How-to: Add a 3rd party library to the Pineapple deployable web application

Introduction

This guide describes how to add a 3rd party library to the Pineapple deployable web application:

  • The directory layout of the application is described.
  • The location where the library should placed is described.

Directory layout of of the application

The WAR contains the directory layout:

pineapple-web-application-VERSION.war
     |     
     +--- META-INF
     |               
     +--- WEB-INF
     |     +--- classes
     |     +--- images
     |     +--- jsp
     |     +--- lib
     |     +--- log4j
     |     +--- spring   
     |     |             
     |     |--- web.xml
     |

Add 3rd party library

Please execute the steps:

  • Unpack the web application pineapple-web-application-VERSION.war.
  • Copy the 3rd party library into the directory pineapple-web-application-VERSION.war/WEB-INF/lib.
  • Pack the web application again.