Create a Project

An integration project in WSO2 Micro Integrator (MI) is a structured collection of artifacts designed to facilitate seamless communication and data exchange between diverse systems, applications, and services.

Follow the below steps to create an integration project using the WSO2 Micro Integrator for VS Code extension (MI for VS Code).

1. Launch Visual Studio Code with the MI for VS Code extension installed.

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   Follow the Install Micro Integrator for VS Code documentation for a complete installation guide.

2. Click on the Micro Integrator icon on the Activity Bar of the VS Code editor.

   

   This will open the Design View.

3. Next, create a new integration project. You have three options to create a new project:

   • Option 1: Using the Design View:

     Click Create New Project on Design View.

     

   • Option 2: Using the Micro Integrator Project Explorer:

     Click Create New Project on the Micro Integrator Project Explorer pane.

     

   • Option 3: Using the Command Palette:

     1. Open the VS Code Command Palette by selecting View > Command Palette from the menu, or by using the shortcut Command+Shift+P on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows.

     2. Select MI: Create New Project.

        

   Next, the Project Creation Form will be opened.

4. In the Project Creation Form, enter a suitable name for the integration project under Project Name.

5. Ensure 4.4.0 is selected as the Micro Integrator runtime version.

6. Provide a location for the integration project under Project Directory.

   

7. Click Create.

   Once you click Create, the Add Artifact pane will be opened.

   

Note

You need the following to work with the MI for VS Code extension.

• Java Development Kit (JDK) version 21
• WSO2 Micro Integrator (MI) 4.4.0 runtime

If you don't have them installed in your local machine, these will be automatically prompted for downloading and configured by the Micro Integrator for VS Code extension during the project creation step:

1. Click Download Java & MI to download and set up Java and MI runtime.

   

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   If a different version of the JDK or WSO2 MI is installed on your local machine, you'll be prompted to download the required versions.

   1. Click Download to install the required JDK or/and MI version(s).
   2. Once the download is complete, configure the Java Home or/and MI Home paths by clicking Select Java Home or/and Select MI Path, respectively.

   If the required JDK and WSO2 MI versions are already installed, you can directly configure the Java Home and MI Home paths in this step by clicking Select Java Home and Select MI Path, respectively.

   Once the process is complete, a window reload will be required, and you will be prompted with the following message:

   

2. Click Reload Window.

Now you can start creating your integration by developing artifacts. See the Integration Artifacts Overview documentation to learn about the integration artifacts.

Additionally, you can enhance your experience by incorporating AI-powered assistance with Micro Integrator Copilot.