You can use init-params in servlets:

http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/javax.servlet/GetInit.html

You can also use properties files:

http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/2003-08/01-qa-0808-property.html

Another alternative is to make the configurations datastore configurations
and have your application read them on startup.

On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Benjamin <bsaut...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey guys
>
> I want to distribute my apps WAR directory to my users so they can
> deploy and run their own instances of my app on their own app engine
> account. That is, they download a zipped copy of my WAR directory,
> create an app  on app engine, edit web.xml and deploy it themselves
> using the sdk.
>
> I want them to be able to customize the app using a configuration file
> but i'm not sure how to do this. Can i keep other settings in web.xml
> and if so how do I pull them out in my java code?
>
> in short - how do i access app settings in my java code.
>
> thanks!
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