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Setting up a basic Web application, step by step

IN PROGRESS

Tim Howe
vsync@quadium.net

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Set up project

2.1 Structure

  • build.xml
  • build.properties.template
  • doc/
  • src/
    • WEB-INF/
      • web.xml
      • geronimo-web.xml

2.2 Create build.properties

  • Geronimo settings
  • javadoc.use (yes/no)

2.3 Descriptors

2.3.1 web.xml

2.3.1.1 servlet
2.3.1.2 servlet mappings

2.3.2 geronimo-web.xml

2.3.2.1 module ID
2.3.2.2 context root

2.4 Servlet

2.4.1 extend HttpServlet

2.4.2 override doGet(HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse)

2.5 Deploy

2.5.1 ant deploy

2.5.2 ant undeploy

2.5.3 ant redeploy

3 Wrap in EAR

3.1 Structure

  • src/
    • META-INF/
      • application.xml
      • geronimo-application.xml

3.2 Update build.xml

3.3 Descriptors

3.3.1 application.xml

3.3.1.1 modules

3.3.2 geronimo-application.xml

3.3.2.1 module ID

3.4 Deploy

3.4.1 undeploy WAR version

3.4.2 ant deploy

4 XML-RPC

4.1 Structure

  • src/
    • com/
      • example/
        • hello/
          • rpc/
            • HelloServer.java
          • server/
            • RPCServlet.java
            • HelloServerEngine.java
          • test/
            • HelloTestClient.java

4.2 build script

4.2.1 Update build.xml

4.2.2 Update build.properties.template

4.2.3 Update build.properties

4.3 code

4.3.1 interface definition

4.3.1.1 HelloServer

4.3.2 server code

4.3.2.1 RPCServlet
4.3.2.2 HelloServerEngine

4.3.3 client code

4.3.3.1 HelloTestClient

4.4 Deploy

4.5 test

5 Connect to database

5.1 Structure

  • sql/
    • hello-schema.sql
    • hello-data.sql
  • src/
    • META-INF/
      • persistence.xml
    • com/
      • example/
        • hello/
          • dao/
            • HelloManager.java
            • jpa/
              • JpaHelloManager.java
          • model/
            • Hello.java

5.2 build script

5.2.1 Update build.xml

5.2.2 Update build.properties.template

5.2.3 Update build.properties

5.3 code

5.3.1 data model

5.3.2 data access

5.3.3 changes to servers

6 Spring MVC

6.1 Structure

  • jsp/
    • index.jspx
    • hello/
      • index.jspx
  • src/
    • WEB-INF/
      • Hello-servlet.xml
    • com/
      • example/
        • hello/
          • site/
            • HelloController.java

6.2 build script

6.2.1 Update build.xml

6.2.2 Update build.properties.template

6.2.3 Update build.properties

6.3 descriptors

6.3.1 Hello-servlet.xml

6.4 code

6.4.1 HelloController

7 Viewing and facade

7.1 Structure

  • jsp/
    • hello/
      • view.jspx
  • src/
    • com/
      • example/
        • hello/
          • Hello.java
          • service/
            • HelloEngine.java
            • ResourceNotFoundException.java

7.2 build script

7.2.1 Update build.xml

7.2.2 Update build.properties.template

7.2.3 Update build.properties

7.3 descriptors

7.3.1 Hello-servlet.xml

7.4 code

7.4.1 server-side interface

7.4.1.1 Hello

7.4.2 server code

7.4.2.1 ResourceNotFoundException
7.4.2.2 HelloEngine
7.4.2.3 ThingsController
7.4.2.4 ThingsServerEngine
Tim Howe   –   <vsync@quadium.net>