Application type

An application type encapsulates the data required to produce an application of a particular type. It is made up of the following elements:

Templates

Templates are used to generate files for the application type.

Additional jars

Any jar files that are required by the application and are not distributed with RapidJ must be included with the application type.

HelpSet

A JavaHelp ( ) HelpSet that provides documentation for the application type.

Properties file

An application type must have an applicationType.properties file that contains the name and description of the application type and a list of the required jar files.

An example applicationType.properties file can be found here.

Related concepts

Templates

Related tasks

Creating an application type