cTAKES 4.0 Developer Install Guide

These are instructions for installation of cTAKES for developers. With these instructions you can set up your development environment with cTAKES code so you can compile the code and change or extend it. If you simply want to be a user of the software, refer to the cTAKES 4.0 User Install Guide DRAFT.

These install instructions do not supply knowledge of what the cTAKES components do. That is found in the cTAKES 4.0 Component Use Guide.

The step by step instructions for Eclipse assume a Windows or Ubuntu Linux install environment. You will need to extrapolate for any other environments.

Eclipse minimal install instructions

Prerequisites: Java JDK 1.8+, Apache Maven or equivalent IDE plugin, Apache Subversion or equivalent IDE plugin

• Import Project > Maven > Checkout Maven Project from SCM 
  • use: svn and https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/ctakes/trunk
  • Select the option to Check out Head Revision.
  • Select the option to Check out All Projects.
• Wait until Eclipse downloads and builds all of your projects (it may take up to 30 minutes or more depending on your internet connection and your hardware).
  • The various build helpers should run jcasgen and build the projects for you. There should not be any reason to run mvn install, etc.
• Merge the version-matching resources ZIP file from http://sourceforge.net/projects/ctakesresources/files/ into your ctakes-dictionary-lookup-res project.
• (Optional) If you would like to launch the UIMA CVD or CPE GUI, run ctakes-clinical-pipeline/resources/launch/UIMA_<CVD | CPE>GUI--clinical_documents pipeline.launch
• (Optional) UIMA plug-ins called "UIMA Eclipse tooling and runtime support" can be installed from update site: http://www.apache.org/dist/uima/eclipse-update-site 

Eclipse step by step install instructions

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• Recommend choosing "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package when downloading Eclipse
• The subversive maven m2e plugin recommended in the 3.0 install guide is no longer maintained and difficult to obtain. Subclipse can be used in its place. Instead of steps 2, 3 and 5 under "Preparing Eclipse", install subclipse and the subclipse m2e plugin. To do this, go to Help -> Install New Software... then click the Add... button to add a new repository. Set name to Subclipse and location to http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.12.xClick OK, then check the box next to Subclipse to select subclipse and all of its components, click Next and click through the license agreements until Subclipse installs. Click Yes to restart Eclipse when the install completes.  Next, repeat the preceding process, except when you add the repository set name to Subclipse - m2e plugin and location to http://subclipse.tigris.org/m2eclipse/latest/ and check the box next to Maven Integration for Subclipse
• If you chose the "Eclipse IDE for Java Developers" package when downloading Eclipse, then m2e is already installed and you can skip step 4 under "Preparing Eclipse"
• Maven now automatically downloads the necessary dictionary and model resources and includes them on the classpath, so you can skip steps 3-6 of "Compile a release in Eclipse"

IntelliJ IDEA step by step install instructions

• Disclaimer:  The specific process may change in any IDE between versions.
  

  Perform a fresh checkout from SVN

   

  1. Start IntelliJ IDEa.
  2. In the "Quick Start" menu, select "Check out from Version Control".
  This will display a drop-down box.
  3. In the drop-down box, select "Subversion".
  This will open a "Checkout from Subversion" dialog.

  4. In the "Checkout from Subversion" dialog, click the "+" button in the top left to add a new Repository.
  This will open a "New Repository Location" dialog.
  5. In the "New Repository Location" dialog, enter the svn checkout location of cTakes.
  6. Click "Ok".
  This will inspect the repository.
  7. Click the "Expand" triangle.
  This should display the directory listing of trunk.
  8. Click "Checkout".
  This will open a "Destination Directory" dialog.

  9. Enter a local directory in which to keep trunk (your sandbox).
  10. Click "Ok". This will open a "Checkout Options" dialog.
  The default options ("Head", etc.) are fine for most users.
  11. Click "Ok".
  This will open a "Working Copy Format" dialog.
  12. Select a (version) format and click "Ok". I use version 1.8, but any should be fine.
  This will start the actual checkout and display a progress dialog. The checkout may take a little while.

  13. After the checkout has completed, you a new dialog will ask you if you'd like to open the project. Click "No".

Import Project from Maven

1. Start IntelliJ IDEa.
2. In the "Quick Start" menu, select "Import Project".
This will open a "Select File or Directory to Import" dialog.
3. Browse to your local cTakes repository root directory and select the pom.xml file.
4. Click "Ok".
This will open an "Import Project from Maven" dialog.
5. Make sure the "Search for projects recursively" box is selected, just in case any cTakes modules are not in the pom.
6. Make sure that "Create IntelliJ IDEa modules for aggregator projects" is not selected.
If you plan to add new module, 'disable' a present cTakes module or make other changes to the main pom.xml, check the "Import Maven projects automatically" box.
See also: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/maven-importing.html
7. Make sure that "Create module rgoups for multi-module Maven projects" is not selected.
8. Make sure that "Keep source and test folders on reimport is selected.
9. Make sure that "Exclude build directory (%PROJECT_ROOT%/target)" is selected.
10. Make sure that "Use Maven output directories" is selected.
11. Make sure that the "Generated sources folders" option "Detect automatically" is selected.
12. For the "Phase to be used for folders update" the default option "process-resources" should be fine.
13. For the "Automatically download" options, you may select what you like, but be wary that if broken code has been checked in you may need to revert manually.
14. The default "Dependency types" are fine.
15. Click "Environment settings...".
This will open a dialog that can be used to set options about the Maven environment.
16. The default maven environment settings should be fine. If $M2_HOME is not set in your environment you may select a "Maven home directory", but it is better to set $M2_HOME in your environment.
17. Click "Next".
This will inspect the cTakes Maven settings and search for profiles. It should display a dialog with the possible cTakes profiles.
If you plan to run the UIMA CVD or CPE then select the appropriate profile. Neither is necessary
18. Click "Next".
This will open an "Import" dialog with the current version of cTakes displayed.
19. Click "Next".
This will open a dialog allowing you to select a Java SDK version.
20. Click the "+" button in the top left.
This will display a drop-down box with options for an SDK.
21. Select "JDK".
This will open a dialog to select a Java JDK directory.
22. Navigate to a directory with a JDK version 1.8 or later and click "Ok".
This will display a listing of the file paths associated with the selected JDK.
23. Click "Next".

24. Click "Ok/Next"
The project will load. This may take a while.
25. Important: If you are asked about adding and .iml files to svn, click "No".

26. You should now see the full cTakes project structure in IntelliJ.

Compile with Maven

1. Open the "Maven Projects" Tool Window using the button on the left side of the window.
If you do not see it, Use the main Menu > View > Tool Windows > Maven Projects.
If you would like to permanently add the button to the UI, use Menu > View > Tool Buttons.
See also: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/maven-projects-tool-window.html
2. Select the "Expand" triangle next to "Apache cTAKES" and then its child node "Lifecycle".
This will display standard maven goals.
3. Right-click on "compile".
This will display a selection of available actions.
4. Select "Create 'ctakes [compile]'..."
This will open a dialog with options for the Maven "compile" goal.
5. Make sure "Profiles (...)" is empty.
6. Click "Ok".
7. You should now see a new child of "Apache cTakes" named "Run Configurations", with the child node "ctakes [compile]"
8. Right-click on "ctakes [compile]" and select "Run" from the popup menu.
9. A panel should appear at the bottom of the screen and display the progress of the compilation. This may take a while.

Running UIMA CVD with Maven

1. Open the "Maven Projects" Tool Window using the button on the left side of the window.
If you do not see it, Use the main Menu > View > Tool Windows > Maven Projects.
If you would like to permanently add the button to the UI, use Menu > View > Tool Buttons.
See also: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/maven-projects-tool-window.html
2. Select the "Expand" triangle next to "Apache cTAKES" and then its child node "Lifecycle".
This will display standard maven goals.
3. Right-click on "compile".
This will display a selection of available actions.
4. Select "Create 'ctakes [compile]'..."
This will open a dialog with options for the Maven "compile" goal.
5. In the "Name" box at the top of the dialog type "cTakes runCVD".
6. In "Profiles (...)", type "runCVD".
7. Click "Ok".
8. You should now see a new child of "Apache cTakes" named "Run Configurations", with the child node "cTakes runCVD"
9. Right-click on "cTakes runCVD" and select "Run" from the popup menu.
10. A panel should appear at the bottom of the screen and display the progress of the compilation. This may take a while.
11. The UIMA CVD should launch when the compilation is complete.
12. All standard output and error from the CVD will be piped to the IntelliJ Window.