Developing J2EE applications - IntelliJ IDEA in Action - page 374

Controlling web module settings
The Web Module Settings tab of the Paths window, shown in figure 11.1, lets you
control the structure and dependencies of the web application defined within.
The Application Server drop-down lets you specify the application server on
which this web application should be run and debugged (you'll see how to config-
ure application servers in IDEA later in this chapter). The Deployment De-
scriptors group lists the types, paths, and versions of the descriptors available in
the module.
The Modules and Libraries to Package group shows a list of all modules and
libraries that need to be packaged with this web application in order for it to func-
tion properly. This list is populated from the library dependencies marked in the
Libraries tab and the module dependencies marked in the Dependencies tab.
Fo r ex a m p l e , i f t h e ACME web module were to rely on a third-party library to han-
dle user authentication, that library would have to be packaged somehow in the
WAR in order for the web application to work properly. The table lets you specify
Figure 11.1 The Web Module Settings panel, accessible when you're configuring a web module in a
project, lets you set the default application server, the deployment descriptors, the modules and
libraries that need to be packaged along with this web application, and the resource directories.