On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 05:01:32PM -0400, Brandon M. Wagner, Triple Tech Inc. wrote: > > > On Jul 17, 2014, at 3:54 PM, Toby Lazar <tla...@capitaltg.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Say I have an application that uses a properties and/or XML file that > > changes per environment. I'd like to create the WAR once and promote it > > from TES -> STAGE -> PROD without modification. Is this approach sensible? > > Is there a recommended approach for externalizing it? Is it safe to > > append a folder to common.loader in catalina.properties that contains the > > properties file and just exclude that file from the built WAR file? > > I have used a properties file per environment by placing it in the lib > directory (since it's already in the class path). I still include a > properties file in the .war but it looks for an external one in tomcat first. > You can incorporate a checksum if you are worried about modifications to the > properties file.
I guess you don't want to just set some Context parameters https://mhw.ulib.iupui.edu:8443/docs/config/context.html#Context_Parameters or Environment entries? https://mhw.ulib.iupui.edu:8443/docs/config/context.html#Environment_Entries -- Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer mw...@iupui.edu Machines should not be friendly. Machines should be obedient.
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