A Maven 2 plugin that wraps the Cargo Java API
![]() | Functional tests The usage of Cargo for executing functional tests on a container does not mandate this m2 plugin. You could also directly use the Cargo Java API from your Java unit test classes (JUnit, TestNG, etc), as described on the Functional testing page. The choice is yours, thought the Maven2 plugin is generally more straightforward to use and integrates better with the whole build process (with profiles, easier to use deployer, proxy server support, etc.) |
Table of Contents
The documentatation for this Maven2 plugin includes:
- Installation: explains how to install the plugin
- Getting started: explains how to use the plugin on several use cases
- Reference Guide: provide reference documentation for all configuration options
- Tips: tips for using the plugin
Getting Started
Very quick start
CARGO can be directly run on any existing Maven2 Java EE project (WAR, EAR or other) by running:
This will create a default Jetty 6.x embedded container and start it using the Cargo Maven2 plugin with your Maven2 project's deployable (a WAR, for example) deployed to it; so you can run manual tests (as a first introduction).
What is magic is that if you now want to run the same tests with Tomcat 7.x you simply need to run (in one line):
That command will automatically download Tomcat 7.0.16 from the specified URL (taking into account any proxy server setting you would have in Maven2/Maven3), instantiate the container, create a local configuration with your application and run it. It will also save the downloaded container in the default directory (see the Maven2 Plugin Reference Guide for details), so it won't get downloaded when you run the same command twice.
Now, if you want to run this time on Glassfish 3.x with with the HTTP port set to 9000
, run:
CARGO's main advantage is that the commands and configuration remains the same for any version of any container supported by CARGO -be it Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss, JOnAS, GlassFish, WebLogic, etc.
Like it? Well, keep on reading, then!
More examples
As usual the best way to learn to use a tool is through examples.
We have several Maven2 Archetypes that contain sample Maven2/Maven3 projects with different use cases for the CARGO plugin, we would really recommend that you check them out. For more details, read here: Maven2 Archetypes.
In addition here are the typical uses cases covered by the plugin:
- Deploying to a running container
- Generating a container configuration deployment structure
- Merging WAR files
- Starting and stopping a container
- Configuration files option — The configuration files are the files to add to your container's configuration. It is internally used by some containers and is accessible for you can to add extra files.
- DataSource and Resource Support
The Cargo Maven plugin in detail
Here are the different goals available to call on this plugin:
Goals | Description |
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| Start a container. That goal will:
Note: A container that's started with |
| Start a container and wait for the user to press
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| Stop a container. |
| Create the configuration for a local container, without starting it. Note that the |
| Package the local container. |
| Deploy a deployable to a running container. |
| Undeploy a deployable from a running container. |
| Start a deployable already installed in a running container. |
| Stop a deployed deployable without undeploying it. |
| Undeploy and deploy again a deployable. |
| Merge several WAR files into one. |
| Installs a container distribution on the file system. Note that the |
| Get help (list of available goals, available options, etc.). |
The configuration elements are described in the Reference Guide section.