The kitchensink-ear quickstart demonstrates web-enabled database application, using JSF, CDI, EJB, JPA, and Bean Validation, packaged as an EAR.

What is it?

The kitchensink-ear quickstart is a deployable Maven 3 project to help you get your foot in the door developing with Java EE 7 on WildFly Application Server.

It demonstrates how to create a compliant Java EE 7 application using JSF, CDI, JAX-RS, EJB, JPA, and Bean Validation. It includes a persistence unit and some sample persistence and transaction code to introduce you to database access in enterprise Java. It is based on the kitchensink quickstart but is packaged as an EAR archive.

Considerations for Use in a Production Environment

H2 Database

This quickstart uses the H2 database included with WildFly Application Server 12. It is a lightweight, relational example datasource that is used for examples only. It is not robust or scalable, is not supported, and should NOT be used in a production environment.

Datasource Configuration File

This quickstart uses a *-ds.xml datasource configuration file for convenience and ease of database configuration. These files are deprecated in WildFly and should not be used in a production environment. Instead, you should configure the datasource using the Management CLI or Management Console. Datasource configuration is documented in the Configuration Guide for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery located on the Red Hat Customer Portal.

System Requirements

The application this project produces is designed to be run on WildFly Application Server 12 or later.

All you need to build this project is Java 8.0 (Java SDK 1.8) or later and Maven 3.3.1 or later. See Configure Maven to Build and Deploy the Quickstarts to make sure you are configured correctly for testing the quickstarts.

Use of WILDFLY_HOME

In the following instructions, replace WILDFLY_HOME with the actual path to your WildFly installation. The installation path is described in detail here: Use of WILDFLY_HOME and JBOSS_HOME Variables.

Start the WildFly Standalone Server

  1. Open a terminal and navigate to the root of the WildFly directory.

  2. Start the WildFly server with the default profile by typing the following command.

    $ WILDFLY_HOME/bin/standalone.sh 
    Note
    For Windows, use the WILDFLY_HOME\bin\standalone.bat script.

Build and Deploy the Quickstart

  1. Make sure you start the WildFly server as described above.

  2. Open a terminal and navigate to the root directory of this quickstart.

  3. Type the following command to build the artifacts.

    $ mvn clean install wildfly:deploy

This deploys the kitchensink-ear/ear/target/kitchensink-ear.ear to the running instance of the server.

You should see a message in the server log indicating that the archive deployed successfully.

Access the Application

The application will be running at the following URL: http://localhost:8080/kitchensink-ear/.

  1. Enter a name, email address, and Phone nubmer in the input field and click the Register button.

  2. If the data entered is valid, the new member will be registered and added to the Members display list.

  3. If the data is not valid, you must fix the validation errors and try again.

  4. When the registration is successful, you will see a log message in the server console:

    Registering YOUR_NAME

Undeploy the Quickstart

When you are finished testing the quickstart, follow these steps to undeploy the archive.

  1. Make sure you start the WildFly server as described above.

  2. Open a terminal and navigate to the root directory of this quickstart.

  3. Type this command to undeploy the archive:

    $ mvn wildfly:undeploy

Run the Arquillian Tests

This quickstart provides Arquillian tests. By default, these tests are configured to be skipped since Arquillian tests require the use of a container.

Note
The Arquillian tests deploy the application, so make sure you undeploy the quickstart before you begin.

Follow these steps to run the tests.

  1. Start the WildFly server as described above.

  2. Open a terminal and navigate to the root directory of this quickstart.

  3. Type the following command to run the verify goal with the arq-remote profile activated.

    $ mvn clean verify -Parq-remote
Note

You can also let Arquillian manage the WildFly server by using the arq-managed profile, meaning the tests will start the server for you. This profile requires that you provide Arquillian with the location of the WildFly server, either by setting the JBOSS_HOME environment variable, or by setting the jbossHome property in the arquillian.xml file. For more information, see Run the Arquillian Tests.

Investigate the Console Output

When you run the Arquillian tests, Maven prints summary of the performed tests to the console. You should see the following results.

Results :
Tests run: 1, Failures: 0, Errors: 0, Skipped: 0

Investigate the Server Console Output

You should see messages similar to the following:

INFO  [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-3) WFLYSRV0027: Starting deployment of "test.war" (runtime-name: "test.war")
...
INFO  [org.jboss.as.quickstarts.kitchensink_ear.service.MemberRegistration] (default task-102) Registering Jane Doe
INFO  [org.jboss.as.quickstarts.kitchensink_ear.test.MemberRegistrationTest] (default task-102) Jane Doe was persisted with id 1
...
INFO  [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-2) WFLYSRV0028: Stopped deployment test.war (runtime-name: test.war) in 38ms
....
INFO  [org.jboss.as.server] (management-handler-thread - 22) WFLYSRV0009: Undeployed "test.war" (runtime-name: "test.war")

Server Log: Expected Warnings and Errors

You will see the following warnings in the server log. You can ignore these warnings.

WFLYJCA0091: -ds.xml file deployments are deprecated. Support may be removed in a future version.

HHH000431: Unable to determine H2 database version, certain features may not work

Run the Quickstart in Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio or Eclipse

You can also start the server and deploy the quickstarts or run the Arquillian tests in Red Hat JBoss Developer Studio or from Eclipse using JBoss tools. For general information about how to import a quickstart, add a WildFly server, and build and deploy a quickstart, see Use JBoss Developer Studio or Eclipse to Run the Quickstarts.

For this quickstart, follow the special instructions to build link:Quickstarts Containing an EAR.

  1. Right-click on the kitchensink-ear-ear subproject, and choose Run As –> Run on Server.

  2. Choose the server and click Finish.

  3. This starts the server, deploys the application, and opens a browser window that accesses the running application at http://localhost:8080/kitchensink-ear-web.

  4. To undeploy the project, right-click on the kitchensink-ear-ear project and choose Run As –> Maven build. Enter wildfly:undeploy for the Goals and click Run.

Debug the Application

If you want to debug the source code of any library in the project, run the following command to pull the source into your local repository. The IDE should then detect it.

$ mvn dependency:sources