README

DESCRIPTION
A Twitter clone based on GWT (front-end) and Cassandra (data persistence).
(Actually, it is a Twitter clone clone since the idea is based on
https://github.com/ericflo/twissandra.git and https://github.com/jhermes/twissjava.git.)

AUTHOR
Markus Klems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

INTENDED USE
Demonstration of Cassandra programming in Java; learning by doing.
The intention is not to provide a real-world Twitter clone ;-)
You are advised not to use this code in production. I give no warranties whatsoever.

INSTALL & CONFIGURE
Currently there is no Maven POM or any other build script.
Everything comes as a big Eclipse project with all jars included.
These are the steps to get up and running:

1) Server: Install and run Cassandra 0.7 (tested with beta 3).
2) Front-end: Install and configure GWT (tested with 2.1.0).
If you use Eclipse, I suggest the Eclipse plug-in available on http://code.google.com/eclipse/.
Then you can start and stop a local GWT test server by simply right click on on the Eclipse project > "Run as Web application".
Should work out of the box.
3) Adjust default configurations in enum edu.kit.aifb.cass.shared.CassandraParam.java if necessary.