Hi did you check tomcat WebResource? you probably still need a folder (doesn't have to be in webapps, can be elsewhere using <Context>) but you can aggregate virtually multiple resources from multiple folders with that.
Romain Manni-Bucau @rmannibucau <https://twitter.com/rmannibucau> | Blog <https://blog-rmannibucau.rhcloud.com> | Old Blog <http://rmannibucau.wordpress.com> | Github <https://github.com/rmannibucau> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmannibucau> | JavaEE Factory <https://javaeefactory-rmannibucau.rhcloud.com> 2017-05-30 14:52 GMT+02:00 Karim Boussema <[email protected]>: > Hello, > > I'd like to ask your help to know if it is possible to create a context > file for a web application and deploying it without having a complete > folder in webapps or a war file. > > I have as input a configuration file, which indicates the paths of the > different elements of a web application (jars, web.xml, images ...). All > these elements are in disjointed folders. > > In order to gain performance, I wondered if it is possible to constitute in > a context file, the structure of the web app, without creating its folder, > nor to copy the files. I mean by that, doing a sort of a link by reference > of the elements. > > I searched in literature, but unfortunately I did not find much. > > Would anyone know if it's doable please? > > Thank you for your help. >
