Maven by Example
7.7. Running the Web Application
To run the web application, you’ll first need to build the entire
multi-module project and then build the database using the Hibernate3
plugin. First, from the top-level simple-parent project directory,
run mvn clean install:
$ mvn clean install
Running mvn clean install at the top-level of your multi-module
project will install all of modules into your local Maven
repository. You need to do this before building the database from the
simple-webapp project. To build the database from the
simple-webapp project, run the following from the simple-webapp
project’s directory:
$ mvn hibernate3:hbm2ddl [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'hibernate3'. [INFO] org.codehaus.mojo: checking for updates from central [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Building Multi-Spring Chapter Simple Web Application [INFO]task-segment: [hibernate3:hbm2ddl] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Preparing hibernate3:hbm2ddl ... 10:24:56,151 INFO org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaExport - export complete [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Once you’ve done this, there should be a ${basedir}/data directory which will contain the HSQLDB database. You can then start the web application with:
$ mvn jetty:run [INFO] Scanning for projects... [INFO] Searching repository for plugin with prefix: 'jetty'. [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Building Multi-Spring Chapter Simple Web Application [INFO]task-segment: [jetty:run] [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Preparing jetty:run ... [INFO] [jetty:run] [INFO] Configuring Jetty for project: Multi-Spring Chapter Simple Web Application ... [INFO] Context path = /simple-webapp [INFO] Tmp directory = determined at runtime [INFO] Web defaults = org/mortbay/jetty/webapp/webdefault.xml [INFO] Web overrides = none [INFO] Starting jetty 6.1.7 ... 2008-03-25 10:28:03.639::INFO: jetty-6.1.7 ... 2147 INFO DispatcherServlet - FrameworkServlet 'weather': \ initialization completed in 1654 ms 2008-03-25 10:28:06.341::INFO: Started SelectChannelConnector@0.0.0.0:8080 [INFO] Started Jetty Server
Once Jetty is started, you can load http://localhost:8080/simple-webapp/weather.x?zip=60202 and you should see the weather for Evanston, IL in your web browser. Change the ZIP code and you should be able to get your own weather report.
Current Weather Conditions for: Evanston, IL, US * Temperature: 42 * Condition: Partly Cloudy * Humidity: 55 * Wind Chill: 34 * Date: Tue Mar 25 10:29:45 CDT 2008