Main Configuration Files
Two key configuration files utilized by the framework are web.xml
and action.xml
. The configuration elements in these two files will reference any other required or optional configuration files.
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File | Optional | Location (relative to webapp) | Purpose |
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no | /WEB-INF/ | Web deployment descriptor to include all necessary framework components | |
no | /WEB-INF/classes/ | Main configuration, contains result/view types, action mappings, interceptors, and so forth | |
yes | /WEB-INF/classes/ | Framework properties | |
yes | /WEB-INF/lib/struts-action-x.x.jar | Default configuration that should be included in | |
yes | /WEB-INF/classes/ | Override the default [Velocity] configuration ]]></ac:plain-text-body></ac:structured-macro> | |
yes | /WEB-INF/classes/ | Default macros referenced by |
Static Content
Common static content that is needed by the framework (JavaScript and CSS files, etc.) is served automatically by the FilterDispatcher filter. Any request starting with "/action/
" denotes that static content is required, and then mapping the value after "/action/
" to common packages in Struts Action 2 and, optionally in the applciationapplication's class path.
By default, the following packages are searched:
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Additional packages can be specified by providing a comma seperated separated list to the configuration parameter named "packages" (configured in web.xml for the FilterDispatcher filter). When specifying additional static content, you should be careful not to expose sensitive configuration information (i.e. database password).