# Ignition SDK Programmer's Guide **URL:** \ **Category:** Module Development\ **Created:** [April 19, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878 "2011-04-19T15:56:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/1 "2011-04-19T15:56:38Z")
We’ve written a new programmer’s guide for the sdk that will shortly make its way into the distribution. In the meantime, however, I wanted to make it available here for reference and feedback. We certainly recognize that there is a lot of room to expand on it, but please don’t hesitate to give your feedback. Download link: [Ignition SDK Programmer’s Guide](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/ProgrammersGuide.pdf) Edit for Ignition 7.8+: [Online Ignition SDK Guide](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/SE/Ignition+SDK+Programmers+Guide) ---
**Author:** ![tmv090020](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@tmv090020](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tmv090020)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/2 "2015-08-25T17:43:26Z")
There is an ExpressionExample in the Forums somewhere. Will it be put in the SDK Guide or SDK Examples? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/3 "2015-08-25T20:27:08Z")
Page 7 talks about Java 6 and Java 5 … 😲 I’ll go through the rest of it, too. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/4 "2015-08-25T20:31:23Z")
Page 11 refers to an /api folder and an /examples folder. Neither exist. The closest thing to an /api folder is the /IgnitionSDK folder that has the common build files and the jar files. The examples are each in their own folder in the root of the SDK. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/5 "2015-08-25T20:35:16Z")
Page 14 shows an example MODULE\_ID = “mymodule”. Real module IDs must be fully qualified, like “com.automation-pros.mymodule”. It’s still useful to have the unqualified name, but I use SHORT\_MODULE\_ID = “mymodule” for such cases. Would help to clarify this part. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/6 "2015-08-26T04:02:37Z")
The guide is being ported to our public confluence instance and then we’re going to be working on updating it. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/7 "2015-08-26T18:29:37Z")
I just noticed that the posted guide has a 2011 copyright on its pages, where the 7.7.5 version is 2015. Might want to check the link. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/8 "2015-08-26T19:17:34Z")
I just want to make sure you all realize this thread was started in 2011. The guide is severely out of date at this point. ---
**Author:** ![rothwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@rothwell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rothwell)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/9 "2019-03-28T05:17:51Z")
As this is a pinned topic, what is the best replacement manual for development as the javadoc has many gaps. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/10 "2019-03-28T13:45:34Z")
These and the module development section here in the forum are the only resources available: [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/SE/Ignition+SDK+Programmers+Guide](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/SE/Ignition+SDK+Programmers+Guide) [https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition80/8.0.0-beta/index.html](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition80/8.0.0-beta/index.html) [https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-sdk-examples](https://github.com/inductiveautomation/ignition-sdk-examples) ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-sdk-programmers-guide/2878/11 "2022-08-09T18:51:47Z")
Split this topic on August 9, 2022, 6:51pm UTC 2 posts were split to a new topic: [“Could not transfer artifact…” error when building example project](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/could-not-transfer-artifact-error-when-building-example-project/62842)