OpenNMS hacking at the first DevJam 2005 (left to right: David Hustace, Craig Gallen, Ted Kaczmarek)

The after hours OpenNMS hacking at DevJam 2005 (left to right: DJ Gregor, Craig Gallen, Ted Kaczmarek)

Developer Documentation

• Features
• Specifications

Conventions and Methodologies

• Pair Programming
• Code conventions
• Definition of common metaphors and conventions
• DAO conventions
• Continuous integration
• Contributor Agreement: All contributors must sign this agreement before their code can be integrated in the main OpenNMS codebase.
• Why PostgreSQL: Why we use the PostgreSQL database and what is involved in moving to other databases.

How-Tos

• Developing with Git: How to access the source code and submit contributions as patches
• Building OpenNMS
• Building iplike
• Building FAQ: If you have problems building, go here
• How to make builds faster
• Integrating with OpenNMS
• Eclipse and OpenNMS
• IDEA and OpenNMS
• Making DAO tests run
• Hacking the webapp
• Creating a Collector
• OpenNMS on OpenJDK6
• Compiling for PPC64

Discussion

• SNMP Issues
• New WebUI
• Surveillance View (af)
• OpenLaszlo and REST
• IPv6 Support

Obsolete Discussions

These are old development docs that don't have much relevancy for current development.

• OpenNMS 1.3-era project plan
• OpenNMS 1.3
• Our work in progress page lists OpenNMS developers and what they are currently working on.
• Object Model: Improving OpenNMS with Domain Driven Architecture
• Native Code Packaging Changes

Recommended Reading

• "Test Driven Development: By Example" by Kent Beck
• "Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code" by Martin Fowler