Server Tools
The server component contains the J2EE Server Tools framework and
adapters for selected popular J2EE servers such as Apache Tomcat. The
component leads are Naci Dai and Tim deBoer.
JST Server Plugins
- J2EE server utilities
- org.eclipse.jst.server.core*
- org.eclipse.jst.server.ui
- Generic Server support
- org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.core*
- org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.serverdefinition
- org.eclipse.jst.server.generic.ui
- Adds support for J2EE servers to be defined using plain XML files
- No code required, add support for a new server in minutes
- .serverdefinition plugin contains adapters for WebLogic, JONaS,
and JBoss
- Apache Tomcat Server support
- org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.core
- org.eclipse.jst.server.tomcat.ui
- Apache Geronimo Server support
- org.eclipse.jst.server.geronimo.core
- org.eclipse.jst.server.geronimo.ui
API Status
- API is basically ready to go. Based on past experience we?re
reasonably comfortable with the current content
- Reasonable validation through several servers and API users in WTP
- BEA and IBM are both in the process of validating the API
internally
- Provisional APIs:
- TCP/IP Monitor
- Parts of server tools relating to features
For more information
- Component overviews
- Overviews exist for all three components (wst.internet,
wst.server, jst.server) on the WTP website
- Some documentation about specific function:
- Run on Server
- Generic servers
- EclipseCon presentation
- API ? javadoc in code or in online help
- Bugzilla
- Feel free to open enhancement requests for unclear javadoc,
further documentation you?d like to see, etc.