Java Ecosystem and Tools

Java Containers

• Tomcat (Servlet Container)
• GlassFish (Servlet Container Open-source)
• JBoss/Wildfly

Build Tools

• Maven - repository based build tool
• Ant - old similar to linux Make file
• Eclipse - IDE for development

Java packing formats

In java you can pack your project, library, module or web application in differend three formats: jar, war, eap.

JAR Format

Simple JAR (Java Archive) for common libraries or runable programs. It's ZIP file.

WAR Format

Format for web application. Structure of this is very specific.

• WAR - Web Application Archive

EAP Format

Enterprise Application Archive for Java EE.