Dev Env Setup for J2EE

• install glassfish and tomcat by homebrew
• install glassfish eclipse plugin by Help > Eclipse Marketplace

Installation

It seems that Oracle use glassfish for Java EE distribution on Mac. And there are modules directory under glassfish directory which contains javax.servlet and so on, refer to here.

Running Glassfish

# start `glassfish` default domain
asadmin start-domain

# download `hello.war` from [here]()

# deploy an app
asadmin deploy hello.war

# list running app
asadmin list-applications

# undeploy an app
asadmin undeploy hello

# stop `glassfish` default domain
asadmin stop-domain

Help Eclipse Find Glassfish

1. Install Glassfish Plugin right from Eclipse Marketplace.
2. Under File > New > Other > Server, config glassfish path to /usr/local/Cellar/glassfish/4.1/libexec/glassfish if you install glassfish using homebrew.

you may like to change elipse default web browser in eclipse preference panel.

Troubleshooting

If you got database connection refuse error while deploying an app, try to run asadmin start-database.

Reference

• glassfish quick start usage guide
• eclipse/JPA Java EE Tutor
• intro on Java EE by stackoverflow
• target runtime stackoverflow
• How do I import the javax.servlet API in my Eclipse project?
• can't import javax.servlet.annotation.WebServlet