weblogic-shared-lib

In multiple projects we are using common resources or dependencies so every time we need to include all resources and dependencies in every project, so if we create common shared lib for all projects and deploy on Application server like Weblogic and in that way we can use shared lib for all.

Steps:

1. Create simple maven project and include all common dependencies in pom.
2. Packaging should be war.
3. Create MANIFEST.MF in src/main/resources/
4. We have to set some properties in MANIFEST.MF

• Manifest-Version: 1.0
• Specification-Title: weblogic-share-lib-1.0
• Specification-Version: 1.0
• Implementation-Title: weblogic-share-lib-1.0
• Implementation-Version: 1.0
• Implementation-Vendor: Az MaYo.
• Extension-Name: weblogic-share-lib*

5. In pom.xml file please update build part like:

<build>
	<plugins>
		<plugin>
			<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
			<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>				
			<configuration>
				<attachClasses>true</attachClasses>
			</configuration>
		</plugin>
	</plugins>
</build>

5. Now just do mvn clean install

Now some steps for client appliction (where we will include this shared lib).

1. In weblogic.xml file (if not created then please create) add bellow lines according to you

<wls:library-ref>
	<wls:library-name>weblogic-shared-lib-1.0</wls:library-name>
       	<wls:exact-match>false</wls:exact-match>
</wls:library-ref>  

2. Update pom.xml file and include this dependency with scope provided like:

<dependency>
	<groupId>com.az</groupId>
	<artifactId>weblogic-shared-lib</artifactId>
	<version>1.0</version>
	<scope>provided</scope>
	<classifier>classes</classifier>
</dependency>

That's it. Now all the dependencies and resources those are in weblogic-shared-lib folder containing will be available for all the project those will include this shared lib in weblogic.xml file.

Please make sure shared lib should be deployed as weblogic shared lib and status is active. then deploye your project.