rainleo / executable-embeded-tomcat-sample

executable-embeded-tomcat-sample, support traditional web.xml.

executable-embeded-tomcat-sample

Features

• Support web.xml

spring boot is a great project, but it don't support web.xml. This project support traditional web.xml.

• Support Fat jar

By spring-boot-maven-plugin, the project can be packaged into an executable jar.

You can also use maven-assembly-plugin/jar-with-dependencies, but spring-boot-maven-plugin is a better choice.

• Run in IDE

Sample

Run main class io.github.hengyunabc.Main in your IDE, or

mvn clean package

java -jar target/executable-embeded-tomcat-sample-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar

Open the following link in your browser:

http://localhost:8080/test.jsp

http://localhost:8080/hello

http://localhost:8080/annotation

How to migrate from a webapp project

It is very simple.

1. add embeded tomcat maven dependencies into your pom.xml

2. move src/main/webapp/WEB-INF to src/main/resources/WEB-INF, move all files under src/main/webapp to src/main/META-INF/resources.

according to servlet 3.0, ServletContext can get static content from META-INF/resource.

1. add a main class, start your embeded tomcat.

Others

http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/java/basic_app_embedded_tomcat/basic_app-tomcat-embedded.html

A sample from oracle, but it do not support web.xml, and do not support run in IDE.

https://github.com/kui/executable-war-sample

Another sample, it has security problems. people can access your .class file through http!!

License

Apache License V2