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See the Struts 2 Blank Archetype page for more information, including some basic Maven information, how to build and run the app, and basic application information.

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The Starter Archetype (struts2-archetype-starter

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The Starter archetype creates a more featured application using several common technologies used in production applications.

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• View, Edit, and Help mode examples
• Simple form for preferences in Edit mode
• Can be deployed as a servlet or portlet application
• Can use Maven Jetty plugin to deploy with the pluto-embedded profile (usage 'mvn jetty:run -Ppluto-embedded', then access http://localhost:8080/<artifactId>/pluto/index.jsp)

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The Portlet Database Archetype (struts2-archetype-dbportlet)

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The Portlet database archetype creates a simple JSR 168 portlet that displays the contents of a database table.

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• Uses Spring and Hsql to show a real database query
• Builtin caching of query results
• View, Edit, and Help mode examples
• Simple form for preferences in Edit mode
• Can be deployed as a servlet or portlet application
• Can use Maven Jetty plugin to deploy as a servlet webapp

The Blank Convention Archetype (struts2-archetype-convention)

Features

• Convention-based validation
• Example actions
• Package-level resource bundle
• Unit-testing
• Google AppEgine aware

The Plugin Archetype (struts2-archetype-plugin)

Features

• Example new result type
• Example XML-based configuration

Creating an Application Using a Maven Archetype

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mvn archetype:generate -B \
                       -DgroupId=tutorial \
                       -DartifactId=tutorial \
                       -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.struts \
                       -DarchetypeArtifactId=struts2-archetype-blank \
                       -DarchetypeVersion=2.1.68

Archetype Parameters

The -B option runs archetype:generate in batch mode; it avoids a prompt to confirm our settings.

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