Project Folder Structure
Let’s create some necessary folders:
Folder Structure:
Folder | Details |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/config/ | Store Spring configuration files |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/controller/ | Controller Java classes |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/service/ | Service Manager Interface classes |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/service/impl/ | Service Manager classes implementing the interface |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/dao/ | DAO classes |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/dao/impl/ | DAO classes implementing the interface |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/model/ | Model classes |
src/main/java/com/itblogs/utils/ | Store any utilities Java classes here |
src/main/resources/ | Store log4j.properties and application.properties files |
src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/lib/ | Store necessary Jar libraries
Please note that you don’t need to copy the Jar files here. Maven will handle it, please see “do some checking for WEB-INF/lib” below. |
src/test/java/ | Store unit test Java classes |
OK, let’s do some checking for WEB-INF/lib:
a. Check Deploy Path
Right-click the project => select “Properties” => click “Deployment Assembly”
Make sure “Maven Dependencies” is mapping to “WEB-INF/lib” Deploy Path
b. Check classpath.xml
Right-click classpath.xml, open with Text Editor, make sure it contains below settings:
<classpathentry kind=”con” path=”org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER”>
<attributes>
<attribute name=”maven.pomderived” value=”true”/>
<attribute name=”org.eclipse.jst.component.dependency” value=”/WEB-INF/lib“/>
</attributes>
</classpathentry>