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• Streamlining Development and Distribution with InterSystems Package Manager

  Streamlining Development and Distribution with InterSystems Package Manager

  Content Type
  Exercise

  Duration
  1h

  Level
  Introductory

  Learn how to modularize and distribute your InterSystems ObjectScript code. InterSystems Package Manager allows you to store and retrieve your modules in a public or private repository, then automatically install them in your InterSystems IRIS® data platform deployments. It also enables you to create new packages and regularly publish updates to existing packages. Using InterSystems Package Manager, you can increase the efficiency of your development and more easily distribute up-to-date modules among your teams.

  In this exercise, explore the value of using a package manager utility in your software development by taking on the role of a developer building an ObjectScript package called pkg.yourcompany.math, which contains a set of useful mathematical functions—such as LeastCommonMultiple(X,Y) or GreatestCommonDivisor(X,Y).

  Learning Objectives

  • Retrieve a package from the InterSystems Open Exchange.
  • Identify and fix issues in an ObjectScript package using a test coverage utility.
  • Publish your modified package to a private repository.
  • Deploy your published package to a new environment.

  
  

  Prerequisites

  • A basic understanding of InterSystems ObjectScript (online course, 1h 30m)

  
  

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• What's Next?

  What's Next?

  In this exercise, you saw how InterSystems Package Manager can be beneficial in streamlining your development and testing. Specifically, you:

  • Explored the value of using a package manager utility in your software development
  • Retrieved a package from InterSystems Open Exchange
  • Identified and fixed issues in your sample application using a test coverage utility
  • Published your modified package to a private repository
  • Deployed your published package to a new environment

  
  

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  • Learn more about creating your own repository (article).

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