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Changing the webapp classpath
I was wondering if there was a way to alter the default webapps
classpath. We use several different .jars in our deployments and would
like to create a directory structure under the web_inf/lib directory.
By default the webapps classloader only looks in web_inf/classes and
web_inf/lib. Any help is appreciated.
Keith
RE: Changing the webapp classpath
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: Dalia,Keith A - TO-DITT1 [mailto:kadalia@bpa.gov]
> Subject: RE: Changing the webapp classpath
>
> So, I would place the <Loader> in the web.xml that ships with
> my webapp?
No, it would be in the <Context> element inside your webapp's
META-INF/context.xml file. <Context> elements should never be placed in
server.xml these days.
- Chuck
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RE: Changing the webapp classpath
Posted by "Dalia,Keith A - TO-DITT1" <ka...@bpa.gov>.
So, I would place the <Loader> in the web.xml that ships with my webapp?
In the past I've only used the <Context> in the server.xml when defining
virtual sites.
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Caldarale, Charles R [mailto:Chuck.Caldarale@unisys.com]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 2:58 PM
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Subject: RE: Changing the webapp classpath
> From: "Dalia,Keith A - TO-DITT1" <ka...@bpa.gov>
> Subject: Changing the webapp classpath
>
> I was wondering if there was a way to alter the default
> webapps classpath.
There's an undocumented capability within Tomcat that provides what
you're asking for. (Since it's undocumented, I would assume it's also
unsupported, but it may suffice for your needs.)
Inside each <Context> element that needs it, specify a <Loader> element
with the following attributes:
className="org.apache.catalina.loader.VirtualWebappLoader"
virtualClasspath="[extraLibraryPaths]"
where [extraLibraryPaths] are a series of path tokens separated by
semicolons (regarless of platform). Each path token is either absolute
or relative to Tomcat's working directory.
- Chuck
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RE: Changing the webapp classpath
Posted by "Caldarale, Charles R" <Ch...@unisys.com>.
> From: "Dalia,Keith A - TO-DITT1" <ka...@bpa.gov>
> Subject: Changing the webapp classpath
>
> I was wondering if there was a way to alter the default
> webapps classpath.
There's an undocumented capability within Tomcat that provides what
you're asking for. (Since it's undocumented, I would assume it's also
unsupported, but it may suffice for your needs.)
Inside each <Context> element that needs it, specify a <Loader> element
with the following attributes:
className="org.apache.catalina.loader.VirtualWebappLoader"
virtualClasspath="[extraLibraryPaths]"
where [extraLibraryPaths] are a series of path tokens separated by
semicolons (regarless of platform). Each path token is either absolute
or relative to Tomcat's working directory.
- Chuck
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Re: Changing the webapp classpath
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From: "Dalia,Keith A - TO-DITT1" <ka...@bpa.gov>
To: <us...@tomcat.apache.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:07 PM
Subject: Changing the webapp classpath
I was wondering if there was a way to alter the default webapps
classpath. We use several different .jars in our deployments and would
like to create a directory structure under the web_inf/lib directory.
By default the webapps classloader only looks in web_inf/classes and
web_inf/lib. Any help is appreciated.
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I think you outa luck... dont think can be done
But you can modify the Jar names...
MY_xxxxx.jar
YOUR_xxxxx.jar
Almost looks like folders ;)
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Keith
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