This type of module defines one Java web application. It contains all Java sources (for the servlets, e.g.), web content (JSPs and HTML, e.g.) and resources that are needed for the web application.
This type of module is typically build, tested and packaged into a .war
(Web ARchive) file.
| Source | Build | Package | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| src/java | build/WEB-INF/classes | /WEB-INF/classes |
Contains all java source files needed for the web application. Typically,
these will be Servlet classes, action classes, etc.
When packaged, the built classes end up in the WEB-INF/classes
directory of the .war file, which is on the classpath of a web
application.
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| src/resources | - | /WEB-INF/classes |
The resources needed when testing and running the web application. These
resources are on the classpath when running the unit tests. They end
up in the WEB-INF/classes directory of the .war
file, which puts them in the runtime classpath as well.
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| test/java | test | - |
Contains the unit tests for the Java sources in this module. There
is no limitation on the class name of the unit tests. All classes in
this directory are supposed to be unit tests.
During the test step the compiled tests end up in the test directory of the module's Karma build directory. The unit test classes are not packaged into the .war file.
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| test/resources | - | - | Contains resources used by the unit tests. The files in this directory are placed on the classpath when running the unit tests. |
| src/web | - | / |
Contains the web content of the web application that needs to be
reacheable from the outside (by clients).
Typically, this content will be HTML files, images and JSP files. The content of this directory is put in the root of the .war
file.
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| src/web/WEB-INF | - | /WEB-INF |
This directory contains all web content that is not meant to be called
from outside the application.
Typically, this content will be HTML files, images and JSP files. One special files is the web.xml file, which is the
descriptor of the web application. This file needs to be present.
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| <module dependencies> | - | /WEB-INF/lib |
Module dependencies are used during building and testing. They are
put on the classpath at that time.
Module dependencies of which the attribute package equals
true, are packaged into the .war file. They
are placed in the WEB-INF/lib directory.
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| <jar dependencies> | - | /WEB-INF/lib |
Jar dependencies are used during building and testing. They are
put on the classpath at that time.
Jar dependencies of which the attribute package equals
true, are packaged into the .war file. They
are placed in the WEB-INF/lib directory.
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