Tips for GWT

Each tip is described in a tag. Each tag inherits the previous tips.

Basics

Minimal Maven configuration for a GWT project.

Compilation and execution

$ mvn clean install
$ mvn gwt:run

Remote Logging

Ability to log client messages to the server.

Compile and execute

$ mvn clean install
$ mvn gwt:run

Logs directory

gwt-tips/

JNDI Datsource

Uses a JNDI datasource in Development Mode.

Compilation and execution

$ mvn clean install sql:execute
$ mvn gwt:run

Connection

login: user
password: password

Creating a WAR without Jetty configuration nor H2 included

$ mvn clean install -P prod

SQL scripts

/src/sql/h2

H2 directory

gwt-tips/.h2

jetty-web.xml

/src/profiles/dev/webapp/WEB-INF

Logs directory

gwt-tips/

Spring and Hibernate

Inject Spring beans in GWT Servlets

Compilation and execution in dev mode

$ mvn clean install sql:execute -P dev
$ mvn gwt:run -P dev

Important note: Due to a weird problem with the activeByDefault property in a multi-module Maven project with profile dependencies, there is no default profile anymore.

Connection

login: user
password: password

Creating a WAR without Jetty configuration nor H2 included

$ mvn clean install -P prod

SQL scripts

gwt-tips/front/src/sql/h2

H2 directory

gwt-tips/front/.h2

SQL scripts for testing

gwt-tips/persistence/src/sql/h2

H2 directory for testing (database reinitialized everytime)

gwt-tips/persistence/target/.h2

jetty-web.xml

/src/profiles/dev/webapp/WEB-INF

Logs directory

gwt-tips/front/