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Eclipse GlassFish Server 5.1 Embedded Server Guide |
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This document explains how to run applications in embedded GlassFish Server Open Source Edition and to develop applications in which GlassFish Server is embedded. This document is for software developers who are developing applications to run in embedded GlassFish Server. The ability to program in the Java language is assumed.
The following topics are addressed here:
Embedded Eclipse GlassFish Server enables you to use GlassFish Server as a library. Embedded GlassFish Server also enables you to run GlassFish Server inside any Virtual Machine for the Java platform (Java Virtual Machine or JVMmachine).
No installation or configuration of embedded GlassFish Server is required. The ability to run GlassFish Server inside applications without installation or configuration simplifies the process of bundling GlassFish Server with applications.
Note: Embedded GlassFish Server does not run on the Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME platform). |
You can use embedded GlassFish Server in the following ways:
With the Embedded Server API (see Including the GlassFish Server Embedded Server API in Applications)
With the Maven Plug-in (see Testing Applications with the Maven Plug-in for Embedded GlassFish Server)
With the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API (see Using the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API with Embedded GlassFish Server)
Embedded GlassFish Server provides a plug-in for
Apache Maven (http://maven.apache.org/).
This plug-in simplifies the testing of applications by enabling you to
build an application and run it with GlassFish Server on a single
system. Testing and debugging are simplified because the need for an
installed and configured GlassFish Server is eliminated. Therefore, you
can run unit tests automatically in every build.
Note: For information on how to embed GlassFish Server in an OSGi environment, see the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Add-On Component Development Guide. |
The following Embedded GlassFish Server directories and files are important if you are referencing a nonembedded installation of GlassFish Server:
The installation root directory, represented as as-install, is the parent of the directory that embedded GlassFish Server uses for configuration files. This directory corresponds to the base directory for an installation of GlassFish Server. Configuration files are contained in the following directories in the base directory for an installation of GlassFish Server:
domains
lib
Specify the installation root directory only if you have a valid
nonembedded GlassFish Server installation and are using
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar.
The instance root directory, represented as domain-dir, is the parent directory of a server instance directory. Embedded GlassFish Server Open Source Edition uses the server instance directory for domain configuration files.
Specify the instance root directory only if you have a valid nonembedded
GlassFish Server domain directory and are using
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar.
Note: If you have valid nonembedded GlassFish Server as-install and domain-dir
directories, specify both in the |
If domain-dir is not specified, GlassFish Server creates a directory
named gfembed`random-number`tmp in a temporary directory, where
random-number is a randomly generated 19-digit number. GlassFish Server
then copies configuration files into this directory. The temporary
directory is the value of the system property java.io.tmpdir. You can
override this value by specifying the glassfish.embedded.tmpdir
property in the GlassFishProperties class or as a system property.
domain.xml FileUsing an existing domain.xml file avoids the need to configure
embedded GlassFish Server programmatically in your application. Your
application obtains domain configuration data from an existing
domain.xml file. You can create this file by using the administrative
interfaces of an installation of nonembedded GlassFish Server. To
specify an existing domain.xml file, invoke the setConfigFileURI
method of the GlassFishProperties class as described in
Creating and Configuring an Embedded GlassFish Server.
Note: The built-in |
Eclipse GlassFish Server provides an application programming
interface (API) for developing applications in which GlassFish Server is
embedded. For details, see the org.glassfish.embeddable packages at
http://embedded-glassfish.java.net/nonav/apidocs/.
The following topics are addressed here:
To enable your applications to locate the class libraries for embedded GlassFish Server, add one of the following JAR files to your class path:
glassfish-embedded-nucleus.jarCorresponds to the nucleus distribution. Download this file from
http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/org/glassfish/extras/glassfish-embedded-nucleus/.
glassfish-embedded-web.jarContains classes needed for deploying Java EE web applications.
Download this file from
http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/org/glassfish/extras/glassfish-embedded-web/.
glassfish-embedded-all.jarContains classes needed for deploying all Java EE application types.
Download this file from
http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/org/glassfish/extras/glassfish-embedded-all/.
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jarContains references to classes needed for deploying all Java EE application types. Must be used with a nonembedded installation of GlassFish Server. Reference this file from the as-install`/lib/embedded` directory of a nonembedded GlassFish Server installation. Do not move this file or it will not work. For an explanation of as-install, see Installation Root Directory.
Note: Oracle GlassFish Server only supports use of the
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In addition, add to the class path any other JAR files or classes upon which your applications depend. For example, if an application uses a database other than Java DB, include the Java DataBase Connectivity (JDBC) driver JAR files in the class path.
Before you can run applications, you must set up and run the embedded GlassFish Server.
The following topics are addressed here:
To create and configure an embedded GlassFish Server, perform these tasks:
Instantiate the org.glassfish.embeddable.BootstrapProperties
class.
Invoke any methods for configuration settings that you require. This is optional.
Invoke the GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap() or
GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap(BootstrapProperties) method to create a
GlassFishRuntime object.
Instantiate the org.glassfish.embeddable.GlassFishProperties
class.
Invoke any methods for configuration settings that you require. This is optional.
Invoke the glassfishRuntime.newGlassFish(GlassFishProperties)
method to create a GlassFish object.
The methods of the BootstrapProperties class for setting the server
configuration are listed in the following table. The default value of
each configuration setting is also listed.
Table 1-1 Methods of the BootstrapProperties Class
| Purpose | Method | Default Value |
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References an existing Installation Root Directory, also called as-install |
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None. If |
The methods of the GlassFishProperties class for setting the server
configuration are listed in the following table. The default value of
each configuration setting is also listed.
Table 1-2 Methods of the GlassFishProperties Class
| Purpose | Method | Default Value |
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References an existing Instance Root Directory, also called domain-dir |
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In order of precedence:
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Creates a new or references an existing configuration file |
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In order of precedence:
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Specifies whether the configuration file is read-only |
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Sets the port on which Embedded GlassFish Server listens. |
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none |
Note: Do not use |
Example 1-1 Creating an Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows code for creating an Embedded GlassFish Server.
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish();
glassfish.start();
...Example 1-2 Creating an Embedded GlassFish Server with configuration customizations
This example shows code for creating an Embedded GlassFish Server using
the existing domain-dir
C:\samples\test\applicationserver\domains\domain1.
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import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
BootstrapProperties bootstrapProperties = new BootstrapProperties();
bootstrapProperties.setInstallRoot("C:\\samples\\test\\applicationserver");
GlassFishRuntime glassfishRuntime = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap(bootstrapProperties);
GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setInstanceRoot("C:\\samples\\test\\applicationserver\\domains\\domain1");
GlassFish glassfish = glassfishRuntime.newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
...After you create an embedded GlassFish Server as described in Creating and Configuring an Embedded GlassFish Server, you can perform operations such as:
Setting the Port of an Embedded GlassFish Server From an Application
You must set the server’s HTTP or HTTPS port. If you do not set the port, your application fails to start and throws an exception. You can set the port directly or indirectly.
Note: Do not use |
To set the port directly, invoke the setPort method of the
GlassFishProperties object.
To set the port indirectly, use a domain.xml file that sets the
port. For more information, see The domain.xml File.
Example 1-3 Setting the port of an Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows code for setting the port of an embedded GlassFish Server.
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import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
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GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setPort("http-listener", 8080);
glassfishProperties.setPort("https-listener", 8181);
...Starting an Embedded GlassFish Server From an Application
To start an embedded GlassFish Server, invoke the start method of the
GlassFish object.
Example 1-4 Starting an Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows code for setting the port and starting an embedded
GlassFish Server. This example also includes the code from
Example 1-1 for creating a GlassFish object.
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import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
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GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setPort("http-listener", 8080);
glassfishProperties.setPort("https-listener", 8181);
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GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
...Stopping an Embedded GlassFish Server From an Application
The API for embedded GlassFish Server provides a method for stopping an embedded server. Using this method enables your application to stop the server in an orderly fashion by performing any necessary cleanup steps before stopping the server, for example:
Undeploying deployed applications
Releasing any resources that your application uses
To stop an embedded GlassFish Server, invoke the stop method of an
existing GlassFish object.
Example 1-5 Stopping an Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows code for prompting the user to press the Enter key to
stop an embedded GlassFish Server. Code for creating a GlassFish
object is not shown in this example. For an example of code for creating
a GlassFish object, see Example 1-1.
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import java.io.BufferedReader;
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
System.out.println("Press Enter to stop server");
// wait for Enter
glassfish.stop(); // Stop Embedded GlassFish Server
...As an alternative, you can use the dispose method to stop an embedded
GlassFish Server and dispose of the temporary file system.
Deploying an application installs the files that comprise the application into Embedded GlassFish Server and makes the application ready to run. By default, an application is enabled when it is deployed.
The following topics are addressed here:
For general information about deploying applications in GlassFish Server, see the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Deployment Guide.
An archive file contains the resources, deployment descriptor, and classes of an application. The content of the file must be organized in the directory structure that the Java EE specifications define for the type of archive that the file contains. For more information, see "Deploying Applications" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Deployment Guide.
Deploying an application from a directory enables you to deploy an application without the need to package the application in an archive file. The contents of the directory must match the contents of the expanded Java EE archive file as laid out by the GlassFish Server. The directory must be accessible to the machine on which the deploying application runs. For more information about the requirements for deploying an application from a directory, see "To Deploy an Application or Module in a Directory Format" in GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Deployment Guide.
If some of the resources needed by an application are not under the application’s directory, see Creating a Scattered Archive.
Instantiate the java.io.File class to represent the archive file
or directory.
Invoke the getDeployer method of the GlassFish object to get an
instance of the org.glassfish.embeddable.Deployer class.
Invoke the deploy`(File` archive`,` params`)` method of the
instance of the Deployer object.
Specify the java.io.File class instance you created previously as the
first method parameter.
For information about optional parameters you can set, see the
descriptions of the deploy(1) subcommand parameters.
Simply quote each parameter in the method, for example "--force=true".
Example 1-6 Deploying an Application From an Archive File
This example shows code for deploying an application from the archive
file c:\samples\simple.war and setting the name, contextroot, and
force parameters. This example also includes the code from
Example 1-1 for creating GlassFishProperties and
GlassFish objects.
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import java.io.File;
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setPort("http-listener", 8080);
glassfishProperties.setPort("https-listener", 8181);
...
GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
File war = new File("c:\\samples\\simple.war");
Deployer deployer = glassfish.getDeployer();
deployer.deploy(war, "--name=simple", "--contextroot=simple", "--force=true");
// deployer.deploy(war) can be invoked instead. Other parameters are optional.
...Undeploy an application when the application is no longer required to run in GlassFish Server. For example, before stopping GlassFish Server, undeploy all applications that are running in GlassFish Server.
Note: If you reference a nonembedded GlassFish Server installation using the
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To undeploy an application, invoke the undeploy method of an existing
Deployer object. In the method invocation, pass the name of the
application as a parameter. This name is specified when the application
is deployed.
For information about optional parameters you can set, see the
descriptions of the deploy(1) command parameters.
Simply quote each parameter in the method, for example
"--cascade=true".
To undeploy all deployed applications, invoke the undeployAll method
of an existing EmbeddedDeployer object. This method takes no
parameters.
Example 1-7 Undeploying an Application
This example shows code for undeploying the application that was deployed in Example 1-6.
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import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
deployer.undeploy(war, "--droptables=true", "--cascade=true");
...Deploying a module from a scattered archive (WAR or JAR) enables you to deploy an unpackaged module whose resources, deployment descriptor, and classes are in any location. Deploying a module from a scattered archive simplifies the testing of a module during development, especially if all the items that the module requires are not available to be packaged.
In a scattered archive, these items are not required to be organized in a specific directory structure. Therefore, you must specify the location of the module’s resources, deployment descriptor, and classes when deploying the module.
To create a scattered archive, perform these tasks:
Instantiate the org.glassfish.embeddable.archive.ScatteredArchive
class.
Invoke the addClassPath and addMetadata methods if you require
them.
Invoke the toURI method to deploy the scattered archive.
The methods of this class for setting the scattered archive configuration are listed in the following table. The default value of each configuration setting is also listed.
Table 1-3 Constructors and Methods of the ScatteredArchive Class
| Purpose | Method | Default Value |
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Creates and names a scattered archive |
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None |
Creates and names a scattered archive based on a top-level directory. If the entire module is organized under the topDir, this is the only method necessary. The topDir can be null if other methods specify the remaining parts of the module. |
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None |
Adds a directory to the classes classpath |
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None |
Adds a metadata locator |
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None |
Adds and names a metadata locator |
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None |
Gets the deployable URI for this scattered archive |
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None |
Example 1-8 Deploying an Application From a Scattered Archive
This example shows code for creating a WAR file and using the
addClassPath and addMetadata methods. This example also includes the
code from Example 1-6 for deploying an application from an
archive file.
...
import java.io.File;
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setPort("http-listener", 9090);
GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
Deployer deployer = glassfish.getDeployer();
ScatteredArchive archive = new ScatteredArchive("testapp", ScatteredArchive.Type.WAR);
// target/classes directory contains complied servlets
archive.addClassPath(new File("target", "classes"));
// resources/sun-web.xml is the WEB-INF/sun-web.xml
archive.addMetadata(new File("resources", "sun-web.xml"));
// resources/web.xml is the WEB-INF/web.xml
archive.addMetadata(new File("resources", "web.xml"));
// Deploy the scattered web archive.
String appName = deployer.deploy(archive.toURI(), "--contextroot=hello");
deployer.undeploy(appName);
glassfish.stop();
glassfish.dispose();
...Deploying an application from a scattered enterprise archive (EAR) enables you to deploy an unpackaged application whose resources, deployment descriptor, and classes are in any location. Deploying an application from a scattered archive simplifies the testing of an application during development, especially if all the items that the application requires are not available to be packaged.
In a scattered archive, these items are not required to be organized in a specific directory structure. Therefore, you must specify the location of the application’s resources, deployment descriptor, and classes when deploying the application.
To create a scattered enterprise archive, perform these tasks:
Instantiate the
org.glassfish.embeddable.archive.ScatteredEnterpriseArchive class.
Invoke the addArchive and addMetadata methods if you require
them.
Invoke the toURI method to deploy the scattered enterprise
archive.
The methods of this class for setting the scattered enterprise archive configuration are listed in the following table. The default value of each configuration setting is also listed.
Table 1-4 Constructors and Methods of the ScatteredEnterpriseArchive
Class
| Purpose | Method | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
Creates and names a scattered enterprise archive |
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None |
Adds a module or library |
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None |
Adds a module or library |
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None |
Adds a module or library |
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None |
Adds a module or library |
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None |
Adds a metadata locator |
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None |
Adds and names a metadata locator |
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None |
Gets the deployable URI for this scattered archive |
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None |
Example 1-9 Deploying an Application From a Scattered Enterprise Archive
This example shows code for creating an EAR file and using the
addArchive and addMetadata methods. This example also includes code
similar toExample 1-8 for creating a scattered archive.
...
import java.io.File;
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setPort("http-listener", 9090);
GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
Deployer deployer = glassfish.getDeployer();
// Create a scattered web application.
ScatteredArchive webmodule = new ScatteredArchive("testweb", ScatteredArchive.Type.WAR);
// target/classes directory contains my complied servlets
webmodule.addClassPath(new File("target", "classes"));
// resources/sun-web.xml is my WEB-INF/sun-web.xml
webmodule.addMetadata(new File("resources", "sun-web.xml"));
// Create a scattered enterprise archive.
ScatteredEnterpriseArchive archive = new ScatteredEnterpriseArchive("testapp");
// src/application.xml is my META-INF/application.xml
archive.addMetadata(new File("src", "application.xml"));
// Add scattered web module to the scattered enterprise archive.
// src/application.xml references Web module as "scattered.war".
//Hence specify the name while adding the archive.
archive.addArchive(webmodule.toURI(), "scattered.war");
// lib/mylibrary.jar is a library JAR file.
archive.addArchive(new File("lib", "mylibrary.jar"));
// target/ejbclasses contain my compiled EJB module.
// src/application.xml references EJB module as "ejb.jar".
//Hence specify the name while adding the archive.
archive.addArchive(new File("target", "ejbclasses"), "ejb.jar");
// Deploy the scattered enterprise archive.
String appName = deployer.deploy(archive.toURI());
deployer.undeploy(appName);
glassfish.stop();
glassfish.dispose();
...Running asadmin Commands Using the GlassFish Server Embedded Server
API
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Running asadmin commands from an application enables
the application to configure the embedded GlassFish Server to suit the
application’s requirements. For example, an application can run the
required asadmin commands to create a JDBC technology connection to a
database.
For more information about configuring embedded GlassFish Server, see
the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Administration
Guide. For detailed information about asadmin commands, see Section 1
of the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Reference
Manual.
Note: Ensure that your application has started an embedded GlassFish Server
before the application attempts to run |
The org.glassfish.embeddable package contains classes that you can use
to run asadmin commands. Use the following code examples as templates
and change the command name, parameter names, and parameter values as
needed.
Example 1-10 Running an asadmin create-jdbc-resource Command
This example shows code for running an asadmin create-jdbc-resource
command. Code for creating and starting the server is not shown in this
example. For an example of code for creating and starting the server,
see Example 1-4.
...
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
String command = "create-jdbc-resource";
String poolid = "--connectionpoolid=DerbyPool";
String dbname = "jdbc/DerbyPool";
CommandRunner commandRunner = glassfish.getCommandRunner();
CommandResult commandResult = commandRunner.run(command, poolid, dbname);
...Example 1-11 Running an asadmin set-log-level Command
This example shows code for running an asadmin set-log-level command.
Code for creating and starting the server is not shown in this example.
For an example of code for creating and starting the server, see
Example 1-4.
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import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
...
String command = "set-log-level";
String weblevel = "javax.enterprise.system.container.web=FINE";
CommandRunner commandRunner = glassfish.getCommandRunner();
CommandResult commandResult = commandRunner.run(command, weblevel);
...For another way to change log levels, see Changing Log Levels in Embedded GlassFish Server.
Example 1-12 Using an Existing domain.xml File and Deploying an
Application From an Archive File
This example shows code for the following:
Using the existing file
c:\myapp\embeddedserver\domains\domain1\config\domain.xml and
preserving this file when the application is stopped.
Deploying an application from the archive file
c:\samples\simple.war.
import java.io.File;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
public class Main {
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
File configFile = new File ("c:\\myapp\\embeddedserver\\domains\\domain1\\config\\domain.xml");
File war = new File("c:\\samples\\simple.war");
try {
GlassFishRuntime glassfishRuntime = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap();
...
GlassFishProperties glassfishProperties = new GlassFishProperties();
glassfishProperties.setConfigFileURI(configFile.toURI());
glassfishProperties.setConfigFileReadOnly(false);
...
GlassFish glassfish = glassfishRuntime.newGlassFish(glassfishProperties);
glassfish.start();
Deployer deployer = glassfish.getDeployer();
deployer.deploy(war, "--force=true");
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
System.out.println("Press Enter to stop server");
// wait for Enter
new BufferedReader(new java.io.InputStreamReader(System.in)).readLine();
try {
glassfish.dispose();
glassfishRuntime.shutdown();
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}If you are using Apache Maven
(http://maven.apache.org/), the plug-in for embedded GlassFish Server
simplifies the testing of applications. This plug-in enables you to
build and start an unpackaged application with a single Maven goal.
The following topics are addressed here:
Predefined Maven goals for embedded GlassFish Server are described in Maven Goals for Embedded GlassFish Server.
To use Maven with Embedded GlassFish Server and the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API, see Using Maven with the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API and Embedded GlassFish Server.
Setting up your Maven environment enables Maven to download the required embedded GlassFish Server distribution file when you build your project. Setting up your Maven environment also identifies the plug-in that enables you to build and start an unpackaged application with a single Maven goal.
Before You Begin
Ensure that Apache Maven
(http://maven.apache.org/) is installed.
Identify the Maven plug-in for embedded GlassFish Server.
Add the following plugin element to your POM file:
...
...
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
<groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-embedded-glassfish-plugin</artifactId>
<version>version</version>
</plugin>
...
</plugins>
...
The version to use. The version of the final promoted build for this
release is 3.1. The Maven plug-in is not bound to a specific version
of GlassFish Server. You can specify the version you want to use. If
no version is specified, a default version, 3.1 for this release, is
used.
Configure the embedded-glassfish goal prefix, the application
name, and other standard settings.
Add the following configuration element to your POM file:
...
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
...
<configuration>
<goalPrefix>embedded-glassfish</goalPrefix>
...
<app>target/test.war</app>
<port>8080</port>
<contextRoot>test</contextRoot>
<autoDelete>true</autoDelete>
...
</configuration>
...
</plugin>
...
</plugins>
...In the app parameter, substitute the archive file or directory for your
application. The optional port, contextRoot, and autoDelete parameters
show example values. For details, see Maven Goals for
Embedded GlassFish Server.
3. Perform advanced plug-in configuration. This step is optional.
Add the following configuration element to your POM file:
...
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
...
<configuration>
<goalPrefix>embedded-glassfish</goalPrefix>
<app>target/test.war</app>
<name>test</name>
<contextRoot>test</contextRoot>
<ports>
<http-listener>8080</http-listener>
<https-listener>8181</https-listener>
</ports>
<bootstrapProperties>
<property>test_key=test_value</property>
</bootstrapProperties>
<bootstrapPropertiesFile>bootstrap.properties</bootstrapPropertiesFile>
<glassfishProperties>
<property>embedded-glassfish-config.server.jms-service.jms-host.default_JMS_host.port=17676</property>
</glassfishProperties>
<glassfishPropertiesFile>glassfish.properties</glassfishPropertiesFile>
<systemProperties>
<property>ANTLR_USE_DIRECT_CLASS_LOADING=true</property>
</systemProperties>
<systemPropertiesFile>system.properties</systemPropertiesFile>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>start</goal>
<goal>deploy</goal>
<goal>undeploy</goal>
<goal>stop</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
...
</plugins>
...Configure Maven goals.
Add execution elements to your POM file:
...
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
...
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>goal</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
...
</plugin>
...
</plugins>
...
The goal to use. See Maven Goals for Embedded GlassFish Server.
Configure the repository.
Add the following repository element to your POM file:
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
<name>Java.net Repository for Maven</name>
<url>http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/</url>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>Example 1-13 POM File for Configuring Maven to Use Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows a POM file for configuring Maven to use embedded GlassFish Server.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
Line breaks in the following element are for readability purposes only
-->
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-glassfish-plugin-tester</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<name>Maven test</name>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-embedded-glassfish-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<configuration>
<goalPrefix>embedded-glassfish</goalPrefix>
<app>target/test.war</app>
<port>8080</port>
<contextRoot>test</contextRoot>
<autoDelete>true</autoDelete>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>install</phase>
<goals>
<goal>run</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
<name>Java.net Repository for Maven</name>
<url>http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/</url>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</project>If you are using Maven to manage the development of your application, you can use a Maven goal to build and start the application in embedded GlassFish Server.
Before You Begin
Ensure that your Maven environment is configured, as described in To Set Up Your Maven Environment.
Include the path to the Maven executable file mvn in your path
statement.
Ensure that the JAVA_HOME environment variable is defined.
Create a directory for the Maven project for your application.
Copy to your project directory the POM file that you created in To Set Up Your Maven Environment.
Run the following command in your project directory:
mvn install
This command performs the following actions:
* Installs the Maven repository in a directory named .m2 under your
home directory.
* Starts Embedded GlassFish Server.
* Deploys your application.
The application continues to run in Embedded GlassFish Server until
Embedded GlassFish Server is stopped.
Change to the root directory of the Maven project for your application.
Run the Maven goal to stop the application in embedded GlassFish
Server.
mvn embedded-glassfish:stop
This runs the stop method of the GlassFish object and any other
methods that are required to shut down the server in an orderly fashion.
See Stopping an Embedded GlassFish Server From an
Application.
An application that was built and started from Maven continues to run in Embedded GlassFish Server until Embedded GlassFish Server is stopped. While the application is running, you can test changes to the application by redeploying it.
To redeploy, in the window from where the application was built and started from Maven, press Enter.
You can use the following Maven goals to test your applications with embedded GlassFish Server:
embedded-glassfish:run GoalThis goal starts the server and deploys an application. You can redeploy if you change the application. The application can be a packaged archive or a directory that contains an exploded application. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-5 embedded-glassfish:run Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
app |
None |
The archive file or directory for the application to be deployed. |
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server to start. |
containerType |
|
(optional) The container to start: |
installRoot |
None |
(optional) The Installation Root Directory. |
instanceRoot |
In order of precedence:
|
(optional) The Instance Root Directory |
configFile |
domain-dir`/config/domain.xml` |
(optional) The configuration file. |
port |
None. Must be set explicitly or defined in the configuration file. |
The HTTP or HTTPS port. |
name |
In order of precedence:
For more information, see "Naming Standards" in Eclipse GlassFish Server Application Deployment Guide. |
(optional) The name of the application. |
contextRoot |
The name of the application. |
(optional) The context root of the application. |
precompileJsp |
|
(optional) If |
dbVendorName |
None |
(optional) The name of the database vendor for
which tables can be created. Allowed values are |
createTables |
Value of the |
(optional) If |
dropTables |
Value of the |
(optional) If If |
autoDelete |
|
(optional) If Caution: Do not set |
embedded-glassfish:start GoalThis goal starts the server. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-6 embedded-glassfish:start Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server to start. |
containerType |
|
(optional) The container to start: |
installRoot |
None |
(optional) The Installation Root Directory. |
instanceRoot |
In order of precedence:
|
(optional) The Instance Root Directory |
configFile |
domain-dir`/config/domain.xml` |
(optional) The configuration file. |
port |
None. Must be set explicitly or defined in the configuration file. |
The HTTP or HTTPS port. |
autoDelete |
|
(optional) If Caution: Do not set |
embedded-glassfish:deploy GoalThis goal deploys an application. You can redeploy if you change the application. The application can be a packaged archive or a directory that contains an exploded application. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-7 embedded-glassfish:deploy Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
app |
None |
The archive file or directory for the application to be deployed. |
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server to start. |
name |
In order of precedence:
For more information, see "Naming Standards" in Eclipse GlassFish Server Application Deployment Guide. |
(optional) The name of the application. |
contextRoot |
The name of the application. |
(optional) The context root of the application. |
precompileJsp |
|
(optional) If |
dbVendorName |
None |
(optional) The name of the database vendor for
which tables can be created. Allowed values are |
createTables |
Value of the |
(optional) If |
embedded-glassfish:undeploy GoalNote: If you reference a nonembedded GlassFish Server installation using the
|
This goal undeploys an application. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-8 embedded-glassfish:undeploy Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
If the name is omitted, all applications are undeployed. |
The name of the application. |
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server to start. |
dropTables |
Value of the |
(optional) If If |
cascade |
|
(optional) If If This attribute is applicable to connectors (resource adapters) and applications with connector modules. |
embedded-glassfish:stop GoalThis goal stops the server. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-9 embedded-glassfish:stop Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server to stop. |
embedded-glassfish:admin GoalThis goal runs a GlassFish Server administration command. You must use either the command and commandParameters parameters in combination or the commandLine parameter. For more information about administration commands, see the GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Reference Manual. You can set the parameters described in the following table.
Table 1-10 embedded-glassfish:start Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
serverID |
|
(optional) The ID of the server on which to run the command. |
command |
None |
The name of the command, for example
|
commandParameters |
None |
A map of the command parameters. See the
|
commandLine |
None |
The full |
The EJB 3.1 Embeddable API is designed for unit testing of EJB modules.
You must use this API with a pre-installed, nonembedded GlassFish Server
instance. However, you can take advantage of Embedded GlassFish Server’s
ease of use by referencing the nonembedded GlassFish Server instance
with the glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar file.
Embedded GlassFish Server is not related to the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API, but you can use these APIs together.
The Maven plug-in does not apply to embeddable EJB applications. However, you can use Maven with the POM file shown in Using Maven with the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API and Embedded GlassFish Server.
The EJB 3.1 Embeddable API is described in
Java Specification Request (JSR)
318 (http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=318). An ejb-embedded sample
is included in the samples available at
Java
EE 7 Downloads
(http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/downloads/index.html)
or
Code
Samples
(http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/documentation/index.html).
The EJB 3.1 Embeddable API supports all EJB 3.1 Lite features with addition of the EJB timer service and testing of EJB modules packaged in a WAR file.
For EJB modules in a WAR file (or an exploded directory), if a web application has one EJB module, and there are no other EJB modules in the classpath, those entries (libraries) are ignored. If there are other EJB modules, a temporary EAR file is created. For EJB modules in a WAR file to be tested, the client code must use EJB modules with interfaces or without annotations. Those EJB modules are not part of the classpath and can’t be loaded by the client class loader.
The following topics are addressed here:
To specify GlassFish Server as the Container Provider, include
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar or glassfish-embedded-all.jar in
the class path of your embeddable EJB application.
Reference the glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar file from the
as-install`/lib/embedded` directory of a GlassFish Server installation.
Do not move this file or it will not work.
See Setting the Class Path and Section 22.3.3 of the EJB
3.1 Specification, Embeddable Container Bootstrapping.
Configure any required resources.
For more information about configuring resources, see the Administration
Console Online Help or "Resources and Services
Administration" in Eclipse GlassFish Server Administration
Guide. The jdbc/__default Java DB database is preconfigured with all
distributions of GlassFish Server. However, if you are using
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar, you must start the database
manually.
If your embeddable EJB application uses Java Persistence, you do not
need to specify a JDBC resource. See Default Java
Persistence Data Source for Embedded GlassFish Server.
Invoke one of the createEJBContainer methods.
Note: Do not deploy your embeddable EJB application or any of its dependent
Java EE modules before invoking one of the |
To change the Instance Root Directory, set the
org.glassfish.ejb.embedded.glassfish.instance.root system property
value by using the createEJBContainer`(Map<?, ?> properties)` method.
The default Instance Root Directory location is
as-install`/domains/domain1` if a nonembedded installation is
referenced. This system property applies only to embeddable EJB
applications used with nonembedded GlassFish Server.
Close the EJB container properly to release all acquired resources and threads.
Properties that can be passed to the
EJBContainer#createEJBContainer(Properties) method are summarized in
the following table. All properties are in the
org.glassfish.ejb.embedded.glassfish package. For example, the full
name of the installation.root property is
org.glassfish.ejb.embedded.glassfish.installation.root.
Table 1-11 EJB 3.1 Embeddable API Properties
| Property | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
GlassFish Server installation location from which
|
|
|
In order of precedence:
|
|
|
domain-dir`/config/domain.xml` |
The configuration file. |
|
|
If |
|
None |
Enables the web container if set. Needed for testing web services in a WAR file. The value is ignored and can be an empty string. |
|
|
If |
|
|
If |
Using Maven with the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API and Embedded GlassFish Server ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
When using Maven with the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API and Embedded GlassFish Server, you cannot use the features of the Maven plug-in. You must start and stop Embedded GlassFish Server manually or programmatically outside of Maven.
Example 1-14 Maven POM File for Using the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API with Embedded GlassFish Server
This example shows a POM file for configuring Maven to use the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API with Embedded GlassFish Server.
<!--
Line breaks in the following element are for readability purposes only
-->
<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
<artifactId>my-ejb-app-tester</artifactId>
<version>3.1</version>
<name>Maven test</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.extras</groupId>
<artifactId>glassfish-embedded-static-shell</artifactId>
<version>${project.version}</version>
<scope>system</scope>
<systemPath>
${env.S1AS_HOME}/lib/embedded/glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar
</systemPath>
</dependency>
<!--
The javaee-api is stripped of any code and is just used to compile your
application. The scope provided in Maven means that it is used for compiling,
but is also available when testing. For this reason, the javaee-api needs to
be below the embedded Glassfish dependency. The javaee-api can actually be
omitted when the embedded Glassfish dependency is included, but to keep your
project Java-EE 6 rather than GlassFish 3, specification is important.
-->
<dependency>
<groupId>javax</groupId>
<artifactId>javaee-api</artifactId>
<version>6.0</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<pluginRepositories>
<pluginRepository>
<id>maven2-repository.dev.java.net</id>
<name>Java.net Repository for Maven</name>
<url>http://download.java.net/maven/glassfish/</url>
</pluginRepository>
</pluginRepositories>
</project>If you are using glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar, you can omit the
dependency element with the javaee-api artifactId and the
pluginRepositories element.
Set the S1AS_HOME environment variable to the installation root
directory before running the mvn clean verify command.
To change log levels in Embedded GlassFish Server, you can follow the steps in this section or you can use the Embedded Server API as shown in Example 1-11. For more information about GlassFish Server logging, see "Administering the Logging Service" in Eclipse GlassFish Server Administration Guide.
You can change log levels in Embedded GlassFish Server in either of the following ways:
Using the GlassFish Server Embedded Server API
Creating a custom logging configuration file
Both these ways use logger names. For a list of logger names, use the
list-log-levels subcommand.
Example 1-15 Using the GlassFish Server Embedded Server API
This example shows how to set log levels using the getLogger method in
the API.
import org.glassfish.embeddable.*;
// Create Embedded GlassFish
GlassFish glassfish = GlassFishRuntime.bootstrap().newGlassFish();
// Set the log levels. For example, set 'deployment' and 'server' log levels to FINEST
Logger.getLogger("").getHandlers()[0].setLevel(Level.FINEST);
Logger.getLogger("javax.enterprise.system.tools.deployment").setLevel(Level.FINEST);
Logger.getLogger("javax.enterprise.system").setLevel(Level.FINEST);
// Start Embedded GlassFish and deploy an application.
// You will see all the FINEST logs printed on the console.
glassfish.start();
glassfish.getDeployer().deploy(new File("sample.war"));
// Dispose Embedded GlassFish
glassfish.dispose();Example 1-16 Creating a Custom Logging Configuration File
This example shows the contents of a custom logging configuration file,
customlogging.properties.
handlers= java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler
java.util.logging.ConsoleHandler.level = FINEST
javax.enterprise.system.tools.deployment.level = FINEST
javax.enterprise.system.level = FINESTPass the name of this custom logging configuration file to the java
command when you invoke Embedded GlassFish Server. For example:
java -Djava.util.logging.config.file=customlogging.properties MyEmbeddedGlassFishThe jdbc/__default Java DB database is preconfigured with Embedded
GlassFish Server. It is used when an application is deployed in Embedded
GlassFish Server that uses Java Persistence but doesn’t specify a data
source. Embedded GlassFish Server uses the embedded Java DB database
created in a temporary domain that is destroyed when Embedded GlassFish
Server is stopped. You can use a Java DB database configured with
nonembedded GlassFish Server if you explicitly specify the instance root
directory or the configuration file.
By default, weaving is enabled when the GlassFish Server Embedded Server
API is used. To disable weaving, set the
org.glassfish.persistence.embedded.weaving.enabled property to
false.
The glassfish-embedded-web.jar file for embedded GlassFish Server
supports only these features of nonembedded GlassFish Server:
The following web technologies of the Java EE platform:
Java Servlet API
JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology
JavaServer Faces technology
JDBC-technology connection pooling
Java Persistence API
Java Transaction API
Java Transaction Service
The glassfish-embedded-all.jar and
glassfish-embedded-static-shell.jar files support all features of
nonembedded GlassFish Server with these exceptions:
Installers
Administration Console
Update Tool
Apache Felix OSGi framework
The Maven plug-in for embedded GlassFish Server does not support application clients.
Applications that require ports for communication, such as remote EJB components, do not work with the EJB 3.1 Embeddable API running with embedded GlassFish Server if a nonembedded GlassFish Server is running in parallel.
Embedded GlassFish Server requires no installation or configuration. As a result, the following files and directories are absent from the file system until embedded GlassFish Server is started:
default-web.xml file
domain.xml file
Applications directory
Instance root directory
When embedded GlassFish Server is started, the base installation directory that GlassFish Server uses depends on the options with which GlassFish Server is started. If necessary, embedded GlassFish Server creates a base installation directory. Embedded GlassFish Server then copies the following directories and their contents from the Java archive (JAR) file in which embedded GlassFish Server is distributed:
domains
lib
If necessary, GlassFish Server also creates an instance root directory.
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