Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the mood Example

You can use either NetBeans IDE or Ant to build, package, deploy, and run the mood example.

To Build, Package, Deploy, and Run the mood Example Using NetBeans IDE

1. Select File->Open Project.

2. In the Open Project dialog, navigate to:

   tut-install/examples/web/

3. Select the mood folder.

4. Select the Open as Main Project check box.

5. Click Open Project.

6. In the Projects tab, right-click the mood project and select Build.

7. Right-click the project and select Deploy.

8. In a web browser, open the URL http://localhost:8080/mood/report.

   The URL specifies the context root, followed by the URL pattern specified for the servlet.

   A web page appears with the title “Servlet MoodServlet at /mood” a text string describing Duke’s mood, and an illustrative graphic.

To Build, Package, Deploy, and Run the mood Example Using Ant

1. In a terminal window, go to:

   tut-install/examples/web/mood/

2. Type the following command:

   ant

   This target builds the WAR file and copies it to the tut-install/examples/web/mood/dist/ directory.

3. Type ant deploy.

   Ignore the URL shown in the deploy target output.

4. In a web browser, open the URL http://localhost:8080/mood/report.

   The URL specifies the context root, followed by the URL pattern.

   A web page appears with the title “Servlet MoodServlet at /mood” a text string describing Duke’s mood, and an illustrative graphic.