Use Ant implementing Continous Integration.

Tomcat version: apache-tomcat-6.0.18

JDK Version: JDK 1.6.0

comment:

if you use apache-tomcat-6.0.33 or above versions, you may met some compile or deploy problems using this antscript.

build.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<project name="springapp" basedir="." default="usage">
    <property file="build.properties"/>

    <property name="src.dir" value="src"/>
    <property name="web.dir" value="war"/>
    <property name="build.dir" value="${web.dir}/WEB-INF/classes"/>
    <property name="name" value="springapp"/>

    <path id="master-classpath">
        <fileset dir="${web.dir}/WEB-INF/lib">
            <include name="*.jar"/>
        </fileset>
        <!-- We need the servlet API classes: -->
        <!--  * for Tomcat 5/6 use servlet-api.jar -->
        <!--  * for other app servers - check the docs -->
        <fileset dir="${appserver.lib}">
            <include name="servlet*.jar"/>
        </fileset>
        <pathelement path="${build.dir}"/>
    </path>

    <target name="usage">
        <echo message=""/>
        <echo message="${name} build file"/>
        <echo message="-----------------------------------"/>
        <echo message=""/>
        <echo message="Available targets are:"/>
        <echo message=""/>
        <echo message="clean     --> clean up the springapp project"></echo>
        <echo message="build     --> Build the application"/>
        <echo message="deploy    --> Deploy application as directory"/>
        <echo message="deploywar --> Deploy application as a WAR file"/>
        <echo message="undeploy  --> undeploy application in tomcat"></echo>
        <echo message="install   --> Install application in Tomcat"/>
        <echo message="reload    --> Reload application in Tomcat"/>
        <echo message="start     --> Start Tomcat application"/>
        <echo message="stop      --> Stop Tomcat application"/>
        <echo message="list      --> List Tomcat applications"/>
        <echo message="buildtests--> compile test tree java files"></echo>
        <echo message="tests     --> Run tests"></echo>
        <echo message=""/>
    </target>
    
    <target name="clean" description="clean up the springapp project">
        <delete dir="${build.dir}"></delete>
    </target>
    
    <target name="build" description="Compile main source tree java files">
        <mkdir dir="${build.dir}"/>
        <javac destdir="${build.dir}" source="1.6" target="1.6" debug="true"
               deprecation="false" optimize="false" failonerror="true" includeantruntime="true">
            <src path="${src.dir}"/>
            <classpath refid="master-classpath"/>
        </javac>
    </target>

    <target name="deploy" depends="build" description="Deploy application">
        <copy todir="${deploy.path}/${name}" preservelastmodified="true">
            <fileset dir="${web.dir}">
                <include name="**/*.*"/>
            </fileset>
        </copy>
    </target>

    <target name="deploywar" depends="build" description="Deploy application as a WAR file">
        <war destfile="${name}.war"
             webxml="${web.dir}/WEB-INF/web.xml">
            <fileset dir="${web.dir}">
                <include name="**/*.*"/>
            </fileset>
        </war>
        <copy todir="${deploy.path}" preservelastmodified="true">
            <fileset dir=".">
                <include name="*.war"/>
            </fileset>
        </copy>
    </target>
    
<!-- ============================================================== -->
<!-- Tomcat tasks - remove these if you don't have Tomcat installed -->
<!-- ============================================================== -->

    <path id="catalina-ant-classpath">
        <!-- We need the Catalina jars for Tomcat -->
        <!--  * for other app servers - check the docs -->
        <fileset dir="${appserver.lib}">
            <include name="catalina-ant.jar"/>
        </fileset>
    </path>
    
    <taskdef name="undeploy" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.UndeployTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"></classpath>
    </taskdef>
    
    <taskdef name="install" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.InstallTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"/>
    </taskdef>
    <taskdef name="reload" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.ReloadTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"/>
    </taskdef>
    <taskdef name="list" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.ListTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"/>
    </taskdef>
    <taskdef name="start" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.StartTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"/>
    </taskdef>
    <taskdef name="stop" classname="org.apache.catalina.ant.StopTask">
        <classpath refid="catalina-ant-classpath"/>
    </taskdef>

    <target name="undeploy" description="undeploy application in tomcat">
        <undeploy url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                  username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                  password="${tomcat.manager.password}"
                  path="/${name}"/>
    </target>
    
    <target name="install" description="Install application in Tomcat">
        <install url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                 username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                 password="${tomcat.manager.password}"
                 path="/${name}"
                 war="${name}"/>
    </target>

    <target name="reload" description="Reload application in Tomcat">
        <reload url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                 username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                 password="${tomcat.manager.password}"
                 path="/${name}"/>
    </target>

    <target name="start" description="Start Tomcat application">
        <start url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                 username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                 password="${tomcat.manager.password}"
                 path="/${name}"/>
    </target>

    <target name="stop" description="Stop Tomcat application">
        <stop url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                 username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                 password="${tomcat.manager.password}"
                 path="/${name}"/>
    </target>

    <target name="list" description="List Tomcat applications">
        <list url="${tomcat.manager.url}"
                 username="${tomcat.manager.username}"
                 password="${tomcat.manager.password}"/>
    </target>
    
    <property name="test.dir" value="test"></property>
    
    <target name="buildtests" description="compile test tree java files">
        <mkdir dir="${build.dir}"/>
        <javac destdir="${build.dir}" source="1.6" target="1.6" debug="true"
            deprecation="false" optimize="false" failonerror="true" includeantruntime="true">
            <src path="${test.dir}"></src>
            <classpath refid="master-classpath"></classpath>
        </javac>
    </target>
    
    <target name="tests" depends="build,buildtests" description="Run tests">
        <junit printsummary="true"
               fork="false"
               haltonfailure="false"
               failureproperty="tests.failed"
               showoutput="true">
               <classpath refid="master-classpath"></classpath>   
               <formatter type="brief" usefile="false"/>
            
               <batchtest>
                       <fileset dir="${build.dir}">
                           <include name="**/*Tests.*"/>
                       </fileset>
               </batchtest>
        </junit>
        <fail if="tests.failed">
            tests.failed=${tests.failed}
            **************************************************
            **************************************************
            *****One or more tests failed! Check the output***
            **************************************************
            **************************************************
        </fail>
    </target>
    
    

<!-- End Tomcat tasks -->

</project>

build.properties

#Ant properties for building the springapp

appserver.home=C:/DevSoft/apache-tomcat-6.0.18
appserver.lib=${appserver.home}/lib
deploy.path=${appserver.home}/webapps
tomcat.manager.url=http://localhost:8008/manager
tomcat.manager.username=tomcat
tomcat.manager.password=tomcat