Using Maven you can create a Surf application project with the following command:
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/public-snapshots/archetype-catalog.xml
Enter the number corresponding to the spring-surf-archetype and enter suitable values for groupId and artifactId when prompted (you can just hit enter to accept the defaults for the other options) and a new application will be created.
Change into the new project folder that has been created and type the following to build the project:
mvn install
You can then run the application with the following command:
mvn jetty:run
If you open your browser at the URL http://localhost:8080/<artifactId> then you will see a sample Surf page.
This archetype provides the following benefits
- It can give you a head start if you want to write your own web-client for working with your SkyVault repository.
- As an educational tool to help you better understand Surf applications (and therefore SkyVault Share).
If you browse through the source of your new application you should find that the configuration files are heavily commented to explain what the settings are for.