Writing and Deploying the Hello World Gadget with WSO2 Gadget Server

This post is about writing the first gadget (Hello World gadget ) with WSO2 gadget server. WSO2 Gadget Server allows Google Gadgets to be developed and deployed in a simple, decentralized manner.

Installing on Linux

1. Download the WSO2 Gadget Server binary distribution.
2. Extract the zip archive. e.g., unzip wso2gs-1.4.0.zip
3. Execute the WSO2 Gadget Server starting script. e.g., wso2gs-1.4.0/bin;  ./wso2server.sh
4. Check your WSO2 Gadget Server instance using the URL https://localhost:8443/carbon/ 

 https://192.168.1.2:8443/carbon/

Here is the complete guide for the installation of WSO2 Gadget Server


Type the following credentials
Username : admin
Password : admin

Use a text editor and write the following code

The HelloWorld Gadget
The hello world gadget is the simplest of its kind and contains only XML and HTML.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> 
<Module>
  <ModulePrefs title="hello world example" /> 
  <Content type="html">
     <![CDATA[ 
       Hello, world!
     ]]>
  </Content> 
</Module>

Save the file as "HelloWorld.xml"

Select Gadget repository from the "WSO2 Gadget Server Home" page

Click "Add New Gadget"

There are four options to add a gadget 

1. Gadget Url

2. File Path 

3. Registry path

4. Zip File Path 

    Select File Path option in order to deploy the HelloWorld gadget (HelloWorld.xml)

   Click Add Gadget . Select View Portal from the left side menu of WSO2 Gadget Server

   Congratulations !!!  the HelloWorld Gadget is ready now !!!!