Thanks MARK/CHRIS for all earnest replies, i really owe you guys for your replies.
Exporting CLASSPATH wont work ad i believe that Tomcat "catalina.sh " will ignore it. Anyway i am able to fetch the "resource/properties file " contents if i place in "$CATALINA_BASE/bin" directory. Actually i read the documentation but no where its been written that by adding resource files to "$CATALINA_BASE/bin" , tomcat will make them available in its CLASSPATH This is weird for me to understand, if you have any thoughts on this behavior then please share """" else we can close this email thread"""" Thanks, VIcky ________________________________ From: Mark Eggers <its_toas...@yahoo.com> To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2012 10:43 PM Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0 CLASSPATH query Reply is inline. Please do not top post. I had to read your response and then scroll to the bottom to remember what I wrote. On 12/8/2012 12:57 PM, vicky007aggar...@yahoo.co.in wrote: > Thanks Mark > > Sorry for the confusion i created related to my requirements. 5 Out > of 6 requirements you stated below are correct. The last point i.e > $CATALINA_BASE is writable. I can manipulate/write files to this > location. So now do you have anything more to add to your proposed > solution as you suggested below > > > > Thanks, Vicky > Make a directory under $CATALINA_BASE. Call it Resources. Then add in $CATALINA_BASE/bin/setenv.sh something like the following: CLASSPATH=$CATALINA_BASE/Resouces/your-resource.jar export CLASSPATH Again, I've not done this so who knows if it will work. As Chris and I (and others) have said, these resources really belong in WEB-INF/classes. I have described how you can include those in your build environment. I understand that you have 10 web applications and the configuration files change frequently. At that point, if you don't want to continuously bounce your web applications (or Tomcat), I would look at an alternative way for reading resources. I suggested a database and JNDI. . . . . just my two cents /mde/ > > On Dec 9, 2012, at 2:09 AM, Mark Eggers <its_toas...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> See at the end for a truly spectacularly bad potential solution. >> Note that I have not tried this, so your mileage may vary. >> >> On 12/8/2012 11:51 AM, vicky wrote: >>> Thanks Mark for your valuable suggestions. >>> >>> But in my project i have a requirement to share one >>> "resource/properties file " across 10 applications deployed on >>> single tomcat instance >>> >>> We cannot afford to add the same properties file to all archives >>> as its contents keep changing. >>> >>> Another restriction which i have is that i cannot place any file >>> under "$CATALINA_HOME" directories , these are read only for us. >>> >>> Based on afore said concerns, do you have any better way out >>> ..please suggest. >>> >>> Appreciated all of your help >>> >>> Thanks for ur time Vicky >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Mark Eggers >>> <its_toas...@yahoo.com> To: Tomcat Users List >>> <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Sunday, 9 December 2012 12:23 AM >>> Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0 CLASSPATH query >>> >>> Comments inline below (a bit fuzzy from the move yet). >>> >>> On 12/8/2012 9:58 AM, vicky wrote: >>>> >>>> I have read the Tomcat 6.0 classloader documentation(below >>>> link), from this what i understood is that the >>>> "classes/jar/resource/properties file" get loaded from the >>>> following locations >>>> >>>> 1.Bootstrap classes of your JVM ($JAVA_HOME/jre/lib/ext). >>>> 2.System class loader classes ( Add bootstrap.jar & >>>> tomcat-juli.jar to CLASSPATH variable) 3.Common class loader >>>> classes ( refers $CATALINA_BASE/lib & $CATALINA_HOME/lib ) & >>>> uses $CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.properties 4. >>>> /WEB-INF/classes of your web application 5. /WEB-INF/lib/*.jar >>>> of your web application >>>> >>>> The thing which is still puzzling me is that how my >>>> "resource/properties files" get loaded to Tomcat CLASSPATH when >>>> i add them to "$CATALINA_BASE/bin" directory & When i move the >>>> same files to $CATALINA_BASE/conf directory then it doesn't get >>>> added to Tomcat CLASSPATH. >>>> >>>> My deployed applications need"properties/resource files ", Can >>>> someone please help me in understand the optimal way of adding >>>> these files to Tomcat CLASSPATH. Does placing the files under >>>> <CATALINA_BASE>/bin is the right approach.Please suggest >>> >>> Why in the world are you adding these resource files to Tomcat's >>> CLASSPATH? If the resources are application - specific, you >>> don't need to do this at all. >>> >>> Just add the files to your local application. In Maven, there's >>> a special directory for that: >>> >>> src/main/resources >>> >>> In NetBeans, I normally create a separate package for all of my >>> configuration files. >>> >>> I think in Eclipse you'll have to make a subdirectory under >>> WEB-INF/classes and copy the files there. That's unpleasant. >>> Eclipse will include that in the build of the WAR file when you >>> do an "export". >>> >>> Then, just do the following in your code to reference the >>> resource. >>> >>> InputStream in = >>> this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(configfile); >>> >>> >>> Where configfile is the complete classpath to your resource. >>> >>> This is nice. It works in exploded WARs, it works in WAR files, >>> it works in JARs. >>> >>> No mucking about with CLASSPATH. No polluting other applications >>> or Tomcat with spurious application - specific resources. This >>> enables you to run several copies of the same web application in >>> the same container, all with different configurations. >>> >>> Just search for getResourceAsStream() for more explanation. >>> >>>> In my organisation i cannot add anything to "$CATALINA_HOME/lib >>>> or bin" location ,these are read only directories >>>> >>>> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/class-loader-howto.html >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help Vicky >>> >>> Not needed. >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ From: Pid * <p...@pidster.com> >>>> To: Tomcat Users List <users@tomcat.apache.org> Sent: Saturday, >>>> 8 December 2012 10:34 PM Subject: Re: Tomcat 6.0 CLASSPATH >>>> query >>>> >>>> On 8 Dec 2012, at 03:29, "vicky007aggar...@yahoo.co.in" >>>> <vicky007aggar...@yahoo.co.in> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Application is deployed under tomcat webapps directory . It >>>>> tries to refer to application specific properties file from >>>>> tomcat classpath, for that we copied it under tomcat bin >>>>> directory. >>>>> >>>>> My query is that does this is the right way to add >>>>> properties file to tomcat classpath? >>>> >>>> Did you try putting it in tomcat/lib? >>>> >>>> >>>> p >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for ur help, Vicky >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 8, 2012, at 2:11 AM, Christopher Schultz >>>>> <ch...@christopherschultz.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 >>>>>> >>>>>> Vicky, >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12/7/12 11:48 AM, vicky wrote: >>>>>>> I have a requirement in which i need to add couple of >>>>>>> properties files to tomcat CLASSPATH as these are needed >>>>>>> for my application deployed in Tomcat 6.0. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> One strange thing is that, i need to add the all my >>>>>>> properties files to "<CATALINA_BASE>/bin" directory else >>>>>>> these all wont get added to Tomcat classpath. >>>>>> >>>>>> Where does the code live that attempts to load those >>>>>> properties files? >>>>>> >>>>>> - -chris >>> >>> . . . just my (I hate moving) 2 cents /mde/ >> >> Vicky, >> >> So let me now understand your requirements. >> >> 1. Properties files to be read by web applications 2. 10 web >> applications on one Tomcat instance 3. All 10 web applications read >> identical files 4. Property files change frequently 5. >> $CATALINA_HOME and $CATALINA_BASE are read-only 6. >> $CATALINA_BASE/lib and $CATALINA_BASE/bin are read-only >> >> In the future it would be a good idea to list all of your >> requirements and restrictions at once, rather than having the list >> extract it by recommending solutions which fail one or more >> requirements. >> >> The approach (placing resource files on the CLASSPATH) is probably >> not a good one given the requirements as you've stated them. >> >> If you're wedded to reading resources from a CLASSPATH, the only >> reasonable way to live with the above requirements is to use files >> in WEB-INF/classes. Then the application will have to be changed >> each time you update the resource files. This all can be scripted >> so that operations won't have too big of a burden. >> >> Placing the resources in a JAR somewhere on Tomcat's CLASSPATH >> poses several problems. >> >> 1. You cannot modify the directories where Tomcat reads JARs 2. A >> change to the resource will require a Tomcat restart >> >> One of the only ways I can see around this is as follows. >> >> 1. create a setenv.sh in $CATALINA_BASE/bin (or setenv.bat) >> >> I realize you do not have write access to this, but maybe >> operations can create that file. >> >> 2. In that setenv.sh, add the following: >> >> CLASSPATH=/place/where/your/jar/is.jar EXPORT CLASSPATH >> >> 3. Make the /place/where/your/jar/is.jar readable >> >> This JAR file must be readable by the user running Tomcat >> >> 4. In is.jar add all your configuration files >> >> This is a pretty spectacularly bad solution for several reasons. >> >> 1. You're reading a file outside of Tomcat's directory structure 2. >> Eunning under the security manager would be challenging 3. Tomcat >> restart for changing the JAR with the properties files >> >> At this point, I would seriously look at scripting the 10 web >> application updates, or loading the properties files in a database >> and access them via JNDI. >> >> . . . . just my two cents. /mde/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
