> Hey there.
>
> I'm just about to begin putting together a web app
> using weblogic v5.1, which as you know, supports
> Sun's Java Servlet Specification, v2.2. This makes
> it is possible for me to follow the so-called 'Web
> Application' part of the spec, which includes the
> WAR file format for easy deployment and a predefined
> filestructure. But before following this model,
> I have the following questions:
>
> 1. Do all appservers follow this model?
> 2. Of those that don't, is it likely that they'll
> follow suit?
> 3. Are there any drawbacks to using the 'Web
> Application' approach?
>
> Ta,
> Scott Cable.
Hi Scott,
1) The WAR packaging and deployment format is a required part of the Servlet
2.2 specification - so all compliant appservers supporting this version of the
spec support the format.
2) Of course :-) But I don't offhand know of one that supports 2.2 that
doesn't.
3) Some people might find that learning the XML format for putting in
deployment information takes a little while, and they may be used to some
other configuration format, especially if they have been using an app server
that does not support 2.2. Compared to props files, some people think that XML
is a little more verbose. But on the whole the XML format is very expressive,
and in standardizing the deployment format, it makes it much easier to move
your servlets from one app server to another now. Before 2.2, each web/app
server had its own language for this.
Hope this helps,
- Danny
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