How to create Roo Shell project in SpringSource Tool Suite?

Question

Just have created a Spring project in STS and shown the view 'Roo Shell'. It's dialog has a link which opens a dialog 'Roo Shell Project Selection'. User is asked to select among a list of project one to work with the shell. Problem is that the list is empty.

Is there a way to create a Roo Shell project or RooShellify an existing one?

Don't want to install standalone Spring Roo until current evaluation passed

Answer 1

Right click on the project -> SpringTools -> Add Roo Nature

Then the project is listed in the Roo Shell project selection dialog.

Or even better:

File -> New -> Other -> Spring Template Project and choose 'Roo Web App (based on...)'