Setting Up the Development Environment

Overview

Before starting to develop client and server code using Persistent Mobile Foundation, the development environment needs to be set-up first. This includes installing various required software and tools. The following is a list of software you may need to install on your developer workstation, depending on your needs.

You can also find detailed step-by-step instructions in this workstation installation guide.

Jump to:

• Server
• Application development
• Adapter development
• Platform-specific instructions

Server

You can use the PMF locally using the Persistent Mobile Foundation Developer Kit (used for local development purposes). The PMF requires Java 17 to run.

Application development

At the very minimum, the following software is needed:

• NodeJS (requirement for PMF CLI)
• PMF CLI
• Cordova CLI
• IDEs:
  • Xcode
  • Android Studio
  • Visual Studio
  • Atom.io / Visual Studio Code / WebStorm / IntelliJ / Eclipse / other IDEs

Adapter development

At the very minimum, the following software is needed:

• NodeJS (requirement for PMF CLI)
• optional PMF CLI
• Maven (requires Java)
• IDEs:
  • IntelliJ / Eclipse / other IDEs

Platform-specific instructions

• Setting up the Persistent Mobile Foundation development environment
  • PMF Workstation Installation Guide
  • Using PMF Server to Eclipse
• Setting up the React Native development environment
• Setting up the Ionic development environment
• Setting up the Cordova development environment
• Setting up the Xamarin development environment
• Setting up the iOS development environment
• Setting up the Android development environment
• Setting up the web development environment