how to create server-plugin in neo4j

Question

im trying to make a Server Plugin for my neo4j database and im following the tutorial below.

http://neo4j.com/docs/stable/server-plugins.html

i just created a maven project and created a sample code.

To deploy the code, simply compile it into a .jar file and place it onto the server classpath (which by convention is the plugins directory under the Neo4j server home directory).

what does compile it into .jar file mean? I just right clicked to project and i exported project as jar is enough?

The .jar file must include the file META-INF/services/org.neo4j.server.plugins.ServerPlugin with the fully qualified name of the implementation class. This is an example with multiple entries, each on a separate line:

so how to do the above sentence?

Answer 1

EDIT:

Here you can find Neo4j server plugin example.

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You can build *.jar using Maven build system.

Be sure that you have appropriate plugin enabled in your pom.xml file (probably in root directory).

Example (using shade plugin):

<build>
    <plugins>
        <plugin>
            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
            <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
            <version>2.4.1</version>
        </plugin>
    </plugins>
</build>

Then you should run mvn clean install or mvn clean package from your root directory. After that you should have your *.jar in target/ directory.

Answer 2

I think you are new in the Java world.

Maven is a build tool with a command line. To build the project & make the jar, just run this command :

mvn package

Answer 3

The .jar file must include the file META-INF/services/org.neo4j.server.plugins.ServerPlugin with the fully qualified name of the implementation class. This is an example with multiple entries, each on a separate line:

just i opened the file and added the file after than i zipped the file and changed the extension rar to jar.

and i use mvn clean package to create jar file.