Software
Requirements
You can set up
your development environment for developing HTML-based plug-ins by using
specific software components.
To set up your development
environment, you can use the following software components with their
respective versions.
Software Component | Minimum Required
Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
Java Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK)
| 1.8.x | For information about the required setup for Java development, see Setup for Java
Development. The local application server runtime requires JDK 1.8.x
to work with the vCenter Server 6.5 instance. |
Apache Ant
| 1.9.x | For more information about
how to use Ant to automate the build process of your plug-ins, see
Automate the Plug-in
Build Process.
|
Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or Spring Tool Suite
| For developing HTML plug-ins, download Eclipse
Neon. | For more information about how to set up the Eclipse
IDE, see
Set up the Eclipse
Integrated Development Environment. |
IntelliJ IDEA | Standard Edition
| You can use the IntelliJ IDEA as an alternative to
the Eclipse IDE for developing your Java and JavaScript code. |