Property substitution in web.xml and the Jetty Plugin

Many web applications are configured via web.xml. Primary examples of this are Comet web application, which are configured via a ServletContextAttributeListener: you may want different listener classes depending on the enviroment you’re working in. Another example is where Spring configuration files are provided via the contextConfigLocation context parameter. Here I Read more

GWT 1.6 HostedMode now using Jetty

GWT 1.6 RC is out and a new feature shines: the new HostedMode is based on Jetty. From the release notes: “Although the legacy GWTShell still uses an embedded Tomcat server, the new HostedMode runs Jetty instead. There is also a new “Restart Server” button on the main hosted mode Read more