Setting up a WAR file to see inside an existing EAR file

[cweaver]

I would like to set up a web module outside of an EAR file that can use many classes inside the EAR file. I already have an EAR file with a WAR file in it. I would like to create an additional WAR file that uses resources within the EAR.
This will enable quick deployment in the test enviroment. The WAR is only a couple kb while the EAR is several mb. I want to be able to make quick changes to jsp and js files without having the burden of redeploying the entire application.

Thanks in advance

[genman]

I haven't done this, but take a look here:

http://wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=ClassLoadingConfiguration

You should be able to indicate the class loader in a jboss-web.xml in your .war file. This should match what you have in jboss-app.xml in your .ear file.

[raja05]

genman's idea should work. You need to make sure that there are not different versions of a single library.
Another way is to make UseJBossWEbLoader to be true. This will make JBoss look up everywhere (includnig inside the EAR).

[cweaver]

Thank you genman and raja05. I will try this and let you know.