JSON based configuration for JBoss

[m.jawwad]

Hi,

     I have successfully configured modeshape on JBoss AS 7. I am also now able to access my repository instance (sample) using JNDI. Session is created successfully and I am able to add/update data in my "sample" repository.

      Now I would like to use an external simple JSON file and an inifspan (xml) file like we can do with nornal application. Is it possible to give paths for JSON and XML files some where in any config file etc.? i.e we just place a JSON file, give its path and then JBoss can use that path as its repository? Also I am not able to find any example with latest modeshape (3.1 and above) to be configured with Tomcat 7 as JNDI

      Does anyone have any link etc. that might be helpful in any of the above scenario?

      Thanks in advance.

[hchiorean]

Hi,

Regarding ModeShape & AS7 - the only way you can configure a repository, is via JBoss's subsystem - either XML directly or via CLI. The reason why this is required, is that unlike the "embedded JSON" mode, ModeShape needs to "hook into" JBoss's Infinispan, JDNI, JGroups etc subsystems (as opposed to starting its own, independent instances of each).

As far as embedding ModeShape in Tomcat/other web/application servers, we don't have any running examples yet, although we will create such examples in the future. In the meantime, since running in another server is pretty similar to running in standalone, embedded mode, I can point you to the following links:

• https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/MODE/ModeShape+in+Java+applications and https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/MODE/ModeShape+in+web+applications - our documentation page
• https://github.com/ModeShape/modeshape-examples/tree/master/modeshape-embedded-example - is a standalone, embedded, example but the code itself is pretty close to the code you would write in an "independent war" file,
• https://github.com/ModeShape/modeshape-examples/tree/master/modeshape-web-example - is a Servlet example that was built for AS7, but you can see different ways of accessing a repository from Servlet code.