Information

This is basically a Struts' maven archetype plugin. It is used to create a working web application template for Struts 2 where the user work build on top of. It is to serve as a little tool for rapid prototyping.

Features

The created template contains :-

Sitemesh integration build in
A simple Struts action example (both instantiated through Spring and Struts itself)
A simple Struts validation example (action and action-alias level)
A Simple Struts conversion example (global and action level)
A simple Struts resource bundle (both global, action and package level)

Installing Maven archetype for Struts 2

Change directory to the maven archetype directory eg. from Struts' root directory (You will need the Struts 2 source from SVN)
```
cd ./struts2-archetype-starter <press enter>
```

Run the following command to install Struts2 maven archetype into one's local maven repository (typically at ~/.m2/repository where ~ is the user directory)
```
mvn install
```

If "build successful" is shown at the console after execution of the above command, the Struts2 Maven archetype plugin is successfully installed.

Create Struts Web Application Template

To create a workable template:-

Change directory to where the web application template is to be created eg. assuming the directory to be myWebApp.
```
mkdir /home/tmjee/myWebApp
    cd /home/tmjee/myWebApp
```

Run the following command to generate the sample template, assuming:-

Root Java package	com.myCompany.mySystem
The WAR name	myWebApp

mvn archetype:create -DgroupId=com.myComp.mySystem -DartifactId=myWebApp 
  -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.struts -DarchetypeArtifactId=struts2-archetype-starter

Using the created template

Following are some Maven command that might be handy when using the generated template :-

To compile
```
mvn compile
```

To run test cases
```
mvn test
```

To clean up
```
mvn clean
```

To package
```
mvn package
```

To grab necessary JAR files etc.
```
mvn initialize
```

To run it with Jetty6
```
mvn jetty6:run
```