HOWTO: script WebSphere AS 8.5.5 internet install

This post describes how to perform a scripted install of a WebSphere Application Server (WAS) development environment from the internet. This is adequate if you want automated installation that will be repeated infrequently. Prior knowledge of WAS, Eclipse and Linux is assumed.

IBM has at least three offerings for basic Java EE development:

• WAS for Developers - the full-fat commercial WAS server
• Liberty Profile - a lightweight, developer-friendly server
• Community Edition - a blue-washed Apache Geronimo

The scripts described here install the first two options with IDE tooling and Java 7. Eclipse Juno is the latest release with this level of WDT support.

Formally, the following are installed:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server for Developers 8.5.5.0
• IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition 7.0.4.1
• IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty for Developers 8.5.5.0
• IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition Version 7.0 for Liberty 7.0.4.1
• Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (Juno Sr2; Eclipse 4.2)
• WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Liberty Profile Tools
• WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Tools

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Java: writing a MongoDB driver

I didn't set out to write a MongoDB driver; it came about while I was trying to write proof-of-concept code for my Java binary protocol API. The MongoDB wire protocol just happened to be well documented and easy to implement.

Caveats:

• No binaries have been published; sources are in a git repository.
• The code presented here is not a substitute for the official driver.
• Information pertains to MongoDB 2.2.4.
• APIs may change without warning.

This post is informational; not a tutorial. Everything presented here is pre-alpha code.

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