- The App Studio interface is now integrated with the Fusion Server interface. From the Fusion workspace, navigate to App Studio > Build new UI:\
You will find a handy setup wizard, plus the embedded code editor, just as in App Studio 4.0.
After you have built one or more search interfaces with App Studio, you can access them from the same menu: - An App Studio project can be downloaded for standalone development using your own tools.
- A search interface can now be deployed as a standalone app in addition to deployment as a Fusion Web app.
Download an App Studio Project (4.2)
Download an App Studio Project (4.2)
If you prefer to develop your search interface using your own tools, you can download it as a
.zip
file.The project directory includes tools for running a demo deployment or compiling an application for a production deployment.Downloading a project from Fusion
You can download your App Studio project as a.zip
file from its configuration panel in App Studio.This option is unavailable after you have uploaded a WAR file for the project.
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From the App Studio menu, select your project:
The project configuration panel appears. -
Click Download project:
Your browser downloads the project as a.zip
file.
Deploying a project
There are several ways to deploy a project. For information, see Deployment Overview.Deploy a Standalone App
Deploy a Standalone App
There are two ways to deploy a standalone App Studio search interface:Windows:Windows:The standalone app for deployment is in the The
- Create an app with an embedded Tomcat web server
This deployment type has an embedded Tomcat web server and is ready to deploy in a production environment. Previously, this was referred to as a “self-contained deployment.” - Create an executable Java JAR file This is a JAR package. Previously, this was referred to as a “self-executing deployment.”
Embedded Tomcat web server
Package your app as a standalone app for deployment to a production server. The standalone app embeds an Apache Tomcat servlet container.Unix or MacOS:Standalone app directory
Unix or MacOS:The standalone app for deployment is in the_app-name_/search-app-standalone
directory._app-name_\search-app-standalone
directory.search-app-project.zip
is a snapshot of your project at the time you compiled the application.Executable Java JAR file
In this deployment type, your search interface runs within the Java runtime environment (JRE).A downloaded project comes with anapp-studio
script that creates a JAR file.How to create the JAR file-
In a shell window, switch to your project directory:
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Create the JAR file:
Unix and MacOS:
Windows:
dist
directory of your project: