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Version 18.1 by Greg.Brown on 2009/08/02 13:30
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1 If you have used the [[woapplication-archetype]] to create your project, jump to the step 3.
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3 You have to follow some instructions to build a true WAR package:
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5 == Step 1: Create a web.xml file ==
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7 You need to create a web.xml file. You can download a simple web.xml file [[here>>^web.xml]]. Don't forget to change the displayName and the WOMainBundle properties:
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9 {{noformat}}
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11 <web-app>
12 ...
13 <display-name>Your Application Name</display-name>
14 ...
15 <context-param>
16 <param-name>WOMainBundle</param-name>
17 <param-value>your-app-name</param-value>
18 </context-param>
19 ...
20 </web-app>
21
22 {{/noformat}}
23
24 == Step 2: Create/generate an Info.plist file ==
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26 You also need to create or generate a valid Info.plist file into your resources folder. [[Here>>^Info.plist]] is a sample Info.plist. You have to change the $your-app-name and $package occurrences with the respective application name and Application class package.
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28 == Step 3: Package your classes, resources and webserver resources ==
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30 The application jar must follow the NSJarBundle format. The NSJarBundle is a package organized in Resources and WebServerResources folders. In addition, the Resources folder must contain a valid Info.plist file. Your application classes, resources and webserver resources must be package as a jar. It is easy to configure Maven to do this:
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32 {{noformat}}
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34 <build>
35 ...
36 <plugins>
37 ...
38 <plugin>
39 <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
40 <configuration>
41 <archiveClasses>true</archiveClasses>
42 </configuration>
43 </plugin>
44 ...
45 </plugins>
46 ...
47 </build>
48
49 {{/noformat}}
50
51 == Step 4: Add the required dependencies ==
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53 You must add the following dependency to run the application as a true WAR:
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55 {{noformat}}
56
57 <dependency>
58 <groupId>com.webobjects</groupId>
59 <artifactId>JavaWOJSPServlet</artifactId>
60 <version>${woversion}</version>
61 </dependency>
62
63 {{/noformat}}
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65 **NOTE**: If you are using WebObjects 5.2.x or 5.3.x you have to add this additional dependency:
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67 {{noformat}}
68
69 <dependency>
70 <groupId>com.webobjects</groupId>
71 <artifactId>JavaWOJSPServlet_client</artifactId>
72 <version>${woversion}</version>
73 </dependency>
74
75 {{/noformat}}
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77 **NOTE**: if your application uses Wonder, please read [[this tutorial>>http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WONDER/Creating+a+wonder+app+to+deploy+as+a+servlet]].
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79 == Step 5: Change the packaging type ==
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81 The default [[maven-war-plugin>>http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-war-plugin/]] can handle the war packaging correctly. You have to change the packaging of your POM to 'war' in order to use this plug-in:
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83 {{noformat}}
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85 <packaging>war</packaging>
86
87 {{/noformat}}
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89 It's done.
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91 {{panel title="2009 Bug Warning" borderStyle="dashed" borderColor="#ccc" titleBGColor="#F7D6C1" bgColor="#FFFFCE"}}
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93 It should be done, but...
94 The 2.0.17 archetype does not add :
95 {noformat}
96 <resource>
97 <targetPath>Resources</targetPath>
98 <directory>${basedir}/src/main/components</directory>
99 </resource>
100 {noformat}
101 to the pom.xml file, so your war will have no components; you should add these lines.
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103 Also, it does not add a necessary WebObjects 5.3 dependency:
104 {noformat}
105 <dependency>
106 <groupId>${webobjects.groupId}</groupId>
107 <artifactId>JavaWOJSPServlet_client
108 </artifactId>
109 <version>${webobjects.version}</version>
110 </dependency>
111
112 {noformat}
113 So, you may need to add that.
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115 In addition, the archetype generated Info.plist needs fixing, as does the web.xml in the WEB-INF folder. There are values in these files like $\{project.artifactId\}, but for now, you must manually replace those values with actual values, e.g, MyProject.
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117 These probably will be fixed in the next release of plugins, but for now, watch this space, as there may be additional
118 bugs posted here.
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120
121 {{/panel}}
122
123 = Running your application as true WAR =
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125 You can use the [[maven-jetty-plugin>>http://docs.codehaus.org/display/JETTY/Maven+Jetty+Plugin]] to run and test your application.
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127 == Step 1: Configure the maven-jetty-plugin ==
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129 Add the following configuration to your POM:
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131 {{noformat}}
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133 <build>
134 ...
135 <plugin>
136 <groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
137 <artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
138 </plugin>
139 ...
140 </build>
141
142 {{/noformat}}
143
144 == Step 2: Start the Jetty container with Maven ==
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146 Just execute:
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148 {{noformat}}
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150 mvn clean jetty:run-war
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152 {{/noformat}}
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154 == Step 3: See the result ==
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156 Open a browser and type the URL for your application like this: [[http://locahost:8080/your-app-name/WebObjects/]]