Johannes Schaefer wrote:
So, there are some options to run Forrest in live mode:
1. 'forrest run': runs Jetty in a console window (stays open in Windows)
2. 'forrest war': creates a web application to deploy e.g. in tomcat
a) use the webapp directory
b) use "context descriptors" to use another webapp directory
c) use the location map to place the XML files somewhere else
3. Service-Wrapper (Windows only) to do 'forrest run' as a
service (e.g. firedeamon)
In case (1) and (3) one can use the Forrest directory structure
directly and edit the XML files in place.
In case (2c) this may be possible as well --> anyone tried it?
Yes. I use it on a number of different sites, locations I've tested with
are:
- SVN
- WebDav
- Daisy CMS
- Lenya CMS
Theoretically, it will work with any repository system capable of
exposing the content in a suirtable format via any web protocol.
Furthermore, a single site can have content coming from multiple
locations (I have one that has content from SVN, WebDav and local file
system for example).
However - be warned this is a 0.8 feature. It is fully operational and
tested in SVN head and is now used internally and within all plugins.
See http://forrest.apache.org/docs_0_80/locationmap.html
...
Maybe I'll be able to put the information together into a how-to
(or the forrest documentation).
Yes, please, please, please ;-)
Ross
