IDE for WLST Scripting - OEPE

In the past many folks asked me about a GUI based tooling support for WLST. Some people managed to use some Jython tools for WLST but it is not straight forward and supported by Oralce. What you need to author WLST scripts more efficiently is a tooling support to develop WLST Scripts. If you are involved in writing a lot of WLST scripts then you will appreciate this initiative.

Oracle just came up with a OEPE (Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse) based tooling for WLST. Some of the features of this tool are:

* WLST/Jython/Python Source Editor
* Syntax highlighting, validation
* Code completion
* WLST Templates
* MBean Navigator for browsing MBeans
* WLST Execution and Console in Eclipse
* WLST integrated Help
* Support for both online and offline modes

Currently anyone who is authoring WLST scripts must refer to the docs for syntax and samples. This will be a good tool for developers so that they can build WLST Scripts within a comfortable environment - Eclipse/OEPE. Also administrators can benefit from the this tool as there are features like templates, code completion etc. The latest release of OEPE 11gR1 (11.1.1.6) comes with this tooling. To find more about the new features of this release see here.

To be or not to be technical

I was thinking to start a technical blog for a long time and I kept on deferring it. By the way who am I and why am I starting this blog?!

My name is Balamurali Kothandarman and I go by the name of "Bala". I am a Delivery Technologist Sr. working with BEA Education Services in USA. My primary job function is to deliver training to our customers in various Technologies and Products. I see a lot of customers every week in my trainings. Many times I receive a follow up question from somone who took a training with me. The question may either be from the course material we use for the training or from a general product and technology stand point. Either way I see a lot of repeating questions. So I decided to do this blogging where not only customer who attend our trainings but also other who are interested can participate and collaborate in this blog regarding WebLogic Server and realated technologies.

I also have an oppurtunity to do blogging @ http://dev2dev.bea.com which is pretty good technical website from BEA. But I want to keep my blog more unofficial so here I am.

Feel free to collaborate or ask your questions regarding BEA products or technologies. I shall address them to the best of my knowledge. If I can't address a question directly, I shall get help from my co-workers who are an excellent team.