• Vote for AmazonBot in Google Wave http://cl.ly/JF1
• Vote for eBayBot in Google Wave http://cl.ly/J5K

If you already have Java, Ant, Maven and the Java App Engine SDK installed, simply execute the following command in your console:

mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=http://mvn.withwaves.com

After entering the values for your project, you will have a running Google Wave robot & gadget ready in no time.

Use the same command to generate extensions in the future and you will have the option to enable new features as we release more extension generators.

Check out the videos below for a demo creating a simple "Hello World" robot and gadget, and optionally running it inside Eclipse and the Google Plugin for Eclipse.

When you create your Google Wave extension with our generator this is what you get…

• Runnable Hello World project ready to be modified and added to a Wave
• Spring integration in your robot / gadget back-end project compatible with Google App Engine
• Ant tasks to test your gadget locally and deploy to App Engine from the command line
• Access to our API core components, including an open source implementation of Named Entity Recognition for blips based on the Alchemy API
• Gadget server handlers for communication from your gadget to the server with JSON / Spring
• jQuery integration for your gadgets
• Common gadget JS classes to handle Wave callbacks and state modifications
• Simple Wave JS emulator that allows you to view your gadget locally for testing HTML/JS/CSS before deploying
• Locale based language support for your gadget
• Metadata to expose your robot / gadget as a extension installer
• Eclipse / Google plugin ready project to run and update to app engine from Eclipse

Enjoy and stay tuned for more developer tips and open source utilities for Google Wave!

1. Follow @withwaves on Twitter and comment on this post with a link to your Twitter account.
2. Tweet the following:
   

   RT and follow @withwaves for a chance for a #waveinvite http://withwaves.com

We will randomly pick users and Direct Message them requesting an email address for an invite. The contest will run until all current invites are sent!

We’re pretty excited to push another update to our first Google Wave bot – the AmazonBot. The update includes a refreshed UI, Amazon Marketplaces support, and language localization. We’re well aware of the fact that our translations may be off (we’re trying!) and welcome any and all feedback.

• UI Updates: Maintaining our minimalist approach to providing content from within Google Wave, we’ve retooled the UI so that future bot releases can share the same components. We’ve also added a new settings dialog for selecting your default Amazon Marketplace and preferred language.
• Marketplace Support: Answering requests from users, we’ve added the option to select an appropriate Amazon Marketplace. No point shopping for items that Amazon won’t deliver to your doorstep right?
• Language Localization: Our first attempt for language support. In addition to specifying your Amazon Marketplace, we now offer the option to specify your preferred language. This setting is not shared between all participants and is defaulted to your browser locale. UI brokenness may ensue but we’re working on it. Currently supporting: English (US, CAN, UK), Spanish, Japanese, German, and French.

Shopping Amazon’s Japan Marketplace but still a little rough reading Japanese? Simply change the language option from the settings dialog. Stay tuned for more updates by subscribing to our RSS feed or following us on Twitter @withwaves.

Find an introduction and installation instructions for the AmazonBot.

At the moment, we have 10 invites to share with WithWaves readers with more on the way. To enter for your chance to receive an invite, you must do two things:

• Add @withwaves on Twitter.
• Send out a Twitter update to help share the WithWaves Google Wave Development. Somewhere in the Tweet include this link http://j.mp/ey1uZ and hashtag #wwdevs. Invites will go out to the Tweets with the best ideas for a new Google Wave bot idea.

Example Tweet to use:

RT Wave Invites http://j.mp/ey1uZ – @withwaves should create a bot to [YOUR IDEA HERE] – #wwdevs

On November 16th, we will send a direct message to users with the best bot ideas requesting contact info for a invite.

We have updated the AmazonBot, AmazonMP3Bot and eBayBot to support contextual text selection. To see this new feature in action you need to have the Robots installed with the extension installer.

Simply edit any message in a wave with text and select the word(s) that you want the robot to analyze. Once the text is selected click the toolbar extension and we will automatically add the robot to the wave and analyze your selection offering matched content based on the selected robot.

If you are following and contributing to Waves, you’re going to want to know when replies are posted. If you are the type to reply to new messages ASAP, you may want to check out these two desktop options.

Wander on over to That Smith and snag the Google Wave Add-on for Firefox. In true Wave adoption fashion, Chad is using the service to announce updates or provide feedback for the browser extension – Google Wave Add-on Wave (Wave account required). The extension brings the same convenient functionality to any OS assuming Firefox is installed.

For those who prefer the SSB or single site browser route, check out Devthought where you can find a step-by-step getting Wave setup with Fluid. Devthought includes a convenient userscript which appends the Dock icon with an unread badge icon whenever new activity is detected.

Introducing the WithWaves eBayBot – a Google Wave robot and gadget – which enable social product research, auctions and shopping on ebay.com. Wave participants can share auctions & information with contacts in real-time thanks to automatic queries by the ebayBot against conversation keywords. The eBayBot gadget can detect products and return inline auction and product links or a custom full auction browser.

Install the ebayBot robot & gadget

Installing both the eBayBot robot & gadget is a one-step process. Simply add a new Wave participant and enter the following contact:

ebay-withwaves-com@appspot.com

Once added as a conversation participant, the eBayBot robot will listen for identifiable product names and insert an eBay auction browser or product links.

How-to search eBay

To initiate a specific auction query, simply type the following at any time into your Wave conversation:

ebay: keywords

ebayBot will reply and insert a auction browsing gadget which will be shared amongst all conversation members.

Install eBayBot Gadget only

In order to install the eBayBot Gadget (sans robot and auto links for auctions), create a new message and select the Insert Gadget feature. Enter the following URL for “Enter the URL for a gadget you want to add” in the “Add by XML” field:

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/ebay

The gadget is also available as an extension installer so people can use it in other Waves. We encourage you to offer this option to audiences that may benefit from eBay auction searches. Simply add this extension installer into Waves where there may be an audience interested in searching eBay for great deals.

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/installer/ebay/manifest.xml

Each participant will then be able to add the eBay gadget to any other waves of their own using a handy shortcut next to the Insert Gadget feature.

Introducing the WithWaves AmazonMP3Bot – a Google Wave robot and gadget – which enables social mp3 music research and shopping on Amazon.com. The AmazonMP3Bot gadget and bot can detect audio products and return inline links based on a Wave conversation or keyword query autodetecting artist name, song title, or album.

Install the AmazonMP3Bot robot & gadget

Installing both the AmazonMP3Bot robot & gadget is a one-step process. Simply add a new Wave participant and enter the following contact:

amazonmp3-withwaves-com@appspot.com

Once added as a conversation participant, the AmazonMP3Bot robot will listen and automatically convert identifiable artists, songs and albums into Amazon MP3 product links.

How-to search AmazonMP3

To initiate a specific product search, simply type the following at any time into your Wave conversation:

music: keywords

AmazonBot will reply and insert a music listening gadget which will be shared amongst all conversation members. There you can play your favorite songs and albums.

Install AmazonMP3Bot Gadget only

In order to install the AmazonMP3Bot Gadget (sans robot and auto links for music terms), create a new message and select the Insert Gadget feature. Enter the following URL for “Enter the URL for a gadget you want to add” in the “Add by XML” field:

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/amazonMP3

The gadget is also available as an extension installer so people can use it in other waves. We encourage you to offer this option to audiences that may benefit from Amazon MP3 music searches. Simply add this extension installer in Waves where there might be audiences interested in Music.

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/installer/amazonmp3/manifest.xml

Each participant will then be able to add the AmazonMP3 gadget to any other waves of their own using a handy shortcut next to the Insert Gadget feature.