Toolkits contain SPL elements, such as operators, functions,
and namespaces. You package toolkits so that SPL application developers
can reuse operators and functions that are defined in other toolkits.
About this task
IBM®
Streams includes toolkits that you can add to the Streams Explorer view in
Streams Studio to help you to reduce your development effort and time: the SPL Standard toolkit and some specialized toolkits. You need to add these toolkits only once. You can also add customized toolkits as required.
Procedure
To add toolkits:
- In the Streams Explorer view, right-click Toolkit Locations and click Add Toolkit Location.
- In the Add Toolkit Location window, choose one of the following methods.
- In the Location field, specify the name of a toolkit location file or a directory where toolkits are located.
- Click File to browse for an XML file that defines a list of toolkit directory locations. With this method, you can create a single file that specifies the set of toolkits.
- Click Directory to select a directory that contains a single toolkit or a directory that contains other toolkits directories.
The location is added. When you expand the location, it displays the toolkits from that location.