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Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher

Start, stop, and manage Tomcat and WAR files without leaving Eclipse.

Download Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.2.1 for EasyEclipse 1.2.2:

Download Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.2.1.2-13 for EasyEclipse 1.3:

This plugin lets you manage Apache Tomcat without leaving Eclipse:

Starting, stopping and restarting Tomcat 5.x, Tomcat 4.x or 3.3
Registering Tomcat process to Eclipse debugger
Creating or importing a WAR project (wizard can update server.xml file)
Adding Java Projects to Tomcat classpath
Setting Tomcat JVM parameters, classpath and bootclasspath
Exporting a Tomcat project to a WAR File
Choosing Tomcat configuration file
Capability to use a special Tomcat classloader to have classes in several java projects loaded at the same classloader level than classes in a Tomcat project

It is much faster and much easier to set up and use than the Eclipse J2EE tools, and is perfect for development of web applications on Tomcat with JSPs.

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Installing this plugin

This plugin is in the EasyEclipse Server Java distribution.

If you install this plugin on another EasyEclipse distribution, the dependent plugin Eclipse Java Development Tools must be present in the EasyEclipse distribution, or must be installed separately.

This plugin does not contain Tomcat: you must download and install it before using this plugin. You can download a recent version from the Apache Tomcat 5 Downloads page.

Before using the plugin, you must set Tomcat home : Window > Preferences, select Tomcat and set the Tomcat version and Tomcat home fields. Then start the Tomcat server by selecting the menu Tomcat > Start Tomcat. You can check in the Console view that the server starts correctly.

To create a new Tomcat project, select New > Project and select Tomcat. After creating a project, you can add JSP files at the root of the project, or Java files in the WEB-INF/src folder, and immediately run them on the server, without any deployment step: for example, if you create a Tomcat project called

testproject

and you create a file

index.jsp

in it, then you can see you file by opening

http://localhost:8080/testproject/index.jsp

(if your server runs on port 8080).

Note: This plugin launches Tomcat using the default JRE (Java Runtime) checked in Eclipse preferences (in Window > Preferences > Java > Installed JREs). This JRE must be a JDK (this is a Tomcat prerequisite): on Windows and Linux, you should use an EasyEclipse distribution that includes the Java JDK for Windows or Linux, rather than the Windows or Linux JRE.

Tests

(Notes that tests are only displayed if the page is served statically)

Passing:

- install tomcat 5.5 from http://download.nextag.com/apache/tomcat/tomcat-5/v5.5.20/bin/apache-tomcat-5.5.20.zip
        (or from page http://tomcat.apache.org/download-55.cgi choose Core > Zip)
        - launch Eclipse, Preference > Tomcat, set Tomcat version, set Tomcat home, Apply, OK.
        - Push the cat button at the top: the server should start.
        - File > New > Project... Java > Tomcat Project, choose name \'aa\', finish
        - new File, at the root of the project, call it index.jsp, paste this content in the file:
        <% out.println("Hello, World !"); %>
        - in browser, go to http://localhost:8080/aa, should show "hello, world !"

Useful links

Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher home
Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher provides support for the Apache Tomcat application.

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Changelog

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.3.1:

Upgraded to Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.2.1.2.13.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.2.2:

Upgraded to Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.2.1.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.2.1:

Upgraded to Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.2.0.beta.

Changes in EasyEclipse 1.0.0:

Initial release (with Sysdeo Tomcat Launcher 3.1).

Credits and License

Credits: B Leroux, Sysdeo

This plugin is licensed under a BSD/MIT/Apache-style license.