Getting patterns from the GitHub repository

You can download and install existing patterns from the OT4I GitHub Pattern Repository by using the IBM® Integration Toolkit.

About this task

From the Patterns Explorer in the IBM Integration Toolkit, complete the following steps to download and install a pattern:

Procedure

  1. Right-click OT4I GitHub Pattern Repository under Pattern Repositories, and click Connect to display the categories of the patterns that are available in the repository.
  2. Expand a pattern category to list the patterns that are available in that category.
    Each pattern name in the list is appended with [Not Installed] if the pattern is not installed in the IBM Integration Toolkit, or [Installed] if the pattern is already installed.
  3. Right-click the pattern that you want to download and click Download and Install.
    This menu option is available only if the pattern is not already installed.
  4. When the security warning is displayed, click OK.
    The pattern is downloaded and installed, the pattern name in the list is appended with [Installed], and the pattern is listed under Patterns in the Patterns Explorer.
  5. Optional: If you want to uninstall and remove a pattern from the IBM Integration Toolkit, right-click the pattern name in Pattern Repositories > OT4I GitHub Pattern Repository and click Uninstall.
    The pattern is uninstalled and removed from the list of patterns under Patterns, and the pattern name in the repository is appended with [Not Installed].
    Note: Uninstalling a pattern from the IBM Integration Toolkit does not affect any instances that are created from the pattern.

What to do next

Read the pattern documentation and create a pattern instance to explore the pattern functionality; see Using patterns
Note: From the Patterns Explorer you also have access to the Experimental OT4I GitHub Pattern Repository. The Experimental OT4I GitHub Pattern Repository contains patterns that are available for testing but are not fully-supported.