Concept	Remarks
WAR files	Deploy and undeploy WAR archives to Tomcat.
Context files	Deploy and undeploy folders containing context files.
ActiveMQ connection factory	Deploy and undeploy ActiveMQ connection factories.
Datasources	Deploy and undeploy datasources to Tomcat.
JNDI Resources	Deploy and undeploy resources in the Tomcat JNDI tree.
Libraries	Deploy and undeploy Java libraries to Tomcat.
Tomcat Managed Server	Deploy and undeploy to Tomcat servers using the Tomcat manager app.
Tomcat Unmanaged Server	Deploy and undeploy to Tomcat servers without the Tomcat manager app.

Tomcat Configuration Items (CIs)

The Tomcat Plugin defines configuration items (CIs) needed to deploy to Tomcat middleware. To get more information about these CIs, use Deployit's command line interface (CLI). See the Deployit Command Line Interface (CLI) Manual for more information.

ContextFiles

Folder in the Deployment Package containing Tomcat context files

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.ContextFiles

Properties:

location(STRING): Location of the artifact.
name(STRING): The technical name of the artifact as it will be used within application servers.

ContextFilesMapping

A mapping of a ContextFiles CI to a TomcatServer

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.ContextFilesMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
keyValuePairs(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.KeyValuePair>): Key Value Pairs
placeholderFormat(ENUM): Placeholder Format
- Values: [SPRING, WINDOWS_SHELL, STARS, NONE]

TomcatActiveMQConnectionFactory

Description unavailable

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatActiveMQConnectionFactory

Properties:

brokerName(STRING): Broker Name
brokerURL(STRING): Broker URL
factory(STRING): Factory
jndiName(STRING): Jndi Name

TomcatConfigurationFilesMapping

A mapping of Configuration Files CI to a TomcatServer

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatConfigurationFilesMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
targetDirectory(STRING): The directory on the target host to which the configuration is to be copied. Example: /data/petclinic/1.0/conf. It can be overidden by using Key TARGET_DIRECTORY
createIfNotExist(BOOLEAN): create the target directory and sub directory if they are not exist
keyValuePairs(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.KeyValuePair>): Key Value Pairs
placeholderFormat(ENUM): Placeholder Format
- Values: [SPRING, WINDOWS_SHELL, STARS, NONE]
shared(BOOLEAN): The target directory is shared when another resources using it as well, default true.

TomcatDataSource

Description unavailable

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatDataSource

Properties:

accessToUnderlyingConnectionAllowed(BOOLEAN): Controls if the PoolGuard allows access to the underlying connection, default value is false
connectionInitSqls(STRING): A Collection of SQL statements that will be used to initialize physical connections when they are first created, default value is null
connectionProperties(STRING): The connection properties that will be sent to our JDBC driver when establishing new connections
connectionUrl(STRING): The connection URL to be passed to our JDBC driver to establish a connection
defaultAutoCommit(BOOLEAN): The default auto-commit state of connections created by this pool, default value is true
defaultCatalog(STRING): The default catalog of connections created by this pool
defaultReadOnly(STRING): The default read-only state of connections created by this pool, default value is driver default
driverClass(STRING): The fully qualified Java class name of the JDBC driver to be used
initialSize(INTEGER): The initial number of connections that are created when the pool is started, default value is 0
jndiName(STRING): Jndi Name
logAbandoned(BOOLEAN): Flag to log stack traces for application code which abandoned a Statement or Connection, default value is false
maxActive(INTEGER): The maximum number of active connections that can be allocated from this pool at the same time, or negative for no limit, default value is 8
maxIdle(INTEGER): The maximum number of connections that can remain idle in the pool, without extra ones being released, or negative for no limit, default value is 8
maxOpenPreparedStatements(INTEGER): The maximum number of open statements that can be allocated from the statement pool at the same time, or zero for no limit, default value is unlimited
maxWait(INTEGER): The maximum number of milliseconds that the pool will wait (when thereare no available connections) for a connection to be returned before throwing an exception, or -1 to wait indefinitely, default value is indefinitely
minEvictableIdleTimeMillis(INTEGER): The minimum amount of time an object may sit idle in the pool before it is eligable for eviction by the idle object evictor (if any), default value is 1000 * 60 * 30
minIdle(INTEGER): The minimum number of connections that can remain idle in the pool, without extra ones being created, or zero to create none, default value is 0
numTestsPerEvictionRun(INTEGER): The number of objects to examine during each run of the idle object evictor thread (if any), default value is 3
password(STRING): The connection password to be passed to our JDBC driver to establish a connection
poolPreparedStatements(BOOLEAN): Enable prepared statement pooling for this pool, default value is false
removeAbandoned(BOOLEAN): Flag to remove abandoned connections if they exceed the removeAbandonedTimout, default value is false
removeAbandonedTimeout(INTEGER): Timeout in seconds before an abandoned connection can be removed, default value is 300
testOnBorrow(BOOLEAN): The indication of whether objects will be validated before being borrowed from the pool, default value is true
testOnReturn(BOOLEAN): The indication of whether objects will be validated before being returned to the pool, default value is false
testWhileIdle(BOOLEAN): The indication of whether objects will be validated by the idle object evictor (if any), default value is false
timeBetweenEvictionRunsMillis(INTEGER): The number of milliseconds to sleep between runs of the idle object evictor thread, default value is -1
username(STRING): The connection username to be passed to our JDBC driver to establish a connection
validationQuery(STRING): The SQL query that will be used to validate connections from this pool before returning them to the caller

TomcatJNDIResources

Description unavailable

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatJNDIResources

Properties:

resourceLinks(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.ResourceLink>): Resources links that are to stored in the Tomcat JNDI tree

TomcatJNDIResourcesMapping

Description unavailable

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatJNDIResourcesMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
resourceLinks(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.ResourceLink>): Resources links that are to stored in the Tomcat JNDI tree

TomcatLibrariesMapping

A mapping of Librairies Files CI to a TomcatServer

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatLibrariesMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
targetDirectory(STRING): The directory on the target host to which the configuration is to be copied. Example: /data/petclinic/1.0/conf. It can be overidden by using Key TARGET_DIRECTORY
createIfNotExist(BOOLEAN): create the target directory and sub directory if they are not exist
keyValuePairs(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.KeyValuePair>): Key Value Pairs
placeholderFormat(ENUM): Placeholder Format
- Values: [SPRING, WINDOWS_SHELL, STARS, NONE]
shared(BOOLEAN): The target directory is shared when another resources using it as well, default true.

TomcatManagedServer

Tomcat Server instance

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatManagedServer

Properties:

host(com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.Host): Host on which the Tomcat server is running.
managerAppUrl(STRING): URL of the manager app URL, e.g. http://tomcat-6:8080/manager
managerPassword(STRING): Password to be used for the manager application deployed on tomcat
managerUsername(STRING): Username to be used for the manager application deployed on tomcat
tomcatHome(STRING): Place where Tomcat is installed such as /opt/apache-tomcat-6.0.24.
ajpPort(INTEGER): AJP Port for the Tomcat Server, default is 8009
appBase(STRING): Tomcat appBase, ex webapps
service(STRING): Tomcat service, ex Catalina

TomcatResourceMapping

Description unavailable

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatResourceMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
sourcePropertyOverrides(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.KeyValuePair>): Overrides for properties of the mapping's source. The key is the property name (consult the documentation or run 'describe' in the CLI), the value is the value to set. Only string, integer and enumerable properties can be overridden. Example: Key: redeliveryLimits, Value: 2

TomcatUnmanagedServer

Tomcat Server instance

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatUnmanagedServer

Properties:

baseUrl(STRING): The base URL which will be used to check whether server is running, e.g. http://tomcat-6:8080
host(com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.Host): Host on which the Tomcat server is running.
startCommand(STRING): Command that should be executed to start the Tomcat server, e.g./opt/tomcat/bin/catalina.sh start.
stopCommand(STRING): Command that should be executed to stop the Tomcat server, e.g. /opt/tomat/bin/catalina.sh stop
tomcatHome(STRING): Place where Tomcat is installed such as /opt/apache-tomcat-6.0.24.
ajpPort(INTEGER): AJP Port for the Tomcat Server, default is 8009
appBase(STRING): Tomcat appBase, ex webapps
service(STRING): Tomcat service, ex Catalina

TomcatWarMapping

A mapping of a WAR to a Tomcat server

Type: com.xebialabs.deployit.plugin.tomcat.ci.TomcatWarMapping

Properties:

source(java.io.Serializable): Source
target(java.io.Serializable): Target
appBase(STRING): aaabsolute path of the directory where wars are deployed. Only needed when context path specified in the mapping is different from the war name
contextRoot(STRING): Context root to deploy to
ejbReferences(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.EjbReference>): Specifies the mapping from ejb reference jndi names and locals used in the web.xml to bean jndi names available in middleware
exploded(BOOLEAN): Explode the war file on tomcat server (does not work when using the Tomcat manager).
keyValuePairs(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.KeyValuePair>): Key Value Pairs
placeholderFormat(ENUM): Placeholder Format
- Values: [SPRING, WINDOWS_SHELL, STARS, NONE]
resourceEnvironmentEntryReferences(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.ResourceReference>): Specifies the mapping from resource environment references jndi names and types used in the web.xml to resource references jndi names available in middleware
resourceReferences(List<com.xebialabs.deployit.ci.mapping.ResourceReference>): Specifies the mapping from resource references jndi names and types used in the web.xml to resource references jndi names available in middleware
virtualHost(STRING): Virtual host to deploy to

Deployit Tomcat Plugin Manual

Preface

Introduction

Tomcat Plugin Requirements

Supported Tomcat Versions

Supported Tomcat Features

Tomcat Runbook

Tomcat Configuration Items (CIs)

ContextFiles

ContextFilesMapping

TomcatActiveMQConnectionFactory

TomcatConfigurationFilesMapping

TomcatDataSource

TomcatJNDIResources

TomcatJNDIResourcesMapping

TomcatLibrariesMapping

TomcatManagedServer

TomcatResourceMapping

TomcatUnmanagedServer

TomcatWarMapping