Stripes 101: Getting Started - Stripes...and Java Web Development is Fun Again - page 10

Chapter 2

Stripes 101:

Getting Started

The best way to get started with a framework is to dive in and get a
simple example up and running. So, let's do that.

2.1 Setting Up a Stripes Application

First, you will need to set up a Stripes web application development
environment:

1. Install the development tools.
2. Install the Stripes framework and dependencies.
3. Configure the web application to use Stripes.

This is a one-time job. You'll be able to reuse this environment for all of
the topics examples as well as your own masterpieces.

The Development Tools
Install the following development tools. Note that every version number
is a minimum version—higher versions should work as well. You are
probably already familiar with these tools. If not, refer to the installation
instructions on the indicated website.

• Java Development Kit (JDK), version 1.5: http://java.sun.com .
• A servlet container that supports Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0. There
are several; here are just a few examples:
- Jetty version 5.0: http://jetty.mortbay.com
- Resin version 3.0: http://www.caucho.com
- Tomcat version 5.5: http://tomcat.apache.org