Re: shared resources - a final answer?

[Pat McGroin <ba...@go.com>]

Can anyone tell me which is right?
Do shared resources across applications go in $CATALINA_HOME/common or $CATALINA_HOME/shared?

The HOWTO doc. says the shared dir. is the place to put these resources.
http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/class-loader-howto.html

However, Paul tells me that I need to put jar files under $CATALINA_HOME/common directory since they can be seen by both engine and application and that $CATALINA_HOME/shared directory are only available to Catalina engine, not my applications.
I do not have the WROX book he refers to.

My test worked with a shared JAR file in the common dir. but failed with the JAR file in the shared dir. so it appears the doc. is wrong.
Is this a known bug or am I reading the documentation wrong?

Thanks.


-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul Hsu"<hs...@verizon.net>
To: "Pat McGroin"<ba...@go.com>
Date: Mon Mar 31 08:53:29 PST 2003
Subject: Re: shared resources

>Todd,
>
>You are right based on HOWTO document. The information I provided to you is
>from wrox's professional tomcat book. But your case seems tell us the HOWTO
>document is wrong. How do you think?
>
>
>Paul
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat McGroin" <ba...@go.com>
>To: "Tomcat Users List" <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
>Cc: "Paul Hsu" <hs...@verizon.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:10 AM
>Subject: Re: Re: shared resources
>
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> That worked *BUT* the documentation says otherwise:
>> http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/class-loader-howto.html
>>
>> "For classes and resources that must be shared across all web
>applications, place unpacked classes and resources under
>$CATALINA_HOME/shared/classes, or place JAR files containing those classes
>and resources under $CATALINA_HOME/shared/lib."
>>
>> "This class loader contains additional classes that are made visible to
>both Tomcat internal classes and to all web applications. Normally,
>application classes should NOT be placed here."
>>
>> The $CATALINA_HOME/common/lib contains such JAR files as ant.jar and
>servlet.jar so it does not seem like the place for my shared JAR files.
>>
>> Is the documentation wrong or is this a bug?
>> Or am I just reading the documentation incorrectly?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Todd
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Paul Hsu"<hs...@verizon.net>
>> To: "Tomcat Users List"<to...@jakarta.apache.org>
>> Date: Sun Mar 30 19:20:44 PST 2003
>> Subject: Re: shared resources
>>
>> >Todd,
>> >
>> >You need to put your jar file under $CATALINA_HOME/common direcotry.
>> >$CATALINA_HOME/shared directory are only available to Catalina engine,
>not
>> >application but /common can be seen by both engine and application.
>> >
>> >Paul
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Pat McGroin" <ba...@go.com>
>> >To: <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
>> >Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:32 PM
>> >Subject: Re: shared resources
>> >
>> >
>> >> Craig,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again for the information.
>> >> The info. you've supplied has been very useful.
>> >> However, my problem remains:
>> >>
>> >> I cannot access the class that resides in a JAR file (utilities.jar) in
>> ><tomcat_home>/shared/lib and get a java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
>> >>
>> >> I am spinning my wheels on this so hopefully some details will shed
>some
>> >light on my problem. I wrote a very simple servlet that attempts to use
>the
>> >class in the shared dir.
>> >>
>> >> ----
>> >> import com.myco.utilities.CASDate;
>> >> import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
>> >> import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
>> >> import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
>> >>
>> >> public class Test1 extends HttpServlet {
>> >> //
>> >> public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
>> >response) throws javax.servlet.ServletException, java.io.IOException {
>> >>
>> >> System.out.println("GET method of Test1 invloked");
>> >> performTask(request, response);
>> >> }
>> >> //
>> >> public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
>> >response) throws javax.servlet.ServletException, java.io.IOException {
>> >>
>> >> System.out.println("POST method of Test1 invloked");
>> >> performTask(request, response);
>> >> }
>> >> /**
>> >> * Test the use of a shared class.
>> >> */
>> >> public void performTask(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
>> >response) {
>> >>
>> >> try {
>> >> java.io.PrintWriter pw = response.getWriter();
>> >> CASDate today = new CASDate();
>> >> pw.println("CASDate today is " + today.toString());
>> >> pw.println("CASDate class loaded...");
>> >> }
>> >> catch(Throwable theException) {
>> >> System.out.println("Error...");
>> >> theException.printStackTrace(System.out);
>> >> }
>> >> }
>> >> }
>> >> ----
>> >> This is the utility class (some getXXX methods deleted for brevity):
>> >> ----
>> >> package com.myco.utilities;
>> >>
>> >> import java.util.Calendar;
>> >> import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
>> >>
>> >> public class CASDate {
>> >> private int ccc = 0;
>> >> private int yyy = 0;
>> >> private int mmm = 0;
>> >> private int ddd = 0;
>> >> private int time = 0;
>> >> /**
>> >> * Default constructor is to create CAS date using the current date.
>> >> */
>> >> public CASDate() {
>> >> super();
>> >> GregorianCalendar cal = new GregorianCalendar();
>> >> ccc = 20;
>> >> yyy = cal.get(Calendar.YEAR) - 2000;
>> >> mmm = cal.get(Calendar.MONTH) + 1;
>> >> ddd = cal.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
>> >> }
>> >> /**
>> >> * Return a string in MM/DD/CCYY format.
>> >> */
>> >> public String toString() {
>> >> String returnValue = getMonth() + "/" + getDay() + "/" +
>> >getYearAndCentury();
>> >> return returnValue;
>> >> }
>> >> }
>> >> ----
>> >>
>> >> The error I get is:
>> >> java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/myco/utilities/CASDate
>> >>
>> >> When I moved utilities.jar to <webapp>/WEB-INF/lib the error goes away.
>> >> I hope this provides some clues as to what is going wrong. At this
>point
>> >it looks like a bug but I hope I'm wrong. I am using Tomcat 4.1.18.
>> >>
>> >> Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Todd
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: "Craig R. McClanahan"<cr...@apache.org>
>> >> To: "Pat McGroin"<ba...@go.com>
>> >> Date: Thu Mar 27 13:53:24 PST 2003
>> >> Subject: Re: shared resources
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Pat McGroin wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:57:03 -0800 (PST)
>> >> >> From: Pat McGroin <ba...@go.com>
>> >> >> To: Craig R. McClanahan <cr...@apache.org>
>> >> >> Subject: Re: Re: shared resources
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Craig,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks very much for the detailed reply.
>> >> >> That is very useful information for getting at resource files.
>> >> >> However, my problem is much simpler. I am simply getting
>> >java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError errors when I try to use classes in JAR
>files
>> >in the <tomcat_home>/shared/lib directory.
>> >> >> When I move the jar files to my <webapp root>/WEB-INF/lib the
>classes
>> >are loaded just fine and I don't see these errors.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >One likely cause for this sort of thing: if a class in your "problem
>> >> >child" JAR file is itself loaded from the shared class loader, but
>tries
>> >> >to access a different class that is in the webapp class loader, you'll
>> >get
>> >> >exactly this sort of problem.
>> >> >
>> >> >Note that NoClassDefFound errors do *not* say that the class named in
>the
>> >> >exception report cannot be found (that would be a
>> >ClassNotFoundException).
>> >> >Instead, it means that one of the classes that this class depends on
>> >> >cannot be found.
>> >> >
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> Todd
>> >> >
>> >> >Craig
>> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: "Craig R. McClanahan"<cr...@apache.org>
>> >> >> To: "Tomcat Users List"<to...@jakarta.apache.org>
>> >> >> Date: Thu Mar 27 12:33:57 PST 2003
>> >> >> Subject: Re: shared resources
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Pat McGroin wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:20:49 -0800 (PST)
>> >> >> >> From: Pat McGroin <ba...@go.com>
>> >> >> >> Reply-To: Tomcat Users List <to...@jakarta.apache.org>
>> >> >> >> To: tomcat-user@jakarta.apache.org
>> >> >> >> Subject: shared resources
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Hello.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I am trying to reference a few JAR files from an out-of-process
>> >Tomcat
>> >> >> >> 4.1.18 application.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> The Tomcat 4.1 documentation says that unpacked shared classes
>and
>> >> >> >> resources will be loaded out of the <tomcat_root>/shared/classes
>> >> >> >> directory and packed shared resources are loaded out of
>> >> >> >> <tomcat_root>/shared/lib:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-4.1-doc/class-loader-howto.html
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I put a few JAR files in <tomcat_root>/shared/lib but they are
>never
>> >> >> >> loaded. I can move them into my <webapp root>/WEB-INF/lib and
>they
>> >are
>> >> >> >> loaded without problems.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Am I misunderstanding how resources are found in Tomcat 4.1? The
>> >> >> >> context I am using is not within <tomcat_home>/webapps. It is in
>an
>> >> >> >> entirely diferent directory. Could that be the problem?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> I posted a simliar question a few days ago but was not yet
>properly
>> >> >> >> subscribed so I apologize for the duplication.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks in advance for any help!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >When accessing resources with getResource()/getResourceAsStream(),
>it
>> >is
>> >> >> >important to remember that there are two different implementations
>of
>> >> >> >these things, which operate quite differently:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >ServletContext.getResource() and
>ServletContext.getResourceAsStream():
>> >> >> >* Can be used to access static resources within your web
>application
>> >> >> >* Resources is specified as a context-relative URI starting with
>"/"
>> >> >> >* For example, to read the web.xml file as a resource, you would
>use
>> >> >> > a resource path of "/WEB-INF/web.xml"
>> >> >> >* It doesn't matter whether your webapp is running from an unpacked
>> >> >> > directory or a WAR file, or where the directory/WAR is actually
>> >> >> > located.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >ClassLoader.getResource() and ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream():
>> >> >> >* Can be used to access resources embedded within the class loader
>> >> >> > (or class loader hierarchy)
>> >> >> >* For a standalone app, that means somewhere on your classpath
>> >> >> >* For a webapp installed in Tomcat 4.1, and assuming you're
>starting
>> >> >> > with the webapp class loader, it checks there and up the hierarchy
>> >> >> > as described in the Tomcat documentation.
>> >> >> >* Resource path must match the directory or package structure of
>> >> >> > the resource to be retrieved.
>> >> >> >* Resource resolution works just like class loading resolution in
>> >> >> > terms of which class loader is searched first.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >To access a resource from a JAR file in shared/lib, then, you will
>> >want to
>> >> >> >make sure you're using the second kind of resource retrieval
>methods.
>> >> >> >After getting the right methods called, the next most common
>problem
>> >is
>> >> >> >getting your resource path to match the nested directory structure
>> >within
>> >> >> >whatever JAR file is holding the resource.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Craig


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Using Ant for tomcat configuration

[srinath narasimhan <sr...@nuviewinc.com>]

Hi

Can Ant be used to configure ( manipulate ) the server.xml in tomcat to
create a host ?


Thanks.
Srinath.


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