername`

`fluentPluginName`

The last part of your Artefact ID.

`base`

`fluentVendorName`

Your full Company name.

`ACME (Pty) Ltd.`

Type

`y`

to accept the confirmed values and complete project generation.

Open the Project in your IDE (IntelliJ)

The new project folder will be generated in the SDK working directory.

For example:

`\dev\fluent\sdk-1.2021.3.1\rubix-plugin-acme-base`

Open IntelliJ, and click Open.

Navigate to the plugin project folder and open it in your IDE.

A Note on Provided Dependencies

The generated

`pom.xml`

file may contain libraries (like Guava, Jackson, etc.) that are marked as "provided" dependencies.

Provided dependencies can be used in rule development, however we don't recommend pinning to specific patch versions of these provided libraries.

Provided dependencies are maintained and updated by Fluent Commerce regularly according to security policies.

Should you require a different or specific version, please reach out through existing support channels.

What's next?

If you are using JDK 17+, make sure to (Optional) Update your Plugin Project for JDK 17+ before moving to the next step.

You are now ready to Write your first Rule (Hello World)

Create a new Rules SDK Plugin Project

Key Points

Prerequisites

Setup your Development Environment for Rules SDK

Steps

Download and Extract the Rules SDK

Run the Install Scripts

Open the Project in your IDE (IntelliJ)

What's next?

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Update your Plugin Project for JDK 17+

Write your first custom Rule using the Fluent Rules SDK (Hello World)

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