POSSIBLE: EAR with external 'content' directory?

[alpheratz-jb]

I'd like to deploy my application's 'code' (servlets/spring framework/ejbs/etc.) in an EAR.

However, I'd like to have the associated 'content' stored outside the EAR...possibly as a exploded WAR, so that the content (JSPs and plain HTML) can be updated as needed, if not actually by an end-user, at least by an administrator acting for an end-user. I don't want to have to go through a complete development cycle to correct a typo or a phrase.

Is this possible in JBOSS?

Have any spring-users out there tried this before?

Feedback/tips much appreciated!

Cheers,

Alph

[peterj]

Yes, you can do this. The code in the exploded war directory will have visibility to the classes in the ear file. You can read more about how jboss handles classloading at [url]http://docs.jboss.com/jbossas/guides/j2eeguide/r2/en/html_single/#d0e1053[/urk].

[alpheratz-jb]

Thanks for the reply...appreciated.

Alph