You can set up your development environment for developing HTML-based and Flex-based extensions by using specific software components.

To set up your development environment, you can use the following software components with their respective versions.

Software Component

Minimum Required Version

Description

Java Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK)

1.8.x

For information about the required setup for Java development, see Set Up for Java Development. The local Virgo server runtime requires JDK 1.8.x to work with the vCenter Server 6.5 instance.

Apache Ant

1.9.x

For more information about how to use Ant to automate the build process of your plug-ins, see Automate the Plug-In Build Process.

Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers or Spring Tool Suite

Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) and Eclipse 4.3 (Kepler), or Spring Tool Suite 2.9 and later

For more information about how to set up the Eclipse IDE, see Set Up the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment.

Note

For developing HTML plug-ins you can use Eclipse Neon.

vSphere Web Client SDK Tools

Use the version from the downloaded vSphere Web Client SDK

For more information about how to install the vSphere Web Client SDK Tool, see Install the vSphere Web Client Tools Eclipse Plug-In. The plug-in works on Widows and Mac OS setups.

Adobe Flash Builder

4.7

The Adobe Flash Builder is required only for developing Flex-based plug-ins.

Adobe Flex SDK

4.6

For more information about how to set up the Adobe Flex SDK, see Set Up the Adobe Flex 4.6 Software Development Kit.

Flash Player and Flash Player Content Debugger

11.5 and later

You can install Flash Player and Flash Player Content debugger in the browser that you use.

IntelliJ IDEA

Standard Edition

You can use the IntelliJ IDEA as an alternative to the Eclipse IDE for developing your Java, JavaScript, and Flex code. The Standard Edition also provides Flex debugging utilities.