Hi Darren,
we're using VAJ 3.5.2 Enterprise with Tomcat and Struts. First we tried to run Struts
1.0b1 with Tomcat Test Env 3.1 but unfortunately Struts does not work with Tomcat
3.1's XML-Parser. If you want you can make a XML (javax.xml.*) & SQL (javax.sql.*)
package and put it into Tomcats ./lib directory and add it to VAJ's classpath. But if
you use Tomcat 3.2.1, struts works out of the box - but not that comfortable as the
Tomcat Test Env does, e.g. you can't debug JSP and Servlet Code anymore :(((
I did a hack (in Tomcats WebReaderXML.java to enable "jspPageCompiler" again) and
added "com.ibm.ivj.tomcat.IJVJavaCompiler" again to re-enable in-workspace JSP and
Servlet Debugging.
Running Tomcat 3.2.1 in VAJ 3.5.x
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In short:
0.) Prerequisites:
* latest jakarta-servlet-api _source_
* tomcat 3.2.1 binary distribution (includes ./src already)
* Tomcat 3.1 Test Environment from www.ibm.com/vadd (to get
"com.ibm.ivj.tomcat.IVJJavaCompiler.java")
* struts 1.0b1 source distribution
1.) Install Tomcat 3.1 Test Environment & look into
/path/to/vaj35/ide/features/com.ibm.ivj.tomcat/... to find IVJJavaCompiler.java
2.) Start VAJ, do _not_ "Add feature Apache Test Env 3.1"!!!
3.) Create new Package, e.g. Apache_Tomcat_321
4.) Import all source from jakarta-servlet-api (do _not_ use servlet-api from VAJ or
other precompiled javax.servlet.* - classes; they _must_ be compiled within VAJ
Workspace to enable debugging of your own servlets and JSPs) into your Project
5.) import following --> compiled classes (not source!) <- from jasper.jar and
webserver.jar (both in tomcat-3.2.1/lib/)
jasper: all .class
webserver: org.apache.tomcat.logging.Logger, org.apache.tomcat.logging.LogHelper,
org.apache.tomcat.util.SimplePool
If VAJ still complains about missing classes (you see this in "All Problems" - Tab)
import compiled .class files from ./lib/*.jar until VAJ is happy.
6.) create two classes: StartTomcat & StopTomcat (code is the same for both!)
public class StartTomcat {
/**
* StartTomcat constructor comment.
*/
public StartTomcat() {
super();
}
/**
* Starts the application.
* @param args an array of command-line arguments
*/
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args) {
// Insert code to start the application here.
try {
Class aClass = Class.forName("org.apache.tomcat.startup.Tomcat");
java.lang.reflect.Method method = null;
Class[] argsClass = new Class[] { String[].class };
method = aClass.getMethod("main", argsClass);
Object object = null;
Object[] arguments = new Object[] { args };
method.invoke(object, arguments);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Exception occured: " + e.getMessage());
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
Right click StartTomcat in VAJ and goto "Properties-Classpath": have follwing files
and dirs in classpath:
.;
..\Apache_Struts;
..\IBM IDE Utility class libraries;
..\JSP Page Compile Generated Code;
.\;
.\conf\;
.\src\;
.\lib\jaxp.jar;
.\lib\parser.jar;
.\lib\webserver.jar;
.\lib\jasper.jar;
.\webapps\;
.\webapps\admin\;
.\webapps\admin\WEB-INF\classes\;
.\webapps\examples\;
.\webapps\examples\WEB-INF\classes\;
..\IBM IDE Utility local implementation\;
And in Properties-Programm have no arguments for StartTomcat and "-stop" for
StopTomcat. Also have "tomcat.home=." in "(java)Properties window"
7.) make new package and import all struts sources (org.apache.struts.*) into new
package. Struts complains about missing javax.sql (get Binary distribution of
jdbc-optional package from sun.com and import missing compiled .class files) and
missing xml stuff (import missing compiled .class files from jaxp.jar and parser.jar
(tomcat-3.2.1/lib/)
8.) Create Package "JSP Page Compile Generated Code"
9.) in tomcat-3.2.1/src/org.apache.tomcat.context.WebReaderXML.java goto line 51 or 52
and uncomment "//sw.addInitParam("jspCompilerPlugin",
"org.apache.jasper.compiler.JikesJavaCompiler")"
do not forget to replace "org.apache.jasper.compiler.JikesJavaCompiler" with
"com.ibm.ivj.tomcat.IVJCompiler"
10.) recompile WebReaderXml.java and _update_ tomcat-3.2.1/lib/webserver.jar !!!!!
Please make sure that update worked!
--
11.) import Stuts-Example (.java from struts-dir) into new VAJ Project and add it to
VAJ Classpath (StartTomcat - Properties - Classpath
(./webapps/struts-example/;./webapps/struts-example/WEB-INF/classes)
12.) copy struts-example.war into VAJ/ide/Project-Resources/Tomcat/webapps; copy
"webapp_2_X.dtd and strus-config.dtd" from struts into
"./webapps/struts-example/WEB-INF/classes/org/apache/struts/resources"
13.) start tomcat and test strus-example
Good luck!
J�rgen
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Thema: RE: Visual Age 3.5.3 & Tomcat with Struts
Struts Users,
A little off topic, but I saw some discussion in prior messages
about Apache Test Environment & Visual Age.
Is anybody using VA 3.5.3 with Apache Tomcat? Is there
a download available somewhere for the Apache Test
Env. that is compatible with VA 3.5.3?
- Darren
