Executable Web Archive (.war) files are incredibly handy - deploy your web application via them to Java Web Application servers, or just execute them directly as you would a Java Archive (.jar) file:
java -jar myapplication.war
This project builds Maven Archetypes that generate executable war files with a sample application that you can build off. Generating a Maven Project from a technosf-archetype-ewar archetype will deliver a dynamic web application combined with an embedded Eclipse Jetty web application server.
.jar files can be execute directly with the java -jar command. This is achieved by following a standard archive layout and by including a manifest that specifies a main class to execute.
.war files are deployed for execution within web application servers that expect the archive to follow a standard layout and to including specific deployment descriptors.
An executable .war file is a .war file which has had an embedded web application server included in it using the executable .jar layout. By executing the .war file with the java -jar command, the embedded web application server starts up, explodes the .war it is contained in and runs the contained web application.
Download the archetype for the version of Jetty you wish to use. Generate a project with the command:
mvn install:install-file technosf-archetype-ewar-9.3_8.5.jar
- technosf-archetype-ewar archetypes are built utilizing the Eclipse Jetty web application server
- JSP's are compiled with Apache Tomcat Jasper
- JSTL standard libraries are included
- JQuery core, cookies and template are included
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