[resolved] How to install plugins?

[_AnonymousUser]

I am new to TOS and so I am sorry if this is a stupid question but I am trying to use the Google Analytics plugin for TOS and can't find anything in the user guide or on this forum that explains how to do it.
I have copied the plugin directory to the install_dir\plugins and restarted a few times. There must be something else I need to do?
Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance.

[_AnonymousUser]

I found this...

Copy your new component folder and go to plugins\org.talend.designer.components.localprovider_3.0.0.r18993\components under install folder, paste your new folder, then restart your TOS.

from here..
https://community.talend.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/One-more-time-How-to-install-custom-compone...
But I did this and I do not see the plugin in the palette. I checked the logs in .metadata and there was no mention of a successful installation or an error.

[Anonymous]

Hi
Can you show us the xml file of component? like componentName_java.xml
Best regards
Shong

[_AnonymousUser]

Here is it...sorry I can't figure out how to preserve the indentation.

- <COMPONENT>
- <HEADER PLATEFORM="ALL" SERIAL="" VERSION="1.3" STATUS="ALPHA" COMPATIBILITY="ALL" AUTHOR="Edouard GUERIN" RELEASE_DATE="20110420A" STARTABLE="true">
<SIGNATURE />
</HEADER>
- <FAMILIES>
<FAMILY>Internet</FAMILY>
</FAMILIES>
- <DOCUMENTATION>
<URL />
</DOCUMENTATION>
- <CONNECTORS>
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="FLOW" MAX_INPUT="0" MAX_OUTPUT="1" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="ITERATE" MAX_OUTPUT="1" MAX_INPUT="1" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="SUBJOB_OK" MAX_INPUT="1" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="SUBJOB_ERROR" MAX_INPUT="1" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="COMPONENT_OK" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="COMPONENT_ERROR" />
<CONNECTOR CTYPE="RUN_IF" />
</CONNECTORS>
- <PARAMETERS>
- <PARAMETER NAME="SCHEMA" FIELD="SCHEMA_TYPE" NUM_ROW="10" REQUIRED="true">
<DEFAULT />
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_USERNAME" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="20" REQUIRED="true" GROUP="CONNECTION">
<DEFAULT>"my.account@gmail.com"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_PASSWORD" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="30" REQUIRED="true" GROUP="CONNECTION">
<DEFAULT>"secret"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_PROFILE" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="40" REQUIRED="true" GROUP="CONNECTION">
<DEFAULT>"11111111"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_USE_PERIOD" FIELD="CHECK" NUM_ROW="50" GROUP="OPTIONS">
<DEFAULT>true</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_START_DATE" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="60" GROUP="OPTIONS" SHOW_IF="GOOGLE_USE_PERIOD == 'true'">
<DEFAULT>"2011-05-15"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_END_DATE" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="70" GROUP="OPTIONS" SHOW_IF="GOOGLE_USE_PERIOD == 'true'">
<DEFAULT>"2011-06-15"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_SORT" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="80" GROUP="OPTIONS">
<DEFAULT>"ga:browser,gaageviews"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_FILTER" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="90" GROUP="OPTIONS">
<DEFAULT>"ga:browser!@Explore"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_MAX_RESULTS" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="100" GROUP="OPTIONS">
<DEFAULT>50</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_VALUES" FIELD="TABLE" NUM_ROW="110" NB_LINES="5" REQUIRED="true">
- <ITEMS BASED_ON_SCHEMA="true">
- <ITEM NAME="GOOGLE_TYPE" FIELD="CLOSED_LIST">
- <ITEMS DEFAULT="DIMENSION">
<ITEM NAME="DIMENSION" VALUE="DIMENSION" />
<ITEM NAME="METRIC" VALUE="METRIC" />
</ITEMS>
</ITEM>
<ITEM NAME="GOOGLE_VALUE" FIELD="TEXT" />
</ITEMS>
</PARAMETER>
</PARAMETERS>
- <ADVANCED_PARAMETERS>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_URL" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="10" REQUIRED="true">
<DEFAULT>"https://www.google.com/analytics/feeds/accounts/default"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
- <PARAMETER NAME="GOOGLE_DATA_URL" FIELD="TEXT" NUM_ROW="20" REQUIRED="true">
<DEFAULT>"https://www.google.com/analytics/feeds/data"</DEFAULT>
</PARAMETER>
</ADVANCED_PARAMETERS>
- <CODEGENERATION>
- <IMPORTS>
<IMPORT NAME="Google Collect" MODULE="google-collect-1.0.jar" REQUIRED="true" />
<IMPORT NAME="Google Analytics" MODULE="gdata-analytics-2.1.jar" REQUIRED="true" />
<IMPORT NAME="Google Analytics Meta" MODULE="gdata-analytics-meta-2.1.jar" REQUIRED="true" />
<IMPORT NAME="Google Core" MODULE="gdata-core-1.0.jar" REQUIRED="true" />
</IMPORTS>
</CODEGENERATION>
- <RETURNS>
- <!-- <RETURN NAME="NB_LINE" TYPE="INTEGER" AVAILABILITY="AFTER" />
-->
</RETURNS>
</COMPONENT>

I presume line 6 suggests that the component will show up in the "Internet" folder of the palette when loaded properly. I double checked there and still did not see it.
Thanks for your help.

[Anonymous]

I figured it out. The process was on page 22 of the user guide.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback BRM.
Best,
Pcoffre.

[Anonymous]

This is the information I was searching.
Thanks!!
___________________
ropa de ciclismo

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to do the same thing with tGSpreadsheetInput (connector for Google spreadsheet) that I found here:
http://talendforge.org/exchange/tos/extension_view.php?eid=122
In that download location, there is a note:
Compatible with: 3.0.3, 3.0.2
Tested with TIS 3.0.2 and TOS 3.0.2 and 3.0.3
Does that mean that the component cannot be used with 4.2.2?
I followed the instructions on p.22 of the UG (TalendOpenStudio_UG_42a_EN.pdf), pointing to the folder where I downloaded and unpacked the component to.
It just never seems to show up in the pallette.
Any help greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous]

An update:
I see that my component has been copied to:
C:\Talend\TOS-Win32-r63143-V4.2.2\plugins\org.talend.designer.components.localprovider_4.2.2.r63143\components\ext\user
(notice it's in "\components\ext\user", not "\components\user", as mentioned in http://talendforge.org/wiki/doku.php?id=component_creation wiki article)
Any thoughts? I'm new here, but I'll contribute for sure!!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Problem is somewhat "solved" after all day of dorking around. What I eventually did was this:
1. Stumbled onto the Help / Export logs menu item, which shows a log of things that didn't work out when starting up TOS.
2. One of those things had to do with the properties file for this component - I had to remove the FAMILY entry there, and then create a section in tGSpreadsheetInput_java.xml like so:
<FAMILIES>
<FAMILY>MyStuff</FAMILY>
</FAMILIES>
3. The whole p. 22 instruction in the UG doesn't seem to do anything at all, aside from reliably raising my blood pressure.
4. So I ended up copying the tGSpreadsheetInput folder right to "C:\Talend\TOS-Win32-r63143-V4.2.2\plugins\org.talend.designer.components.localprovider_4.2.2.r63143\components", and restarted TOS and now it shows up.
Thanks for following along...