Patent ID: 7131111

Claim:
An apparatus for facilitating development of Java Embedded Server (JES) bundles, comprising: a processor; a memory; and an Integrated Development Environment configured to execute a module comprising software instructions stored in the memory for enabling the module under control of the processor, to: generate JES bundles using a plurality of development tools, wherein the plurality of development tools comprise a JES manifest generator tool for creating a manifest file for JES bundles, wherein the JES manifest generator tool is configured to: include at least one manifest header name associated with at least one manifest header by checking a box next to the at least one manifest header name; display a help description of the one manifest header and a help syntax for the at least one manifest header; enter the value of the at least one manifest header, consistent with the help syntax, into a text field beside the at least one manifest header name; select a name for the manifest file, consistent with the help description; and generate the manifest file for JES bundles.