run-jetty-run - Google Code

Code license:	Apache License 2.0
Labels:	Jetty, Java, Eclipse, Plugin, Webapp, Jettylauncher

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Project owners:
	eelco.hillenius, James.Synge

Run Jetty Run

Run web applications in Eclipse using this plugin's embedded Jetty distribution

GettingStarted explains it all.

I (Eelco) worked on JettyLauncher before, and though I liked the functionality, it was a pain to maintain. Maintaing the plugin never had much priority with me, especially not since I joined Wicket almost three years ago. I've always felt guilty about not supporting it. I tried to get people on board to take it over, but that didn't work out unfortunately.

Something that I never liked about JettyLauncher was the fact that you had to have a separate install of the server on your machine. Why not have a plugin you can just install and let's you run web apps right away?

So, the goal of this project is to pick up where JettyLauncher dropped and provide a real easy to install and use Eclipse plugin for running web applications. I plan to keep this plugin super simple, so that the chance that I'll actually maintain it is highest :-)

Alternatives are plenty, and include the Eclipse WTP plugin - which nowadays is bundled with the JEE Eclipse distribution, or - like for instance wicket-examples does: just package the starter with your project or as a separate project. Oh, and if you use maven, there is mvn jetty:run.

Have fun!