JTCL

JTCL (Java Tomcat Launcher) is a light-weight CLI tool written in C that helps deploying a java web application locally.

No need of .sh files or writing long commands. Just one small command and everything is running.

(Just for testing locally)

Download & Install

Download bin file

Download jtcl from the lastest release.

Build it yourself

linux

# clone this-repo
cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build

windows

install linux :)
# Uses some posix functions, sorry :(
# May work with Cygwin, though

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Add it to the Path

linux

sudo nano /etc/profile

# write inside '/etc/profile'
export JTCL_HOME="/path/to/jtcl/clone/folder"
export PATH=$JTCL_HOME/build:$PATH
# Although, I recommend moving the executable to another folder, like:
#    /opt/jtcl/bin.

# Also needs CATALINA_HOME
export CATALINA_HOME="/opt/apache-tomcat"

How to Use

# Inside your java folder where pom.xml & /target/ folder are located.
jtcl clean: Clean tomcat/webapps/ .war & folder.
jtcl build: 'mvn clean package' & deploy .war into tomcat/webapps/ folder.
jtcl run: Start tomcat.

# Can run multiple commands at once:
jtcl clean build run

Author message

This program is just a simple implementation made to simplify and speed up my work. Some IDEs have plugins for this but I couldn't find any that fit my requirements: just something simple, small & quick.

I may not change or update this repo in a while (unless I need it).

(Alerta de spanglish)