[arquillian-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (ARQ-433) Add a Tomcat 7 embedded container

[Ian Brandt (JIRA)]

Add a Tomcat 7 embedded container
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                 Key: ARQ-433
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/ARQ-433
             Project: Arquillian
          Issue Type: Feature Request
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
          Components: Tomcat Containers
    Affects Versions: 1.0.0.Alpha5
            Reporter: Ian Brandt


Tomcat 7 has deprecated the {{[org.apache.catalina.startup.Embedded|http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/api/org/apache/catalina/startup/Embedded.html]}} API as used by the {{arquillian-tomcat-embedded-6}} container implementation.  The new API is {{[org.apache.catalina.startup.Tomcat|http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-7.0-doc/api/org/apache/catalina/startup/Tomcat.html]}}.  That said I have no idea if the [new {{Tomcat}} API is mature or suitable|http://www.coderanch.com/t/513623/Tomcat/Tomcat-embedded-web-app-jar] for Arquillian at this time.  Either way with Tomcat 7 implementing [Servlet 3.0's web fragments|http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/JavaEE/JavaEE6Overview_Part2.html], which coincide nicely with Arquillian/ShrinkWrap by allowing one to package isolated parts of their production webapp configuration for select integration tests, I think it would be great if Arquillian declared Tomcat 7 as a supported container.  This could be done by implementing the new API in an {{arquillian-tomcat-embedded-7}} container, forking the deprecated API from {{arquillian-tomcat-embedded-6}} to create the same, or just adding documentation that states the {{arquillian-tomcat-embedded-6}} container can and should be used for Tomcat 7 at this time.

Thoughts?  I'm going to plow ahead with {{arquillian-tomcat-embedded-6}} for now.  If I run into a reason to fork it or create a container around the new API I'll try my hand at a pull request.

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