4.2.3 – Deploy your plug-in

Export the jar file:

1. Right click on the project, "Export", select "Runable JAR file" under Java.
2. Choose "SparkGateway - Plugin" in Launch configuration.
3. Choose export destination.
4. Click "Finish"

Make sure "Extract required libraries into generated JAR" selected in "Library handling"

It’s better to put your plug-in can be in a separated jar file. In this case, you should set up your plug-in file path in gateway.conf:

pluginFile=theLocationOfYourPlugin.jar

Here is how to export the plug-in into a separated jar file (without the content of SparkGateway.jar):

• Make sure only the “src” directory selected
• Click “Finish” and make sure you configure the pluginFile entry in gateway.conf