web.xml overwriting

[calinm]

It would be great if the generated build.xml would allow me to handcode web.xml. This way I could regenerate the build.xml when I add to the classpath, but it would not overwrite my web.xml which is quite complex.

[Eric Clayberg]

It would be great if the generated build.xml would allow me to handcode web.xml. This way I could regenerate the build.xml when I add to the classpath, but it would not overwrite my web.xml which is quite complex.

We are looking into ways to better handle the web.xml file in the future.

[fredrikmh]

Hi Eric. When is this expected?

When creating a war file, I'd really like a file that I can put in tomcat's deploy dir and nothing more. Now I have to manually edit the generated web.xml each time I bundle the war file for deployment.

It could be as simple as having a template web.xml. gwt designer has its own "playground" in servlet and servlet-mapping and I can add whatever I need. Like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app>
<servlet>
[GWT Designer stuff goes here]
[My servlets]
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
[GWT Designer stuff goes here]
[My servlet mappings]
</servlet-mapping>
[My other web.xml configuration]
</web-app>

Sincerely,

Fredrik

[Eric Clayberg]

When is this expected?

This has been available for some time now with GWT Designer's new support for Web project creation and deployment.