Page Summary
On this page we cover the features and functionality of the JADE Online Bundler.
JADE Online Bundler
The Online Bundler a browser application, available under login at sixclear.com, for creating custom bundles containing any subset of JADE assets. Below we show a snapshot of the Online Bundler:
Generating Bundles
The left side of the application contains all of the assets and their versions. Simply select any number of versions of any assets and then click the GENERATE BUNDLE button in the upper right to create your bundle. While processing, status messages will appear under the GENERATE BUNDLE button, indicating which asset is being processed.
My Bundles Section
Historical bundles are saved under the MY BUNDLES section just below the GENERATE BUNDLE button. The SELECT button for each saved bundle will reselect all of the options for that bundle (and deselect any other options). The DOWNLOAD button will of course download the corresponding bundle.
Bundle Summary Section
The lower right portion of the window holds the bundle summary, which lists the selected assets. Items in this list are links which will scroll the relevant resource into view on the left.
Asset Compatibility
In general, assets may be dependent upon one another. For example, a plugin may depend on a particular dependency such as NI-DAQmx. JADE maintains the relationships between all assets and will display warnings in the Bundle Summary section when an asset is missing a dependency or is incompatible with another selected asset. Below we show an example of a missing dependency warning, generated by selecting a plugin which depends on NI-DAQmx and deselecting NI-DAQmx:
Auto-select required dependencies
When checked, the Auto-select required dependencies option seen in the Plugins section will automatically select any dependencies required by selected plugins. This can help guarantee that bundles contain everything they need for a complete, atomic installation. However, dependencies can be rather large so there may be cases when you wish to not include dependencies in your bundles.
Bundle Best Practices
Generally, it is good practice to generate bundles which contain everything needed to run an application. This way if something unexpected happens to a machine running JADE, you can simply reinstall JADE and reinstall the bundle, and be back up and running very quickly. Beyond the larger size of bundles which include dependencies, there is no meaningful disadvantage to creating larger, atomic bundles. Moreover, when dependencies such as DAQmx detect that the same version is currently installed, they will skip their install process, lowering installation time.