CDAP Contributor Quickstart Guide

This guide outlines the steps to setup your system for contributing to CDAP.

Prerequisites

Java 6+ SDK
Maven
Git

Setup for IntelliJ IDEA

First, open the CDAP project in IntelliJ IDEA: Select File > Open... > cdap/pom.xml

Then, configure a run configuration to run CDAP Standalone:

Select Run > Edit Configurations...
Add a new "Application" run configuration
Set "Main class" to be co.cask.cdap.StandaloneMain
Set "VM options" to -Xmx1024m (for in-memory Map/Reduce jobs)
Click "OK"

You can now use this run configuration to start an instance of CDAP Standalone.