Java EE: Getting Started : Module 03: Bootstrapping the Java EE Application

This module takes the installed tools to bootstrap an empty Java EE application and execute it.

Demo

• To bootstrap the application use the following Maven archetype : mvn -DarchetypeGroupId=org.codehaus.mojo.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=webapp-javaee7 -DarchetypeVersion=1.1 -DgroupId=com.pluralsight.java-ee-getting-started -DartifactId=bookstore-back -Dversion=1.0 -Darchetype.interactive=false --batch-mode -Dpackage=com.pluralsight.bookstore archetype:generate. This command creates a Maven project structure under the bookstore-back directory.
• In the pom.xml add <finalName>bookstore-back</finalName> so we don't get a bookstore-back-1.0 URL but just bookstore-back
• In the pom.xml change the versions of Java, Java EE and the Maven plugins with properties:
• <properties> <version.java>1.8</version.java> <version.javaee>7.0</version.javaee> <!-- Plugins --> <version.compiler.plugin>3.8.0</version.compiler.plugin> <version.dependency.plugin>3.1.1</version.dependency.plugin> <version.war.plugin>3.2.2</version.war.plugin> </properties>

Structure

The BookStore application is divided into a Java EE REST back-end (bookstore-back) and an Angular front-end (bookstore-front).

Bookstore Back

The code of this module follows the Maven directory structure. The src/main/ directory contains the main source code while you will find the test class under src/test/. The pom.xml file is Maven specific and it describes the project and its dependencies.

Once Maven and a JDK 8 are installed, enter the following Maven commands:

• mvn help:help : shows Maven help
• mvn clean : cleans the target directory
• mvn compile : compiles the code
• mvn test : runs the test case (you need WildFly to be up and running)
• mvn package : packages the code into a war file
• mvn clean package : executes a clean and then a package

Once Wildfly is installed, deploy the war file and go to http://localhost:8080/bookstore-back/

Bookstore Front

The code of this module follows the Angular CLI directory structure. The src/ directory contains the main source code. The package.json file is Node specific and it describes the project and its dependencies.