I know it's quite ambitious to provide a set of tools that can match each individual's needs, so we will focus on a simple reference case study, which will help us to demonstrate the basic steps of how Java developers start using Hibernate OGM. So, for this tutorial, we will need the following tools:
Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 1.6 or later
Apache Maven 3.x
An IDE such as Eclipse Kepler or JUNO along with JBoss AS tools, IntelliJ IDEA 14.*, or Netbeans 7.2.* or 7.3
JBoss AS 7
JBoss JTA 4.16.4 Final
Hibernate OGM 4.1.2.Final
In order to install Hibernate OGM, you need to download the latest release from the Hibernate OGM website. At the time of writing, the last distribution was 4.1.2.Final
. The easiest way to do so is to download the corresponding ZIP file with the binaries, documentation, sources, and dependencies by following the link from the main Hibernate OGM page located at http://hibernate.org/ogm/.
Once you unzip it, you should have a folder that...