Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-26 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: Thank you for your reply, I will start reading those chapters and the presentation, I think it should be fairly simple to understand since I'm already familiar with the concepts. I think, now there's a new and better way to write JSPs using JSTL tags or custom tags. Perh

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-23 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
uessing it. -Regards Rashmi - Original Message From: Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:12:31 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT nobody can keep in their head everything "needed" these days, or at least the

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Loughran
Jing Xue wrote: I don't see how the portability issue become a serious one. Really, what are the chances that we would upgrade to a new container version - let alone migrate to a different product - in _production_ without first thoroughly testing the application, which implies rebuilding everyth

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-22 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: g to know - thanks for sharing this, I will keep it in mind for future projects. ok, you need to fast forward to chapter 12, and ignore the bit where it tells you how to use . that bit has been cut from the sequel for that very reason. Ok, I see HTTPUnit and Apache Cact

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-22 Thread James Abley
The OP talked about an intended target environment of Websphere, but the discussion was indicating using (the Tomcat JSP compiler) Jasper. That is how it wouldn't be portable. Jing Xue wrote: I don't see how the portability issue become a serious one. Really, what are the chances that we would

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Jing Xue
I don't see how the portability issue become a serious one. Really, what are the chances that we would upgrade to a new container version - let alone migrate to a different product - in _production_ without first thoroughly testing the application, which implies rebuilding everything against the n

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
- Original Message From: Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:51:17 PM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT >> And, also if I were to run HttpUnit on a production environment, it would >> have to be do

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: I normally pre-compile the JSPs in the development environment, package *only the class files* [Excluding the JSPs and the JSP Java files generated by Jasper] into a WAR and then upload the WAR to production. As James originally mentioned, I think if I ran HttpUnit directlly

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: With an httpunit run straight after deployment, you can hit every single JSP page in turn -on the production machine-. This gets the preload hit out the way, and helps test the live system is working. Ah ok, now I get it. Sorry my brain is a little slow. I guess this proce

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
ibility is of concern. -Rashmi - Original Message From: Rashmi Rubdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:09:36 PM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT > With an httpunit run straight after deployment, you can hit every single

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
From: Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:53:27 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT Rashmi Rubdi wrote: > I've used JUnit before, I do want to learn HttpUnit (among so many other > things that I need to l

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: I've used JUnit before, I do want to learn HttpUnit (among so many other things that I need to learn :-) But thanks for providing the details, they're helpful. Ant in Action has a special section on HttpUnit, before I get into Apache Cactus, which is the serious server-sid

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
t: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 5:23:58 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT I do what John suggests and use HttpUnit. 1. you need those tests anyway 2. you can fetch all pages, including error pages and those that need auth (if your tests log in first) 3. you can also walk eve

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
- Original Message From: James Abley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:19:15 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT >I would suggest you take a closer look at my original suggestion. If you >use the Jasper task, then I

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Brian Agnew
Watij (http://watij.com) will work against IE and is Java-based. I don't think it does Firefox (yet) but it works well against IE. You'll have to integrate this into your unit tests post-deployment. Brian Kevin Jackson wrote: Just to throw my hat in the ring... If you don't like HttpUnit (fo

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Kevin Jackson
Just to throw my hat in the ring... If you don't like HttpUnit (for whatever reason). Watir[1] (IE) and FireWatir (firefox) can be used as an alternative for checking your links, driving the automation of tests. Getting them running as part of the build process is eaasy enough with , but if you

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Steve Loughran
Rashmi Rubdi wrote: Hi James, I use the Jasper task to mainly reduce the time it takes to load a JSP page. I only execute the Jasper task just before creating the WAR file for the production environment. You cant guarantee that Jasper code is compatible with anything other than the same v

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread James Abley
suitable for a dev build but only for production build. -Regards Rashmi - Original Message From: James Abley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:12:40 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT Why do you want to do this; e.g. is it pa

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
ry long time to complete, it is not suitable for a dev build but only for production build. -Regards Rashmi - Original Message From: James Abley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ant Users List Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:12:40 AM Subject: Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-21 Thread James Abley
Why do you want to do this; e.g. is it part of a check to make sure that all JSP pages will compile? Typically, you'd get better results by using httpunit or a spider of sort sort to access every page and check that it doesn't come back with a 500 response. That way, you are using the deploymen

Re: How to compile jsp files with ANT

2007-02-20 Thread Rashmi Rubdi
Hi Lokesh, I'm assuming you want to pre-compile JSPs. You can use Jasper for that. Take a look at the Jasper ANT task here: http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-5.5-doc/jasper-howto.html The pre-compilation process first converts all JSP files to .java files and then compiles them into class files,