HBase 0.96 + Eclipse + Maven

Since HBase-4336 (and HBase 0.96) the HBase source code has been split into multiple maven modules.
The post is no more related to a specific operating system, you can follow these steps on Linux or Windows.

0. Requirements

• Java :)
• Eclipse (Eclipse IDE for Java Developers should be ok)
• A Subversion client (since i'm under Microsoft Windows i use the Collabnet one, with Linux use you favorite package tool e.g. : apt-get install subversion)

1. Checkout sources

Use your favorite Subversion client to checkout the HBase source code :

$ svn checkout http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/trunk hbase

 (check http://hbase.apache.org/source-repository.html for more details)

2. Install M2Eclipse plugin

• Select the menu : Help / "Install New Software"
• In the 'Work with' field type : http://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases (press Enter)
• Select m2e - Maven Integration for Eclipse

3. Import HBase source code

File - Import... - Maven / Existing Maven Projects and select the directory where sources have been checked out at step 1 :

Some java sources need to be generated, right click on  the hbase project, Run As and select "Maven generate-sources" :

4. Create Run configuration

 Create a new run configuration, name it 'HBase (start)', slect the hbase-server project and set org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.HMaster as the main class :

 

In the Arguments  tab add the program arguments start :

Give it a try, click on the Run button :

You can also try the HBase web interface http://localhost:60010 :

5. Create HBase Shell Run configuration

Create a new Run configuration, set the Name to Shell, and select org.jruby.Main as the main class :

 In the Arguments tab :

1. Add the path to the bin/hirb.rb file as the program argument
2. Set the Java variable hbase.ruby.sources to the path src/main/ruby path (e.g. -Dhbase.ruby.sources=D:\HBASE\hbase-trunk\hbase-server\src\main\ruby)