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+.. This work is a derivative of https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/Running+Blueprints+Processor+Microservice+in+an+IDE
+.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
+.. International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
+.. Copyright (C) 2020 Deutsche Telekom AG.
+
+Running Blueprints Processor Microservice in an IDE
+====================================================
+
+Objective
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Have the blueprint processor running locally is to use the IDE to run the code, while having the database running in a container.
+This way, code changes can be conveniently tested and debugged.
+
+
+Check out the code
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Check out the code from Gerrit: https://gerrit.onap.org/r/#/admin/projects/ccsdk/cds
+
+Build it locally
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In the checked out directory, type
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   mvn clean install -Pq -Dadditionalparam=-Xdoclint:none
+
+Spin up a Docker container with the database
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The Blueprints Processor project uses a database to store information about the blueprints
+and therefore it needs to be online before attempting to run it.
+
+One way to create the database is by using the :file:`docker-compose.yaml`
+file present on the distribution module. This database will require a local directory to mount a volume, before running docker-compose remember to create following directory:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   mkdir -p -m 755 /opt/app/cds/mysql/data
+
+Navigate to the docker-compose file in the distribution module:
+
+.. tabs::
+
+   .. group-tab:: Latest
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+         cd ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/dc
+
+   .. group-tab:: Frankfurt
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+         cd ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/dc
+
+   .. group-tab:: El Alto
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+         ms/blueprintsprocessor/distribution/src/main/dc
+
+   .. group-tab:: Dublin
+
+      .. code-block:: bash
+
+         ms/blueprintsprocessor/distribution/src/main/dc
+
+And run docker-composer:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    docker-compose up -d db
+
+This should spin up a container of the MariaDB image in the background.
+To check if it has worked, this command can be used:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    docker-compose logs -f
+
+The phrase ``mysqld: ready for connections`` indicates that the database was started correctly.
+
+From now on, the Docker container will be available on the computer; if it ever gets stopped,
+it can be started again by the command:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   docker start <id of mariadb container>
+
+
+Set permissions on the local file system
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Blueprints processor uses the local file system for some operations and, therefore,
+need some existing and accessible paths to run properly.
+
+Execute the following commands to create the needed directories, and grant access to the current user to modify them:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   mkdir -p -m 755 /opt/app/onap/blueprints/archive
+   mkdir -p -m 755 /opt/app/onap/blueprints/deploy
+   mkdir -p -m 755 /opt/app/onap/scripts
+   sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) /opt/app/onap/
+
+Import the project into the IDE
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. tabs::
+
+   .. tab:: IntelliJ IDEA
+
+      Go to *File | Open* and choose the :file:`pom.xml` file of the cds directory:
+
+      |imageImportProject|
+
+      Sometimes it may be necessary to reimport Maven project:
+
+      |imageReimportMaven|
+
+
+      **Override some application properties:**
+
+      After the project is compiled, a Run Configuration profile overriding some application properties
+      with custom values needs to be created, to reflect the local environment characteristics.
+
+      .. tabs::
+
+         .. group-tab:: Latest
+
+            Navigate to the main class of the Blueprints Processor, the BlueprintProcessorApplication class:
+
+            ``ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/BlueprintProcessorApplication.kt``.
+
+            Right-click inside it, at any point, to load the context menu and select create
+            BlueprintProcessorApplication configuration from context:
+
+            |imageCreateRunConfigkt|
+
+            **The following window will open:**
+
+            |imageRunConfigKt|
+
+            **Add the following in the field `VM Options`:**
+
+            .. code-block:: bash
+               :caption: **Custom values for properties**
+
+               -Dspring.profiles.active=dev
+
+            You can override any value from **application-dev.properties** file here. Use the following pattern:
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+
+               -D<application-dev.properties key>=<application-dev.properties value>
+
+         .. group-tab:: Frankfurt
+
+            Navigate to the main class of the Blueprints Processor, the BlueprintProcessorApplication class:
+
+            ``ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/kotlin/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/BlueprintProcessorApplication.kt``.
+
+            Right-click inside it, at any point, to load the context menu and select create
+            BlueprintProcessorApplication configuration from context:
+
+            |imageCreateRunConfigkt|
+
+            **The following window will open:**
+
+            |imageRunConfigKt|
+
+            **Add the following in the field `VM Options`:**
+
+            .. code-block:: bash
+               :caption: **Custom values for properties**
+
+               -Dspring.profiles.active=dev
+
+            You can override any value from **application-dev.properties** file here. Use the following pattern:
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+
+               -D<application-dev.properties key>=<application-dev.properties value>
+
+         .. group-tab:: El Alto
+
+            Navigate to the main class of the Blueprints Processor, the BlueprintProcessorApplication class:
+
+            ``ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/BlueprintProcessorApplication.java.``
+
+            Right-click inside it, at any point, to load the context menu and select create
+            BlueprintProcessorApplication configuration from context:
+
+            |imageCreateRunConfigJava|
+
+            **The following window will open:**
+
+            |imageRunConfigJava|
+
+            **Add the following in the field `VM Options`:**
+
+            .. code-block:: bash
+               :caption: **Custom values for properties**
+
+               -Dspring.profiles.active=dev
+
+            You can override any value from **application-dev.properties** file here. Use the following pattern:
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+
+               -D<application-dev.properties key>=<application-dev.properties value>
+
+         .. group-tab:: Dublin
+
+            Navigate to the main class of the Blueprints Processor, the BlueprintProcessorApplication class:
+
+            ``ms/blueprintsprocessor/application/src/main/java/org/onap/ccsdk/cds/blueprintsprocessor/BlueprintProcessorApplication.java``.
+
+            Right-click inside it, at any point, to load the context menu and select create
+            BlueprintProcessorApplication configuration from context:
+
+            |imageCreateRunConfigJava|
+
+            **The following window will open:**
+
+            |imageRunConfigJava|
+
+            **Add the following in that field:**
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+               :caption: **Custom values for properties**
+
+               -DappName=ControllerBluePrints
+               -Dms_name=org.onap.ccsdk.apps.controllerblueprints
+               -DappVersion=1.0.0
+               -Dspring.config.location=opt/app/onap/config/
+               -Dspring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/sdnctl
+               -Dspring.datasource.username=sdnctl
+               -Dspring.datasource.password=sdnctl
+               -Dcontrollerblueprints.loadInitialData=true
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restclient.sdncodl.url=http://localhost:8282/
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/sdnctl
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.username=sdnctl
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.password=sdnctl
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.driverClassName=org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.hibernateHbm2ddlAuto=update
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.hibernateDDLAuto=none
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.hibernateNamingStrategy=org.hibernate.cfg.ImprovedNamingStrategy
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.db.primary.hibernateDialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL5InnoDBDialect
+               -Dblueprints.processor.functions.python.executor.executionPath=./components/scripts/python/ccsdk_blueprints
+               -Dblueprints.processor.functions.python.executor.modulePaths=./components/scripts/python/ccsdk_blueprints,./components/scripts/python/ccsdk_netconf,./components/scripts/python/ccsdk_restconf
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restconfEnabled=true
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restclient.sdncodl.type=basic-auth
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restclient.sdncodl.url=http://localhost:8282/
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restclient.sdncodl.username=admin
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.restclient.sdncodl.password=Kp8bJ4SXszM0WXlhak3eHlcse2gAw84vaoGGmJvUy2U
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.grpcEnable=false
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.grpcPort=9111
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.blueprintDeployPath=/opt/app/onap/blueprints/deploy
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.blueprintArchivePath=/opt/app/onap/blueprints/archive
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.blueprintWorkingPath=/opt/app/onap/blueprints/work
+               -Dsecurity.user.password={bcrypt}$2a$10$duaUzVUVW0YPQCSIbGEkQOXwafZGwQ/b32/Ys4R1iwSSawFgz7QNu
+               -Dsecurity.user.name=ccsdkapps
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.kafkaEnable=false
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.topic=producer.t
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.type=kafka-basic-auth
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.bootstrapServers=127.0.0.1:9092
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.consumerTopic=receiver.t
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.groupId=receiver-id
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.messageclient.self-service-api.clientId=default-client-id
+               -Dspring.profiles.active=dev
+               -Dblueprintsprocessor.httpPort=8080
+               -Dserver.port=55555
+
+
+      **Browse Working Directory to your application path**  ``.../cds/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application``
+      **if path is not already specified correctly.**
+
+      **Add/replace the following in Blueprint's application-dev.properties file:**
+
+      .. code-block:: java
+
+         blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.type=token-auth
+         blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.host=localhost
+         blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.port=50051
+         blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.token=Basic Y2NzZGthcHBzOmNjc2RrYXBwcw==
+
+         blueprintprocessor.remoteScriptCommand.enabled=true
+
+
+      **Run the application:**
+
+      Select either run or debug for this Run Configuration to start the Blueprints Processor:
+
+      |imageRunDebug|
+
+      |imageBuildLogs|
+
+   .. tab:: Visual Studio Code
+
+      .. tabs::
+
+         .. group-tab:: Latest
+
+            * **Step #1** - Make sure your installation of Visual Studio Code is up to date. This guide was writen using version 1.48
+            * **Step #2** - Install `Kotlin extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fwcd.kotlin>`_
+            * **Step #3** - On the top menu click *Run | Open Configurations*
+
+            .. warning:: This should open the file called `launch.json` but in some cases you'll need to wait for the Kotlin Language Server to be installed before you can do anything.
+               Please watch the bottom bar in Visual Studio Code for messages about things getting installed.
+
+            * **Step #4** - add configuration shown below to your configurations list.
+
+            .. code-block:: json
+
+               {
+                     "type": "kotlin",
+                     "request": "launch",
+                     "name": "Blueprint Processor",
+                     "projectRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/ms/blueprintsprocessor/application",
+                     "mainClass": "-Dspring.profiles.active=dev org.onap.ccsdk.cds.blueprintsprocessor.BlueprintProcessorApplicationKt"
+               }
+
+            .. warning:: The `projectRoot` path assumes that you created your Workspace in the main CDS repository folder. If not - please change the path accordingly
+
+            .. note:: The `mainClass` contains a spring profile param before the full class name. This is done because `args` is not supported by Kotlin launch.json configuration.
+               If you have a cleaner idea how to solve this - please let us know.
+
+            **Add/replace the following in Blueprint's application-dev.properties file:**
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+
+               blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.type=token-auth
+               blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.host=localhost
+               blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.port=50051
+               blueprintsprocessor.grpcclient.remote-python.token=Basic Y2NzZGthcHBzOmNjc2RrYXBwcw==
+
+               blueprintprocessor.remoteScriptCommand.enabled=true
+
+            **Currently the following entries need to be added in VSC too:**
+
+            .. code-block:: java
+
+               logging.level.web=DEBUG
+               logging.level.org.springframework.web: DEBUG
+
+               #Encrypted username and password for health check service
+               endpoints.user.name=eHbVUbJAj4AG2522cSbrOQ==
+               endpoints.user.password=eHbVUbJAj4AG2522cSbrOQ==
+
+               #BaseUrls for health check blueprint processor services
+               blueprintprocessor.healthcheck.baseUrl=http://localhost:8080/
+               blueprintprocessor.healthcheck.mapping-service-name-with-service-link=[Execution service,/api/v1/execution-service/health-check],[Resources service,/api/v1/resources/health-check],[Template service,/api/v1/template/health-check]
+
+               #BaseUrls for health check Cds Listener services
+               cdslistener.healthcheck.baseUrl=http://cds-sdc-listener:8080/
+               cdslistener.healthcheck.mapping-service-name-with-service-link=[SDC Listener service,/api/v1/sdclistener/healthcheck]
+
+               #Actuator properties
+               management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
+               management.endpoint.health.show-details=always
+               management.info.git.mode=full
+
+            In VSC the properties are read from target folder, thats why the following maven command needs to be rerun:
+
+            .. code-block:: bash
+
+               mvn clean install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Dadditionalparam=-Xdoclint:none
+
+            Click Run in Menu bar.
+
+            |imageLogsVSC|
+
+
+Testing the application
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+There are two main features of the Blueprints Processor that can be of interest of a developer:
+blueprint publish and blueprint process.
+
+To upload custom blueprints,  the endpoint ``api/v1/execution-service/publish`` is used.
+
+To process, the endpoint is ``api/v1/execution-service/process``.
+
+Postman is a software that can be used to send these request, and an example of
+them is present on https://www.getpostman.com/collections/b99863b0cde7565a32fc.
+
+A detailed description of the usage of different APIs of CDS will follow.
+
+Possible Fixes
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Imported packages or annotiations are not found, Run Config not available?
+*****************************************************************************
+
+1. Rebuild with ``maven install ...`` (see above)
+2. Potentially change Maven home directory in Settings
+3. Maven reimport in IDE
+
+Compilation error?
+********************
+
+* Change Java Version to 11
+
+
+.. image alignment inside tabs doesn't work
+
+.. |imageRunConfigJava| image:: media/run_config_java.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageRunConfigKt| image:: media/run_config_kt.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageCreateRunConfigJava| image:: media/create_run_config_java.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageCreateRunConfigKt| image:: media/create_run_config_kt.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageImportProject| image:: media/import_project.png
+   :width: 300pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageReimportMaven| image:: media/reimport_maven.png
+   :width: 400pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageRunDebug| image:: media/run_debug.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageBuildLogs| image:: media/build_logs.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle
+
+.. |imageLogsVSC| image:: media/vsc_logs.png
+   :width: 500pt
+   :align: middle