Creating server-side technologies-enabled web projects

Server-side technologies-enabled web projects hold all of the web resources that are created and used when developing a web application.

Before you begin

Note: If this feature is not available, install both the JSF development tools and the WebSphere Application Server development tools features.

About this task

The WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 includes a rich set of libraries and connectivity features provided on the server to assist in client development. These features include:

Ajax proxy: The feature pack provides a Servlet-based forward proxy that can be used in the aggregation of content from different sites. For more information about the Ajax proxy, see The importance of the proxy for Ajax.
Apache Abdera libraries: Apache Abdera is an open source project that provides feed syndication support. Abdera addresses both the Atom syndication format and the Atom publishing protocol. You can use the Abdera libraries on the server to read syndication feeds from other sources or to generate your own feed content for use by your widgets.
JSON4J: The JavaScript Object Notation (JSON4J) library is an implementation of a set of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) handling classes for use within Java™ environments. For more information about JSON4J, see JavaScript Object Notation (JSON4J).
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Adapter: Web remoting is a pattern that provides support for JavaScript or client-side code to directly start server-side logic. The IBM® implementation for web remoting is referred to as the RPC adapter for IBM. For more information about web remoting, see Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Adapter.
Web messaging service: The web messaging service is a publish and subscribe implementation that connects the browser to the WebSphere Application Server service integration bus (SIB) for server-side event push. For more information about web messaging, see Web messaging.

Procedure

In the Enterprise Explorer view, right-click and select New > Web Project.
In the Name field, enter a name for your new web project.
From the list of project templates, click Simple to use the Simple project template to create your web project.
In the Programming Model section, click Java EE to use the Java EE programming model when creating your project.
Click Next to configure your new web project.
From the list of available configuration options, click Deployment.
From the Target Runtime list, select the run time to use at build time to compile your new web project.
Note: If the target run time was previously set, this list is not available. Complete one of the following steps to make this list available:
- Specify a new EAR project name and then select a target run time.
- Select an existing EAR project from the list that uses the target run time that you want to use.
Apply the Server-side technologies feature to your web project:
1. Click Change Features.
2. Expand Web 2.0, select Server-side technologies and click OK. By enabling the Server-side technologies feature, your web project is configured for both development and runtime support for the WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0. All of the required JAR files are added to the Java Build Path for your project and the deployment descriptor.
Click Finish to create your web project.